just wondering just how much smooth on does it take to build a longbow or a takedown long bow .
or maybe i should say how many bows can you build out of the pint 30 dollor set.?
just wondering ,
thanks,
Scott
I normally get three, but I use too much epoxy on each one! :)
More than the tuna can thing. :D
I figure on six per quart set, but like Apex, I tend to overmix. I always line up anything else in the house or shop that needs gluing to get at while i have the stuff ready. The layup I just finished also saw a chair repaired and my javelina skull mounted on its display board. I also hate the very idea of running out mid-layup. Out of 30 runs, that's only happened twice. I usually have some left on the palette to dry out and throw away. I don't use the tuna can, just a one foot square board. I use a wallpaper roller to apply and the palette makes it easy to use the roller.
I have done 2, and have enough to do a third. Like all the rest, I use a lot.. better to over do it than no enough. So looks like 3 is the magic number.. if you go thin, maybe 4.
thanks fellas just wanting to know what i'm getting into before i don't get enough it might be a long winter here in maryland and i mite get more than one bow ready ( that would be awsume )
funny thing is building them is just as awsome as shooting them .
Scott
im keeping an eye on your stuff scott. sounds like you got the right track figured out.
i havent even gotten to shoot a bow lately...
-hov