2025 Bow Swap Progress Thread

OldRawhide42 · April 13, 2025, 08:49:44 AM

Watsonjay where are you getting your heat strips ??
Thanks I might give them a try.

Watsonjay · April 13, 2025, 09:02:36 AM

Only place I could find them was China. I know...Shame on me. But that was the only place. JSR2.com

sman · April 13, 2025, 01:36:14 PM

Do you have link for the heat strips

Watsonjay · April 13, 2025, 02:36:45 PM

Send PMs if you want info. So this stays about the bow swap. Sorry Guys.

Watsonjay · April 13, 2025, 03:51:06 PM

Gluing on the back handle now

Watsonjay · April 13, 2025, 07:58:24 PM

Its looking good. Hopefully I didn't overbuild it.

Watsonjay · April 14, 2025, 04:47:50 PM

Made some progress today. Got grip rough cut and limbs initial profiled until I verify string alignment.

Jon Lipovac · April 14, 2025, 05:30:51 PM

Victims bow is shipped will land on hopefully the right front porch this week.

Watsonjay · April 14, 2025, 05:46:33 PM

Man Ive got to get moving

kennym · April 14, 2025, 06:36:08 PM

I have the string half done!!

Crooked Stic · April 14, 2025, 07:33:39 PM

WITCH HALF ???

kennym · April 14, 2025, 08:19:58 PM

Both ends! Actually got it all done a few minutes ago, and shot it outside some, kinda hate to ship her off.

Mo_coon-catcher · April 14, 2025, 09:53:48 PM

Waiting for the dye to dry on the lacing but here's what I'm gonna go with for the handle wrap. Capybara with goat lace. I cut the lace to 3/16" wide then thinned and beveled before dying with mahagony dye. I'm not sure on the arrow pass material yet.

Kyle