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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: "Silver Lining" - Rawhide Backed Osage/WDB Skins 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #15 on: November 11, 2016, 06:44:18 pm »
Very nice, every bit of your detailed work looks perfect on that bow.
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Re: "Silver Lining" - Rawhide Backed Osage/WDB Skins 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #16 on: November 11, 2016, 06:48:33 pm »
Wow, she's a beauty!  I'm going to try that type of inlay for the strike plate on my next one.  Love everything about your bow.
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Re: "Silver Lining" - Rawhide Backed Osage/WDB Skins 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #17 on: November 11, 2016, 07:18:47 pm »
That's a very nice looking bow. I like how it turned out.

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Re: "Silver Lining" - Rawhide Backed Osage/WDB Skins 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #18 on: November 11, 2016, 07:19:38 pm »
Sweeet!!! Cloudfeather.I like it.Every bit of it.Congratulations on it.A real beauty!!!!!Did I mention I liked it.....lol.
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Re: "Silver Lining" - Rawhide Backed Osage/WDB Skins 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #19 on: November 11, 2016, 08:35:31 pm »
Very nice looking bow.  What kind of finish did you put on it?

I do 10 coats of tru oil on the back 7 on the belly. 0000 steel wool every third coat to knock it down and even it. Then, the last coat I do a kind of french polish with a tiny bit of oil on a micro fiber towel. Gives it a nice luster without being overly shiny. :)

And thank you to everyone for all the kind words. Very grateful.

Offline ---GUTSHOT--->

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Re: "Silver Lining" - Rawhide Backed Osage/WDB Skins 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #20 on: November 11, 2016, 09:16:06 pm »
Very nice. Congrats!

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Re: "Silver Lining" - Rawhide Backed Osage/WDB Skins 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #21 on: November 11, 2016, 09:36:09 pm »
Beautiful looking bow. Excellent job on the finish. I like it.
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Re: "Silver Lining" - Rawhide Backed Osage/WDB Skins 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #22 on: November 12, 2016, 08:01:45 am »
great lookin bow! nice work.
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Re: "Silver Lining" - Rawhide Backed Osage/WDB Skins 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #23 on: November 12, 2016, 07:31:36 pm »
Wow, she's a beauty!  I'm going to try that type of inlay for the strike plate on my next one.  Love everything about your bow.

My only issue is that I don't know how the finish will hold up with this type of arrow strike plate. I'll keep you posted on how it works out for me. :)

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Re: "Silver Lining" - Rawhide Backed Osage/WDB Skins 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #24 on: November 12, 2016, 08:00:28 pm »
Wow...excellent!
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Re: "Silver Lining" - Rawhide Backed Osage/WDB Skins 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #25 on: November 12, 2016, 09:03:23 pm »
Great work as always Cloudfeather! I really like those ebony tips, Ryan Gill does something similar. Nice job blending those skins in around them. I'm putting that style Brazillian kingwood  on my current Bodark selfbow.

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Re: "Silver Lining" - Rawhide Backed Osage/WDB Skins 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #26 on: November 13, 2016, 08:03:48 pm »
Thanks, Bob. Someone else mentioned a similarity with this bow and some of his. It's funny, I'm friends with him on FB and, when he complimented my work, I outright admitted that I probably stole an idea or two from him. That goes for a lot of other guys on this site as well. :P

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Re: "Silver Lining" - Rawhide Backed Osage/WDB Skins 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #27 on: December 10, 2016, 10:10:57 pm »
I admire your work Cloudfeather. Awesome bow!
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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: "Silver Lining" - Rawhide Backed Osage/WDB Skins 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #28 on: December 10, 2016, 10:19:11 pm »
Nicely done.  Your finishing work is top notch. 
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Re: "Silver Lining" - Rawhide Backed Osage/WDB Skins 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #29 on: December 10, 2016, 11:52:18 pm »
That's a very nice looking bow. You should be tickled ;D. Did you stain the rawhide black?
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