I'm going to glue up some longbows with colored glass (brown, black, green) on one side and clear on the other.  My winter project.   Which side usually has the colored glass?  I have never really paid any attention.  Your input would be appreciated.

That's what's great about building your own bow, make it however you want.
No rules

I made a takedown recurve with black glass on the belly and Waterfall Bubinga veneer under clear glass on the back. Looked very good, I think.

If I had to pick a side, I would say put the clear glass on the back, that way the nice wood grain won't be a distraction whilst shooting.  (Heck I dunno)

I'd put the clear glass on both sides !!

There ya go David..

Now get er done.

LOL

I'd put black glass on the belly side to mimic the horn of a traditional wood-horn-sinew composite bow.

Guess it depends on who you want to see the pretty grain. You or the Deer.

Quote from: Flem on November 17, 2020, 09:40:13 AM
Guess it depends on who you want to see the pretty grain. You or the Deer.

zackly....   

     i mostly use colored glass and i generally use two colors unless i do an all black bow...  i like to use darker colors like black and brown on the back of my bows and lighter colors like green, caramel and red on the belly...  the darker color will be facing your quarry for camo reasons if you hunt and  you get to look at the purty, colorful side while while waiting for your quarry...  plus i like the looks of it that way...

Thanks guys for the input.  I mostly make bows with all clear glass.  Cause I love to see what the wood brings me.  Occasionally I make a all color bow but not often.  I have never made one with color and clear.  Think I will go with the color on the back.  Just to see how it looks.  Will be doing this after deer season of course.  Got more hunting to do first.

Roy, ole McKenzie knows he will win either way.  I knows where to get the gwass!

 

Put some duct tape on the back of one to see what it looks like ...

I thought it was duck tape...

Quote from: Roy from Pa on November 19, 2020, 03:56:03 AM
I thought it was duck tape...

Now who in their right mind would try to tape a duck together.

Oh.....sorry Roy....just realized that was you!!   

Kenny would:)

Quote from: Bvas on November 19, 2020, 07:34:09 AM

Quote from: Roy from Pa on November 19, 2020, 03:56:03 AM
I thought it was duck tape...

Now who in their right mind would try to tape a duck together.

Oh.....sorry Roy....just realized that was you!!   

This is Caramel Glass with black Dry brush paint




I used a feather to paint the red on

Quote from: Mad Max on November 19, 2020, 09:51:38 AM
I used a feather to paint the red on

That looks fantastic, are there any more pics to be seen? My bows are made to suit my whims and this sort of art work is something I would like to start adding onto them.


Mark

Nice Mark..

Thanks roy
I have used Stencils before with walmart acrylic paint with all the colors.
I like the cracked paint stencil google that.
Ues a pouncing brush and pounce on a paper towel to remove most of the paint (it's called Dry brushing)

At one time I wanted to do a psychedelic pattern but never did.