TG BOW SWAP 2011 (pics and post)

KellyG · May 25, 2011, 11:20:00 PM

Keenan,
You know we like teaser PICS.

Stiks-n-Strings · May 25, 2011, 11:34:00 PM

Kelly I got to see Keenans bow he's building and it is gonna be SWEEEEET! Good thing I can keep a secret LOL

canopyboy · May 26, 2011, 01:13:00 PM

Keenan, I'll just PM you my address if it will save you some time looking it up.

Keenan · May 26, 2011, 05:32:00 PM

DVSHUNTER · May 27, 2011, 01:22:00 AM

finally got mine shipped out today eta saturday.

Walt Francis · May 27, 2011, 11:25:00 AM

Keenan, I am moving this weekend, but just in case, I sent Kelly my new address to forward on to you. :D

With a move happening this weekend, I got busy last Sunday and put the finish on some of the bows I built during last winter's bow building season. This is my takedown spray booth; it assembles with eight screws and works great.

One of the bows will be my trade bow.

Roy from Pa · May 27, 2011, 11:36:00 AM

Very nice bows and spray booth Walt. You have more pictures of it and a little advice on how ya made it?

Diamondback59 · May 27, 2011, 12:09:00 PM

hey dvs david how d you guys come thru those tornados stevie tell me it went outside marshall but was headed to springfield up date us finnaly done with work got my swap bows about half done brock

DVSHUNTER · May 27, 2011, 04:31:00 PM

brock_ I made it out with just a little hail damage. Mojam site should be fine, maybe a limb or two here or there.

KellyG · May 27, 2011, 04:51:00 PM

Dvs I marked you as shipped

Walt SM sent to ****** with your new address. And I know *********** would be proud to own any of them bows.

jsweka · May 27, 2011, 06:23:00 PM

Walt - That looks like a bow-greenhouse and they just magically grow in there. You can send me any one of those beauties

Seriously though - excellent work and great idea for the spray booth.

SEMO_HUNTER · May 27, 2011, 07:01:00 PM

All I can saw is Wow Walt! I love those smoke grey ones with the finger grooves wrapped around the riser, that's awesome. They all look magnificent though, if a guy could chose only one it would probably have to be a number drawn out of a hat? Cause they are all winners.

Walt Francis · May 27, 2011, 09:17:00 PM

Roy, I got tired of dust specks and little insects getting on my finished bows while they were drying, and ended up cleaning the mechanical room good enough to allow a dust free finish. However, there was not enough space or airflow to use it for spraying. This booth solved most of problems but I need to build a dust proof area to hang other bows while spraying to prevent any chance of over spray.

I haven't taken many other pictures but it is a simple design. It has four walls and a roof made of 1x2"s lap jointed for stability. The roof and two corners are hinged so for easy assembly. It is wrapped with thin painter plastic, which is taped onto the frame with either making or duct tape, for easy replacement. The plastic gets holes but the masking tape easily repairs them. Changing the plastic takes about ten minutes. The framing holds standard air filters at both ends, which you can buy at any hardware store (as you can see mine needs cleaning/replacing). I already had a box fan with a spark proof motor from some previous building projects that sits on a bench next to the filter to create airflow. I put a painter tarp on the floor then erect the booth on it. The dimensions are 4' x 8' and 7' tall. I had all the materials lying around after building my house except the air filters and hinges. The most expensive item would be the fan if you had to buy all the materials.

If I build another one it will be 8'x8' so there is enough room to spray larger pieces of furniture and plastic off an area for several bows without worrying about the over spray.

Stiks-n-Strings · May 27, 2011, 11:21:00 PM

Walt if you drew my name I sure am a sucker for copperheads!

Goodlooking sticks but that copperhead skinned bow is the best looking for sure. I think a guy could wrap a turd in copperheads skins and make it look good.

Stiks

Keenan · May 28, 2011, 10:09:00 PM

Wow Walt those all look like dandies. I m not moving but can send you my adress anyway

AKmud · May 29, 2011, 03:08:00 AM

Just got back from a 4 day bear trip in Prince William Sound with several boy scouts (got one nice black bear and a bunch of shrimp...!). Time to get serious about the tillering I guess!

twitchstick · May 29, 2011, 12:39:00 PM

Walt you are a craftsman for sure..

Swissbow · May 29, 2011, 01:57:00 PM

Walt, those are some awesome looking bows. Great job !

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Andy

Shaun · May 29, 2011, 03:35:00 PM

Some fine looking bows getting made on here! I guess if I'm gonna get lucky and find a bow in the mail one day, I'll have to get busy on my end.

Finally got around to making some shavings today. This nice dry stave turned out to have lots of red color and not just a streak, but all through. Ring chase, lay out, band saw, sander to close dimensions and then onto a cull for the night. More soon...

WestTexan · May 29, 2011, 08:51:00 PM

I got to shoot mine a bit today...Hackberry 64" NTN and has some zip to it. I shot 20 shots through it today and it shoots better than the last HBH I built and is a bit faster I think.

This is right after I unstrung it after about 45 min. of messin with it.

The shelf isn't cut in it's built up with leather.