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Title: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 06, 2018, 03:49:00 PM

Spent the day in the shop getting dusty. First coat of tung oil on the bow with the 31.5" draw..

(http://i.imgur.com/75oWPg8.jpg) (https://imgur.com/75oWPg8)

I guess it's ok. Not my bow so I don't care.. :)

(http://i.imgur.com/OoYvyDI.jpg) (https://imgur.com/OoYvyDI)

Tim finished his first bow today.
We lost the first one from a couple months ago.

(http://i.imgur.com/OVjTKnh.jpg) (https://imgur.com/OVjTKnh)

(http://i.imgur.com/gLS9bXI.jpg) (https://imgur.com/gLS9bXI)

Held the reflex very well, this is after tillering is all done.

(http://i.imgur.com/X3cCN5X.jpg) (https://imgur.com/X3cCN5X)

I got another bow laid out and ready to glue up..

Hi Mitch.. :)

(http://i.imgur.com/ARMpoBw.jpg) (https://imgur.com/ARMpoBw)

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: Buemaker on February 06, 2018, 04:02:00 PM

Looking good Roy, but there is a couple of worm holes in them lams. ;)

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 06, 2018, 04:36:00 PM

Bue, that's what the glue is for... :laughing:

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: John Malone on February 06, 2018, 05:22:00 PM

Excellent work Guys!! But the title is misleading, shop fun, I was expecting to see beer cans and police tape.

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: Bowjunkie on February 06, 2018, 05:25:00 PM

And a chalk outline of an appendage. Now THAT'S a carvin' party!

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: Bvas on February 06, 2018, 05:46:00 PM

Lookin good.
What happened to attempt #1?

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: mwosborn on February 06, 2018, 06:00:00 PM

That one looks better Roy! :) And I don't mind a few worm holes!!

Tiller looks good on Tim's bow.

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 06, 2018, 08:08:00 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z3TIPS4zg4&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1iLD0udMo0

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: fujimo on February 06, 2018, 11:26:00 PM

what i love best about young Roys bows, is how they look like a perfect bend thru the handle bow at full draw- due to the unique riser that is used-
i just love that profile
pity i only have a 26" draw

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on February 07, 2018, 12:47:00 PM

Looks like a good time Roybert ol' boy.

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: Timmit on February 07, 2018, 09:26:00 PM

The bow drawn in the photo and on the tillering tree in the video is only drawn to 26 inches. That is my draw length too.

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 08, 2018, 04:39:00 AM

LOL, welcome to trad gang, Tim.

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 08, 2018, 06:52:00 AM

Second coat of tung oil. Two more coats should be good.

(http://i.imgur.com/Bfu0qEA.jpg) (https://imgur.com/Bfu0qEA)

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: KenH on February 08, 2018, 08:57:00 AM

That's pretty enough, to almost make me want one instead of my usual recurves.

Too bad you don't make that with deep recurves, Roy!

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 08, 2018, 09:06:00 AM

I have, Ken. But the deep reflex is a bugger to tiller with a wooden bow.

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: Forwardhandle on February 08, 2018, 09:12:00 AM

I like the tung oil look :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: C. Johnson on February 08, 2018, 09:21:00 AM

Looks Great! :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: fujimo on February 08, 2018, 10:30:00 AM

wow- that is a looker!!

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: BMorv on February 08, 2018, 11:24:00 AM

Yeah it looks nice Roy. Just straight tung oil? Do you still use tru oil?

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 08, 2018, 01:37:00 PM

Never used tru oil. 4 to 5 coats of tung oil.

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: BMorv on February 08, 2018, 02:29:00 PM

Ooops. Sorry. I guess it's one of those things where you read what you want to hear not what's actually written. I saw Tru when you wrote Tung and just assumed you always use tru oil.

Glad to hear. I have used tung oil a lot and will try it on my next bow.

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 08, 2018, 02:31:00 PM

Use the tung oil you wipe on, wait 8 minutes and wipe off.

Check out this riser, curly maple. Awesome wood.

(http://i.imgur.com/Pkar4O0.jpg) (https://imgur.com/Pkar4O0)

(http://i.imgur.com/pxJhKDs.jpg) (https://imgur.com/pxJhKDs)

(http://i.imgur.com/jPaySEp.jpg) (https://imgur.com/jPaySEp)

There ya go, Mitch.

(http://i.imgur.com/yELXCA8.jpg) (https://imgur.com/yELXCA8)

There ya go again, Mitch.

(http://i.imgur.com/BGAAApR.jpg) (https://imgur.com/BGAAApR)

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: fujimo on February 08, 2018, 03:20:00 PM

what did you stain the curly with- looks really nice
obviously you do it after shaping- is it just careful application that keeps it off the rest of the handle- how do you stop it bleeding?

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 08, 2018, 03:40:00 PM

The entire bow was stained at once with silver gray alcohol based aniline dye.

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: wooddamon1 on February 09, 2018, 08:12:00 PM

Them are some pretty bows.

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: kennym on February 09, 2018, 08:21:00 PM

Nice stuff Roy!

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 09, 2018, 08:45:00 PM

Thanks Bud..

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: mwosborn on February 09, 2018, 09:16:00 PM

Those all look great Roy!

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: Bvas on February 09, 2018, 09:23:00 PM

Dang it Roy.
I just convinced myself to NOT stain my black locust lams with grey dye. Now that I've seen that maple I'm having second thoughts.
Thanks a lot :dunno:

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 09, 2018, 09:31:00 PM

LOL..

Actually different color dyes come out different on different woods.

Mitch, ya got a hickory riser and buffalo horn tips glued on today..

(http://i.imgur.com/fKc4rwE.jpg) (https://imgur.com/fKc4rwE)

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: mwosborn on February 09, 2018, 10:50:00 PM

Slow down son - I haven't even started the riser for yours yet! :)

I like buff tips!

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 09, 2018, 10:57:00 PM

No biggie dude. I gotta finish Wayne's bow first. Plus some side jobs needing done, plus teaching a couple of newbies now..

Take yer time, hunting season hain't till next fall anyways..

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 13, 2018, 03:54:00 PM

Tim was back today. He took his bow home last week and put 800 shots through it. Tiller changed 1/16th inch.
He roughed out the handle.

(http://i.imgur.com/yS6bUE4.jpg) (https://imgur.com/yS6bUE4)

Then final sanding and stain and tung oil.

(http://i.imgur.com/4TiWKBv.jpg) (https://imgur.com/4TiWKBv)

(http://i.imgur.com/8eAJZho.jpg) (https://imgur.com/8eAJZho)

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 13, 2018, 04:11:00 PM

I worked on two also.

(http://i.imgur.com/lIQ4Ity.jpg) (https://imgur.com/lIQ4Ity)

(http://i.imgur.com/kNGjJgq.jpg) (https://imgur.com/kNGjJgq)

(http://i.imgur.com/NwulFTi.jpg) (https://imgur.com/NwulFTi)

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 13, 2018, 04:14:00 PM

This one below could be for Mitch.. :)

[ur (http://i.imgur.com/2Pb4qTR.jpg)

(https://imgur.com/2Pb4qTR) l=https://imgur.com/3SXkXSy] (http://i.imgur.com/3SXkXSy.jpg)[/url]

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: John Malone on February 13, 2018, 04:58:00 PM

It will make a bow.

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: mwosborn on February 13, 2018, 05:21:00 PM

I guess they're ok. ;)

Title: Re: Bow Shop Fun Today
Post by: Forwardhandle on February 13, 2018, 05:22:00 PM

That's a nice looking bow Roy I like every thing about it !

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