Wildest Rocky Mtn. Recurve ever!!! (Finally finished)

[Troy D. Breeding]

Figured out this morning why the bow came out a little lighter in weight than I had wanted.

Guess I can't add any more.

When figuring the total stack thickness I messed up and came up with a higher number than it really was. That and the glass I bought was advertised as .043 thickness and after checking one of the drop pieces the thickness was really .040

That was the real killer. Take off .006" per limb and the weight will be off.

Still the bow shoots great and has enough weight to take care of anything I'll hunt around here.

Troy

[burnt]

Troy that is one cool bow. Awesome piece of functional art. Now all you need are some streaks of red splashed on it.  hope to see you in Brownstown this fall.

[Stiks-n-Strings]

looks good Troy, Are you gonna be at the hunt?

[Troy D. Breeding]

Chris and Brent,

Gonna do my best to be there. That is if I'm still in OH.

Troy

[Troy D. Breeding]

Did the final sanding on the bow's sealent finish this morning. Looks like I have all the pores filled and it's smooth as I can ask for.

After that I stippled the grip. Normally I stipple before starting to apply sealent, but this time I'm trying something different due to the sealent filling in around the stippling. I'll apply a couple coats of sealent to the stippling then spray.

I also applied sealent inside the limb bolt holes and alienment pin holes. Havn't seen many folks talk about doing this. I do it on all my bows. I don't trust that the spray will make it all the way in and do it's job. Can't chance getting caught in a heavy downpour and having moisture get into the limbs from unsealed spots.

I'll be spraying with the Fullerplast one day this week.

Afterwards I'll post pics of the finished bow.

Troy

[longrifle]

That bow looks awesome,very nice job.

[kennym]

I also applied sealent inside the limb bolt holes and alienment pin holes. Havn't seen many folks talk about doing this. I do it on all my bows. I don't trust that the spray will make it all the way in and do it's job. Can't chance getting caught in a heavy downpour and having moisture get into the limbs from unsealed spots.

     

I think overtightening bolts gets blamed for splitting limbs when this is actually possibly the culprit.

Great lookin bow Troy!!

[Troy D. Breeding]

Kenny,

I started doing this several years ago. After a week long hunt in rain and bitter cold I had problems. It would warn up enough during the day to rain instead of snow, but at night it would drop into the upper teens.

After returning home I noticed a hair line crack in one wedge. Can't say for sure if the swelling was due to the moisture or if it was from freezing at night.

Anyway, since then when I build a bow I take a Q-tip and rub atleast two coats of epoxy sealent (Massey Finish) in the holes. Since then I've not had any problem.

Troy

[kennym]

Yep, me too. Haven't had one crack yet, and I crank em pretty tight!

[jess stuart]

Me too, cheap insurance, I even put some wax in the holes and on the pins before shipping.  Hopefully between the finish and wax the hole will be water tite.  I think adding a little wax to the holes and pins every once in awhile is good idea, they get some wear to the finish with normal use taking apart and putting together.

[Troy D. Breeding]

Finally got a few minutes this morning to knock off the high gloss from the Fullerplast and set the bow up for shooting. After about 25 shots I'm finding it really like my 800gr arrows. A little more tuning and I'll be ready to shoot, shoot and shoot some more to get ready for hunting season.

[Glunt]

Nice work!

[kennym]

Very nice, Troy!!

[Cuban Missile]

Some day I'll have a take down and when that day comes... I would love for it to look even 1/10 like this one.

Great job!

[DVSHUNTER]

Awesome limbs on a sweet bow.

[2treks]

Looking nice Troy, Can we see a close-up on that stippled grip please?

I have been thinking about giving that a try. how did you like doing it?

I still have that pkg to send out to you but I keep forgeting to run it to town. Prolly first of the week
CTT

[Troy D. Breeding]

Chuck,

Stippling is easy. Just use a Dremel with a ball end bit. I've stippled the grip on every bow I've built for the past year.

My next trick is to learn how to checker a grip. Been checking into it and found that the tools needed to do it isn't as pricy as I first thought.

 

[Troy D. Breeding]

Sorry, didn't know the last pic was that fuzzy.

Troy

[2treks]

Looks pretty good Troy, Thanks for the pics.

CTT

[Troy D. Breeding]

Thanks to everyone for the kind words on my work. To me it just a hobby and a way to releive boredom.

Troy