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Title: camo limbs
Post by: hogdancer on November 16, 2010, 02:28:00 PM
just took the tape off these camo limbs and they look pretty good. Thought y'all might like to have a look. (http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k209/hogdancer/P1050187.jpg)
Title: Re: camo limbs
Post by: hogdancer on November 16, 2010, 02:29:00 PM
(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k209/hogdancer/P1050186.jpg)
Title: Re: camo limbs
Post by: briarjumper12 on November 16, 2010, 02:46:00 PM
Very nice.  I like it.
Title: Re: camo limbs
Post by: TimZeigler on November 16, 2010, 02:48:00 PM
Wow! Love it.  How'd ya do it?  I was just thinking of taking camoflage cloth, impregnate with epoxy and sand it down super thin.
Title: Re: camo limbs
Post by: hogdancer on November 16, 2010, 02:57:00 PM
I just put the glue on the limb glass, put the camo netting on, put some more glue and worked it in, then put my wood laminations, I used elm this time, and did the same under the other side. I used it both front and back of the limbs.  The light in the photo makes it look like there are some air pockets near the ends but there is not. Came out better than I expected.
Title: Re: camo limbs
Post by: rbbhunt on November 16, 2010, 03:43:00 PM
Looks good, I've been wondering if you laminate some type of thin cloth between the fiberglass and laminations, I guess that answers my question.
Title: Re: camo limbs
Post by: Swissbow on November 16, 2010, 04:15:00 PM
Very nice, I love it !

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Andy
Title: Re: camo limbs
Post by: Igor on November 16, 2010, 05:41:00 PM
Looks great - how did it affect performance?


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Glenn
Title: Re: camo limbs
Post by: hogdancer on November 16, 2010, 07:28:00 PM
don't know I hav'nt finished them out yet, may do it tomorrow, all depends on the weather, if I can I'm hunting !
Title: Re: camo limbs
Post by: Pac'em out on November 17, 2010, 12:46:00 AM
Nice.  I like the old school camo look.
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Post by: Benner on November 17, 2010, 07:39:00 AM
very nice, I'm going to have to try this.
Title: Re: camo limbs
Post by: kennym on November 17, 2010, 10:05:00 PM
SWEET!!  :notworthy:
Title: Re: camo limbs
Post by: Joey V. on November 18, 2010, 01:08:00 PM
So wait did you put the camo over or under the clear glass I don't follow what you said?

THX
Title: Re: camo limbs
Post by: Rattus58 on November 18, 2010, 02:02:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Joey V.:
So wait did you put the camo over or under the clear glass I don't follow what you said?

THX
I was going to ask a similar question, very subdued look and I think quite natural. Very nice.. Would you have photos of the process anywhere?

Thank you for posting this...

Much Aloha..  :archer2:
Title: Re: camo limbs
Post by: hogdancer on November 18, 2010, 08:28:00 PM
under the glass, between the clear glass and the first lam.
Title: Re: camo limbs
Post by: RUSTY1 on December 08, 2010, 07:29:00 PM
Awesome! I am going to follow this one!
Title: Re: camo limbs
Post by: hova on December 09, 2010, 12:55:00 AM
thats pretty cool!


-hov
Title: Re: camo limbs
Post by: jsweka on December 09, 2010, 06:29:00 PM
I usually don't like camo limbs since it covers up the nice grain of the wood.  But in your case you can still see the wood grain.  I like it!
Title: Re: camo limbs
Post by: Rattus58 on December 09, 2010, 10:57:00 PM
so looking at the mycarta thread, I've a question... what would camo cloth resined to a selfbow limb accomplish? Would that be practical or is just "gluing" the cloth to the limb a more appropriate approach?

Much Aloha...  :archer2:
Title: Re: camo limbs
Post by: hova on December 09, 2010, 11:46:00 PM
if you mean fiberglassing some cloth on top of your stickbow ,if it didnt break your stick , id expect the glassing to break in the middle , or lift on the edges.


i dont do glass bows , so i could be wrong. all my glassin was meant to not move. at all. ever.


-hov
Title: Re: camo limbs
Post by: Rattus58 on December 10, 2010, 11:41:00 AM
Not ever....    :biglaugh:  

So glue then would be the ticket on a self bow you're saying if you was to do something like that... a snakeskin or something too...

Aloha....   :archer2:
Title: Re: camo limbs
Post by: hova on December 10, 2010, 12:06:00 PM
if i was backing or putting anything on a stickbow, id use a normal glue like tb or urac or even hide glue. hide glue might stretch your fabric , but it may not...

-hjov
Title: Re: camo limbs
Post by: akgator on December 13, 2010, 11:42:00 AM
hogdancer - did you camo the back and belly of the limbs?