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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Looking for adrive on handle/grip
« Reply #15 on: May 25, 2013, 06:34:37 pm »
I use thinned out waterproof wood glue of all handles. Put on some glue and brush on some water. Jawge
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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: Looking for adrive on handle/grip
« Reply #16 on: May 26, 2013, 02:08:45 pm »
   If your going to build up the belly with some sort of strips. I glue on the strips to the wood and one on top the other untill I have the shape I want. I like to sew on one peice of leather. One whole peice of leather forms over your strips looking like you'd left the wood. Rap a glued up striped handle and the raps show each glued on strip (SRAIR STEPED). But if your not to worryed about the looks raping dose just fine..
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Offline Matt B

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Re: Looking for adrive on handle/grip
« Reply #17 on: June 01, 2013, 08:30:34 pm »
gah! my post vanished, Well that's it! first bow is finished, I ended up using barge cement and glued layers of leather, shaped them, and then wrapped them with suede. I'm fairly pleased with it. It may be a little bigger than it should be, don't have much archery experience, it's comfortable though. Quite happy with the bow all around, it's a bit lighter than I was going for but no big deal. I think I did a decent job having next to no woodworking experience and having not shot a bow in over 10 years lol.

I tried to post some pics of the handle but they are way to big, how do I shrink the size down?

Offline Matt B

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Re: Looking for adrive on handle/grip
« Reply #18 on: June 01, 2013, 09:01:55 pm »
Okay I noticed people used photobucket so I made an account, lets see if I did this right...

This should be after I glued the leather.


And this Should be after I shaped it and wrapped it with the black suede - view from back


And another - view from belly


Success! and thanks for the help and suggestions everyone, you guys are the best! Can't wait to start my next bow :)