reprieve from the corner of shame

[Pat B]

I started this hickory recurve about 10 years ago but the curves started pulling out and a hinge developed just behind one curve. I perfect candidate for the corner of shame!
  A few weeks ago, my young friend Patrick asked me if I would build a bow for his girlfriend, Hannah. While putzing around the shop I spotted this bow it "the corner...!"
 I decided to add some walnut underlays to support the recurves and strengthen the hinge. I just traced the curves, cut out the walnut, smoothed out the gluing surfaces, glued them on and shaped them up. The design on the back is leopard spot tissue paper and the handle wrap is black braided nylon embroidery thread. She pulls about 20#@20" but I have tillered her out to beyond 26" so Hannah can grow into it.

[Igor]

nice save!


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Glenn

[David Flanrey]

Pat, what do you use to finish your walnut?  I have just been sanding and sealing with tru-oil but it does not seal all the porus areas.  I use 5 to 6 coats.

[red hill]

Nice bow, Pat!
Never heard of "underlays". They look very sharp.
Stan

[robtattoo]

Well that's about as cool as anything I've ever seen!

I'm loving the leopard print, might have to try that on one of my bows for hunting camo!

[Pat B]

David, those walnut underlays have 4 or 5 coats of Tru-Oil with a buffing with 0000steel wool between coats.
Rob, I have tissue paper with leopard, tiger, zebra(same as tiger but black and white), giraffe and cow. The giraffe and cow are too big of a pattern for bows but the others work well.

[George Tsoukalas]

Truly awesome!    Jawge

[Paul/KS]

That looks great...!
What was the process with gluing on that thin tissue paper ?

[Pat B]

Paul, same as rawhide or snake skins but this stuff has to go down good the first shot. It is so thin when it hits the glue the least slide or pull will tear the paper. I put a thin coat of TBIII on the limb then lay the paper down and press it with my finger. Each of these limbs has two pieces with the design matched at the splice.
 It will have a few wrinkles but they are no problem and the busy pattern disguises them.

[Paul/KS]

Sounds pretty straight forward. I was wondering how much trouble the thin paper would be. That's a great way to put a decorative pattern on a kids bow...

Thanks Pat  

[jess stuart]

That is beautiful!!  Looks way better than my couple of wood bow attempts.  Corner of shame??

[Pat B]

Jess my corner of shame is where I put screw ups. Occasionally I will retrieve one from the corner and try to make it work. Most are successful.

[Thumper Dunker]

Thats a cool looking bow.

[BMN]

That's really cool. Nice job.

[Dano]

"Cool Beans" as Mickey would say!!

Nice save there Pat, another fine bow.

[ron w]

I have put bows in to the corner of shape,its called a fireplace....lol. You do some remarkable things....well done!!!!!

[Pat B]

Thanks again guys.
Where ya been, Dano?  Saw your buddy, Bernie this past weekend.