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Title: Project Bow :)
Post by: bbassi on July 23, 2007, 12:06:00 PM

This is really a story about what you can do with the classifieds here a Trad Gang. Back in the spring I picked up a BW MA II on the classifieds here for what I considered dirt cheap. As I suspected, when I got the bow it was in pretty rough shape with the finish missing or really bunged up in a lot of places, not to mention some pretty good scratches in the limbs. I also was never a fan of the 3-D finish that BW uses. The bow shot fine however and was just in need of some TLC, so I decided to refinish her and take her to Denton Hill to see if I could make a few bucks on the trade blanket.

In the process of sanding off the old finish I decided she needed some skins, which I got from Mike Yancy of Pine Hollow Longbows (a sponsor here) and when that was done I had enough left over skin to do the quiver (which also came from the classifieds). I decided to sweeten the deal so to speak by adding some arrows (from the classifieds) and some arrow wraps that I won in the St. Jude Auction here from Onestringer. The Web Strike plate came from Black Widow, who I just realized was a sponsor also. :)

Anyway, I'm real happy with how it turned out, and hopefully someone at Denton will like it enough to buy it so I can afford my next project.

(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/bbassi/BW010.jpg)

(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/bbassi/BW006.jpg)

(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/bbassi/BW008.jpg)

(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/bbassi/BW011.jpg)

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Post by: Ian johnson on July 23, 2007, 12:13:00 PM

cool bow

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Post by: dorris on July 23, 2007, 12:21:00 PM

thats one of my dreams one day to own one of these this ones awesome wish I had the money i would be getting this one ! good job . and I am a lefty :bigsmyl:

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Post by: Jason Lester on July 23, 2007, 01:18:00 PM

Very nice. The quiver looks good. I've done that to a couple of my quivers. I posted some pics on how to do it a while back for someone. Yours looks great. So does the whole setup. You should do well with it I would geuss.

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Post by: Cutty47 on July 23, 2007, 01:28:00 PM

Love the quiver and you sure can see how well the finish turned out in the second shot. Great job!

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Post by: xia_emperor on July 23, 2007, 01:33:00 PM

nice

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Post by: ishiwannabe on July 23, 2007, 05:14:00 PM

Awesome all the way around....except for the bow being backwards.... :smileystooges:

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Post by: bentpole on July 23, 2007, 05:47:00 PM

Very nice! Good luck with your sale at Denton Hill.After I did all that work I would cry if someone bought it. You loaded that bow up with good MOJO . You "rescued it"

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Post by: mike hall on July 24, 2007, 08:17:00 AM

Looks nice. What type of finish did you use and how did you apply?

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Post by: OzarkRamblr on July 24, 2007, 08:45:00 AM

Awesome lookin' arra slinger, great combo... :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Project Bow :)
Post by: bbassi on July 24, 2007, 02:39:00 PM

Thanks everyone. Mike, that's spar urethane. I brushed on 7-8 coats of gloss over the skins, sanding every other coat, and then sprayed with satin finish to dull it down a little. It takes time, but it makes the skins smooth as glass.

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Post by: mike hall on July 24, 2007, 09:50:00 PM

Thanks for the info Brent.

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