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Title: Coins on Shakespeare Bows
Post by: CavScoutArcher on February 03, 2011, 06:11:00 AM
Greetings everyone,
I was just wondering how the coins on the shakepeare bows were held in place? Are they pegged in a hole in the bow simular to the bears or are they on there another way.  Also how is the best way of removeing one said coin if a sanding and refinish job were to be done?
Title: Re: Coins on Shakespeare Bows
Post by: Larry m on February 03, 2011, 01:34:00 PM
The Shakespeare bow's I've looked are not with a coin but a circular silver sticker (about the size of a quarter) and can be peeled off. (http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll292/toxo-collector/archery326.jpg)
Title: Re: Coins on Shakespeare Bows
Post by: Keefer on February 03, 2011, 05:08:00 PM
Yep they just stick and peel...I had one that had come off and I put a small dab of Plumbers goop and stuck it back on...Very thin pc. of metal not like the Bear Madallions...
Title: Re: Coins on Shakespeare Bows
Post by: wadde on February 03, 2011, 07:27:00 PM
There were some that had metal medallions and I believe they are just glued on. Try heating it up to soften the glue and it may fall right off. One way to heat it up is to attach a bolt with hot melt glue to the medallion and heat the bolt up, the heat reansfer will soften the glue and you can pull it off with a pliers on the bolt. I had one with a metal medallion that fell off and there was no evidence of a peg in the center.
Title: Re: Coins on Shakespeare Bows
Post by: CavScoutArcher on February 04, 2011, 03:14:00 AM
Thanks fellas,
That answers my question. Thanks for the responses.