2015 Annual Bowswap Progress Thread

[mikkekeswick]

I'm not 100% on whether this one is going to get sent or not, I have some more blanks glued-up. I've been working a new material which i've been trying to incorporate into my handles....we'll see!

[Roy from Pa]

Very nice, Mike...

[BenBow]

Nice looking bow Mike!
Ralph I need to come down and check your progress before you leave

[Crittergetter]

Originally posted by Roy from Pa:
Very nice, Mike...

What he said!!! ^^^
Roy likes to keep it short and sweet, kinda like his love life!!!

[canopyboy]

Nice curves Mike. Very nice.

Randy, you just ruined my beer.

[bigbob2]

Very neat work Mike, recognise the design too! Made a few of them     myself!

[soy]

Originally posted by canopyboy:
Nice curves Mike. Very nice.

Randy, you just ruined my beer.

Te he he    

[talkingcabbage]

Got the first two coats of oil finish on the bow.  Gonna do a couple more tomorrow after bowfishing  
I usually don't bother with filling all the grain as I kinda like it, but I'm going to challenge myself to make this one a "smooth" finish bow.  Who knows, maybe I'll like it too?

Oh, to $#!/!&#*#(&, your bow looks like its finished out within a pound or two of your desired weight.  So  

[Buemaker]

Very nice Mike. Wood species?

[canopyboy]

Dear ##$%##@#@(,

It looks like I've managed to get your original bow down to within a couple pounds of your weight range. I'm about to cut the shelf. Hope I get it right this time.

-Dave

[Roy from Pa]

Let your daughter do it..  

[Al Dean]

Mike,  You can send me that bow.  Very nice.

[canopyboy]

Originally posted by Roy from Pa:
Let your daughter do it..    

Way ahead of you. She's supposed to mark it out for me when she gets home from school today.

[timbermoose]

been away for a spell. got the latest bow glued up today, maple/walnut/yew, will see how it turns out.

slow going for me, buddy asked me to ride his new to him goldwing down from kamloops, halfway down some punk in a tricked out honda decided to weave in and out and caught the front tire. boy that was a slow motion trip to the ditch. i love leather. only serious injury was a dislocated right shoulder, so i been babying it since then. i'm bored. lol

should have the swap bow done and shipped in the next couple of weeks, bud will be shooting it in for me if i can't manage. sorry *($^^@$ that it's taken so long, but it'll be there before my deadline.

[Wagstaff]

We made some progress on our swap bow..  I hope our victim has some Stiff Shafts ..!  This thing takes a deep breath a a loud grunt to get it back..

Ready for a little overlay..


Veneer Looks good under the tape..


Things line up well.


Nice Profile


Didn't Break after drawn..!


I'm liking the way it looks


Basic shape is done.


Next will be the nock overlays, final
Shaping, Sanding, then the Krystal goes on..
More later..!

[Trux Turning]

Looking good!!

[canopyboy]

Whole bow sanded with 150 grit last night. Final sanding and finishing coming up soon, although I plan to do several bows at once if I'm going to spray and they need sanding still too. won't be long.

[LittleBen]

Nice work Wagstaff(s)!

Hope you're sending that bad boy my way ..... Need something that'll put some heat on an arrow!

Looking real good.

[Wagstaff]

Thanks Ben...

It's a great goal, to really step up our game for this swap thing..  The bows I see being turned out here sure look great!  

You might be the unlucky victim..  Or might not...  I'm not saying...  LoL

[Crittergetter]

She's all done and ready to ship! Just waiting on the ok from Kelly. $&@"^%{€+, here's a few more teaser pics for ya!  I'll let you do the full draw! Hope you like!       [/URL[URL=http://s324.photobucket.com/user/crittergetter76/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-06/C37B9D64-65BE-4A9E-A1D6-ADCBF089D084_zpsnrxfu4q4.jpg.html] ]