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Josh
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Wife's Bow
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October 28, 2010, 10:27:56 pm »
IT'S NOT PURPLE, IT'S OXBLOOD. (LOL just kidding Nate)
It's actually just purple tissue paper used to wrap gifts. My wife wanted a bow so she could learn to shoot and she wanted it to look like a girl's bow so this is what I came up with.
It is Osage Orange and 63" NtN and 30 Lbs @ 26". 6 coats of tru oil and two coats of satin poly. It was hard to glue the tissue paper down on the bow--you have to make sure the tissue paper is straight because once it touches the glue, it's gonna rip if you try and adjust it too much. I just kinda pushed all the air out and left it textured which gives it a little more character I think. I also incorporated a different design on the handle wrap than I usually do. The arrow pass is Purpleheart and I made it a little extra wide to accomodate for her not used to shooting yet. I got her to do the full draw but I still haven't taught her about anchoring and drawing yet. Whaddaya think? Thanks for looking!
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Josh
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Josh
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sailordad
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Re: Wife's Bow
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October 28, 2010, 10:34:37 pm »
Josh, very nice
i like the "OXBLOOD" tissue paper too
gives it a nice "earthyness"
tiller looks spot on too dude
if this dont get ya "favors" nothing will
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i always wanted a harley,untill it became the "thing to ride"
i ride because i love to,not to be part of the crowd
Josh
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October 28, 2010, 10:42:20 pm »
LOL thanks Tim... "favors"
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NTD
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Re: Wife's Bow
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October 28, 2010, 10:50:51 pm »
Dude That's PURPLE!!!
Great looking bow, I like the textured look of the tissue paper too looks almost like leather. Really like the handle wrap too. Lucky Gal, first bow's 'sage.
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Nate Danforth
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October 28, 2010, 10:51:32 pm »
Take the "favors" while they're still offered
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Nate Danforth
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crepe myrtle is my "yella wood"
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October 28, 2010, 10:55:03 pm »
dang nice bow Josh glad to see you know how to build one with the arrow on the correct side lol
,Nates been married a while cant you tell. glad to see your back at it!!
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Josh
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October 28, 2010, 11:13:41 pm »
Thanks Nate and Ken! This might be my last one for awhile, I am going Tuesday to meet with my surgeon to schedule my surgery. I am aiming for the second week of November but that is up to him when it happens really. Glad you guys like it.
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Keenan
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October 28, 2010, 11:20:16 pm »
Very impressive Josh. the tiller looks great and the profile is stove pipe straight. great job on a fantastic bow. Even if it IS PURPLE.
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Eddie Parker
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October 28, 2010, 11:51:21 pm »
Very nice Josh, yea, it's purple
. I bet that tissue paper was a pain in the butt to glue down.Good luck on the surgery.
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Josh
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October 29, 2010, 12:29:44 am »
Thanks Keenan and Eddie!
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david w.
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October 29, 2010, 12:46:24 am »
great tiller
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medicinewheel
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October 29, 2010, 01:05:19 am »
Great tiller and a nice girlie finish, too!
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October 29, 2010, 01:17:42 am »
Cool bow Josh. The tissue paper does have a "leather" like look. I'm sure Kitten will love it!
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