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[PatM]

Sorry to see that happened to you.  As an aside, am i the only one who saw that and could smell the cedar?

 I once read that the smell of cedar is the only smell that people can truly imagine they are smelling.

[Stickhead]

Yeah, the up side is that my shop still smells great.  And to have a totally “glass half full” attitude, the shavings can be used to make a great smoked Old Fashioned.

[hoosierf]

Uh, we're going to need that smoked old fashioned recipe please.

[M2A]

Dang Stickhead, I was hoping you were going to be able to pull that one off. At least you got some use for the wood after all 

I found some time the last few evenings to make some corrections to my piece of locust. Think I'm back on track. You were right Ben, I didn't take much off and only lost 2 pounds from the draw weight. It was about 2 hours of checking-rechecking-working the limbs-checking....a few scrapes, repeat. Feels good and balanced to draw so we will see. Getting a bit ahead of myself, but have a good idea on how to pretty it up but gonna need to do a test piece first. Hope to get a string made, recheck string alignment and get a few arrows through it and see how it feels. Mike
IMG_2610 by Mike Allridge, on Flickr

[Swampman]

That bend on that black locust is looking real nice Mike.  Looking forward to see how you pretty it up.

[High-Desert]

That’s a bummer on that takedown stickhead. That’s exactly how my first at a takedown ended up, the exact same break.

[High-Desert]

That’s looking good M2A.

[High-Desert]

I’m at a standstill on this VM bow. She’s shooting, just have to do a few final touches to bring it to draw length, but I’m not sure what to do for finishing. Some people don’t like dye jobs, but VM looks awesome wth a dye job, and without dye, it’s as white as white can be. I want my guy to get a bow he really likes.

[doulosparachristos]

I’ll try and post pictures tonight but I got plan A and B (Oregon ash and vine maple) floor tillered and ready for strings. I have a ton of sinew laying around so I just might get some sinew on them this weekend. I just might start plan C while they cure for a while. I haven’t broke anything so I’m feeling good.

[jeffp51]

I’m at a standstill on this VM bow. She’s shooting, just have to do a few final touches to bring it to draw length, but I’m not sure what to do for finishing. Some people don’t like dye jobs, but VM looks awesome wth a dye job, and without dye, it’s as white as white can be. I want my guy to get a bow he really likes.

If you were going to send it to me, I would say dye away.  I have seen some beautifully dyed vine maple, and I have always felt the bow trade should be about work that shows off the character and skills of the maker--while also trying to please the receiver

[DC]

It all depends on your artistic skills. I have absolutely no colour sense so the victim would definitely not want me to dye it. Stark white would be way better. If you can mix dyes and paints and not have it look like a dog did it, then fly at it.

[sleek]

It all depends on your artistic skills. I have absolutely no colour sense so the victim would definitely not want me to dye it. Stark white would be way better. If you can mix dyes and paints and not have it look like a dog did it, then fly at it.

I usually use Helen Keller as an example, but the dog comment made me laugh.

[DC]

Colour sense is a gift. I'm not colour blind or anything. If I take a bow that I've stained and a sample of what I really wanted and show my wife, she'll say,"It needs a little red, or green." That's what I mean by colour sense. She just assumes everyone can do it. Tain't so

[hoosierf]

Dye it I say.  Show of those skills. Your work is cool.

[doulosparachristos]

Well I got the vine maple on the (left) tillered to 40# @ 26 but I think I’m going to put on a couple layers of sinew this weekend. The Ash on the right might get the same treatment after I take a real good look on the tillering tree. I’ll try to take some pictures with some bend on the next round.