2020 Bow Swap Progress Thread

Crooked Stic · June 01, 2020, 05:06:58 PM

Aw another nice one.

canopyboy · June 01, 2020, 10:16:55 PM

Kenny, your bow still needs finish sprayed.

On an unrelated note, I hope to spray a second coat tomorrow.

kennym · June 01, 2020, 10:38:29 PM

I'm just kiddin everybody, no rush here. No time to shoot most days. About once in three weeks ! So take your time...

ztontonz · June 01, 2020, 10:55:34 PM

Calibrated a new set of lams. I hope to glue up a plan C bow by the weekend.
I will not be done by the deadline. Sorry in advance for my victim

Dannon · June 01, 2020, 11:13:29 PM

According to tracking someone should receive a package tomorrow.

canopyboy · June 02, 2020, 04:59:17 AM

Quote from: ztontonz on June 01, 2020, 10:55:34 PM
Calibrated a new set of lams. I hope to glue up a plan C bow by the weekend.
I will not be done by the deadline. Sorry in advance for my victim

I think you have as good a reason as anyone to stretch into the grace period. Keep at it Sam, those lams look nice.

Buemaker · June 02, 2020, 05:47:13 AM

This year has been a very unusual and scary one with the Corona and now the riots in America. I watch the news every day and I hope all of you are safe and stay healthy. I think it must be understandable that bow building had to take second place this year.
All the best from Bue.

EvilDogBeast · June 02, 2020, 06:24:42 PM

Found this at the door just now!

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EvilDogBeast · June 02, 2020, 06:43:17 PM

A teaser...

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4 point · June 02, 2020, 07:16:29 PM

Guess I don't need to check my mail

EvilDogBeast · June 02, 2020, 07:45:17 PM

Full post with pictures coming soon. The sun is being uncooperative right now, may need to wait until tomorrow for the glamour shots. Definitely going out to shoot though! Until then, thank you Dannon. The bow is absolutely beautiful!

Dannon · June 02, 2020, 08:41:15 PM

Quote from: EvilDogBeast on June 02, 2020, 07:45:17 PM
Full post with pictures coming soon. The sun is being uncooperative right now, may need to wait until tomorrow for the glamour shots. Definitely going out to shoot though! Until then, thank you Dannon. The bow is absolutely beautiful!

I'm just glad it made it ok all the way from south Arkansas! Hope you enjoy it.

Sacred mt · June 03, 2020, 12:07:49 AM

Working on the final touches and should be in the mail by Friday.

EvilDogBeast · June 03, 2020, 06:44:40 AM

So the weather lightened up and I headed out to the range to this beauty to work. First off, top notch craftsmanship Dannon! Your wood choices were great and compliment each other well. The veneers are beautiful and I love how the shaping on the riser runs into the accents to create that asymmetrical X in the throat. Fit and finish is spot on as well. I was nervous to put it together for fear of dinging or scratching something!

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Once I settled down a bit it was time to string her up and head out to the range. After waiting out the last of the rain and setting up on the 15 yard target box I was finally able to let the first arrow fly.

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The shot was effortless and the arrow impacted right where I was looking. The draw was silky-smooth and the bow was dead in the hand on release. This led to many more shots, all just as pleasant as the first.

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After 20 shots the rain closed in on us again and I had to head back home. I can't wait to get back out there once I finish my trade bow. Thank you again Dannon. you have crafted a wonderful bow that I am not worthy of.

Dannon · June 03, 2020, 07:17:13 AM

I'm glad you like it! I hope it serves you well!

Buemaker · June 03, 2020, 08:07:23 AM

Nice bow, lucky you.

canopyboy · June 03, 2020, 09:00:56 AM

Awesome, what a great bow!

I'm tracking 46% complete plus one in the mail still.

I had the brilliant idea of filling the grain in the riser with a brushed on coat of T-bird, full strength (no thinner). It wasn't super pretty, but I didn't care I was just going to fill the grain and sand it back off. I was doing a second bow at the same time for myself that I started last December and when I went to sand it down after 48 hours, things didn't go as planned. It sanded ok on the surface like you would want between coats, but it was not fully cured (they say 7 days or something) and so in areas I got back down to bare wood it didn't feather out nice but left a slight edge. Not sure how it will look when recoated, so I left for a couple more days and I'm going back today to revisit the sanding and see if I can get the bow sprayed today. Which means I can hopefully support shipping by Friday. At this point if it's still a bit difficult I may just fully sand every bit of it off and start over. Ugh...

The good news is that with some finish on it the bow looks amazing, the woods really pop.

TradBowyer · June 03, 2020, 03:08:07 PM

Got my bow today from Mr. Nicholi...thank you sir...well done. I'll be putting the hero shots up a little later. Cant wait to shoot her.

4 point · June 03, 2020, 03:12:56 PM

Dang, I keep checking my mail box only to find disappointment!

canopyboy · June 03, 2020, 04:04:20 PM

It'll come...