2018 Annual Bow Swap Progress Thread

monterey · March 02, 2018, 01:50:00 PM

Skeater, are those the form alignment doohickeys that you made holding the target up.

skeaterbait · March 02, 2018, 02:07:00 PM

LOL, you have a good memory. I had a few extry.

skeaterbait · March 02, 2018, 02:12:00 PM

I got the riser shaped and sanded. It's currently got the first coat of finish on it and drying. I would like for it to be a bit slimmer but I suppose I will learn that in time.

It's bringing the grain out better than expected.

monterey · March 02, 2018, 06:05:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by skeaterbait:
LOL, you have a good memory. I had a few extry.

Just don't let my wife in on that. I'm milking the old age thing hard.

It could be thinned out a bit but it's sleeker than many I've seen.

kennym · March 02, 2018, 06:18:00 PM

Pretty slick Lonnie!!

EvilDogBeast · March 02, 2018, 06:29:00 PM

Everyone's bows are looking really nice! Have a bit of catching up to do.

Mo_coon-catcher · March 02, 2018, 06:41:00 PM

The finish did bring out some colors and grain. It looks good

Kyle

4 point · March 02, 2018, 08:54:00 PM

Looks great Lonnie

Bvas · March 02, 2018, 09:01:00 PM

Looking good skeater.
Is that your first takedown?

skeaterbait · March 02, 2018, 09:05:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Bvas:
Looking good skeater.
Is that your first takedown?

Sort of, I have another one that came out about 20 lbs under weight so I have been using it for a test dummy for all the stuff I needed to try on this one. However, in the process of that I got it up to 40 lbs after taking 3.5" off each limb.

Roy from Pa · March 02, 2018, 09:17:00 PM

Nice, Lonnie.

EvilDogBeast · March 03, 2018, 02:34:00 PM

Finished the form! I may have over-engineered it a bit

Today I learned a spade bit will seriously jack up some plywood if you drill straight through from one side. Also, this form will probably survive the apocalypse. I ended up going with 3/4" beech dowels spaced 2", 1.5" down from the face of the form. Going to get my lams joined tonight and then its riser template time!

inksoup · March 03, 2018, 02:44:00 PM

in here, we have very big carpenter's location in which thousands of carpenter shops, log shops, materials shop etc. very large facility.
i went there today and i guess i found what i was looking for :D

skeaterbait · March 03, 2018, 08:31:00 PM

I had every intention of being done with pics until the bow was packed up and shipping out, but now that the first few coats of finish have dried and I got to see it assembled, I am really pleased and wanted to share. Mind you, it's still an amateur job, but I like it. I do wish the curl in the overlays was more prominent but you can at least make it out.

Now I have to start shooting it to make sure it don't spontaneously disassemble.

kennym · March 03, 2018, 08:35:00 PM

Looks perty nice Lonnie!

My trade bow looks crappy now, filled the wenge twice with epoxy/acetone mix. . . .

The Tbird is looking better!!

Roy from Pa · March 03, 2018, 08:36:00 PM

Lonnie, that is very nice..

March 03, 2018, 10:33:00 PM

Looking purty sweet there Lonny... Nice touch how you rounded off your tips on the belly side... I think I may start doing that... Plus a while back a friend mentioned if the tip of your limb hits something while shooting , it will prevent it from delaming...

skeaterbait · March 04, 2018, 05:48:00 AM

Thanks guys.

QuoteOriginally posted by kennym:

...filled the wenge twice with epoxy/acetone mix. . . .

I tried that once when I had a had a hole I needed to fill. Maybe it was the brand/type of epoxy but it ended being a very pliable rubber like substance when it cured.

kennym · March 04, 2018, 12:21:00 PM

Cool! Maybe the victim will like a grippy grip!!

Mo_coon-catcher · March 04, 2018, 06:32:00 PM

Just a few more coats of truoil and the Viking bow will be done. Just got give the ink a day or two to dry first. It's got one coat of try oil on top of a rubbed in coat of linseed right now. I plan on 6-10 more coats of tru oil. I left out the signatures from the picture. But I marked the center point on te back with the horns of Odinand the belly side with the Jumis symbol. Then My little raccoon under all of it. Once it's dry I'll shoot it a bit more then send it on it's way.
https://i.imgur.com/VkDeKEl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/tn8pqm8.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/HDGTajJ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/s5zXdHO.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/7GBKYnf.jpg

Kyle