Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: ricktrojanowski on February 05, 2008, 12:26:13 am
Title: Born Again Frist Bow (w/ pics)
Post by: ricktrojanowski on February 05, 2008, 12:26:13 am
Here are some pics. of a bow I recently "rebuilt". It started out as a blank from Gary Davis. It was the first bow I ever worked on about 2 years ago. I rushed it, it was over weight, the tiller was crappy - and overall I made a lame bow out of a great blank. So while I'm waiting for some wood to dry, I decided to rebuild it and try some things that I've never done before. I first cut off 4" from each tip. I then re-tillered it to 5# over target weight. Next I recurved the tips using a heat gun and form, and added black walnut tip overlays. I also snakeskinned the back, wrapped the handle with buckskin, and made silencers from a fisher pelt. The bow finished at 60# at 26" and is 60" nock to nock.
Thanks to all those who post how-to's and answered all my questions. It sure makes the learning curve easier. Rick
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Post by: George Tsoukalas on February 05, 2008, 12:50:10 am
Outstanding bow. Congratulations! Jawge
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Post by: Pat B on February 05, 2008, 12:57:06 am
Beautiful bow and good save. Pat
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Post by: Justin Snyder on February 05, 2008, 01:07:20 am
You did good. Justin
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Post by: ozark caveman on February 05, 2008, 01:46:55 am
Thats a pretty bow!
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Post by: Gordon on February 05, 2008, 02:02:29 am
Nothing lame about that bow. I'd say it had a very successful rebirth.
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Post by: Rich Saffold on February 05, 2008, 02:03:12 am
Rick, Looks like you progressed a bit while waiting for some wood to dry.. ;D Good job!
Rich
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Post by: 330bull on February 05, 2008, 02:18:10 am
That's a great save and an even better result! Congrats on a sweet looking shooter!
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Post by: Little John on February 05, 2008, 03:55:37 am
Don't know what it looked like before but like it a lot now, wow! Kenneth
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Post by: Knocker on February 05, 2008, 03:59:33 am
Sweeeet! Can you post a photo of what she looked like before the rebirth?
Keith
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Post by: Pappy on February 05, 2008, 07:06:04 am
Very nice,I have done a few redo's myself. :) Pappy
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Post by: ricktrojanowski on February 05, 2008, 07:37:18 am
Sorry Knocker I didn't take any pictures before I started on it. I thought about it, unfortunatly it was after I cut it and started re-tillering. I forgot to mention that it is a piece of osage.
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Post by: jamie on February 05, 2008, 07:39:43 am
done real good on that one rick
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Post by: Easternarcher on February 05, 2008, 09:20:53 am
That looks SWEEEET! Actually, I've contemplated whacking off a few inches from my first bow too, but I haven't got the nerve!
It would add a few pounds of draw weight.. ;)
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Post by: DanaM on February 05, 2008, 09:30:21 am
Well done on the makeover looks like a shooter to me.
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Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on February 05, 2008, 09:43:07 am
yup, looks great to me.
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Post by: adb on February 05, 2008, 11:41:30 am
Damn!! Nice save! That looks really good. Nice job on the tip flips and SS backing. Hey, Oldbow, does it qualify for BOM?
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Post by: Badger on February 05, 2008, 11:47:30 am
You sure did improve your work a lot form when you first built that stave, she looks hot now! Steve
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Post by: Woodland Roamer on February 05, 2008, 12:34:26 pm
You turned that into a real beauty! Super nice bow!
Alan
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Post by: BigWapiti on February 05, 2008, 12:36:31 pm
Wow - Nice bow. I like the recurves, and those tips turned out great!
Maybe I missed it, and I'm certainly too novice to tell from the pictures, what type of wood?
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Post by: Keenan on February 05, 2008, 12:40:59 pm
Awesome job on that Rick, Thats a sweet looking bow and looks like it would be a good shooter as well. Congratulations on your success.. Keenan
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Post by: tom sawyer on February 05, 2008, 02:10:05 pm
Great job, you did that blank justice.
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Post by: OldBow on February 05, 2008, 02:30:15 pm
Ditto to Everyone Else ;) and Bookmarked for Feb Self Bow of the Month
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Post by: uwe on February 05, 2008, 02:45:45 pm
Eyecatcher!
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Post by: ricktrojanowski on February 06, 2008, 12:12:41 am
Thankyou for all of the compliments they mean alot coming from bowyers of your caliber. I get inspired from looking at your work.
To Big Wapiti the wood is osage that I dyed with a light coat of Walnut Aniline dye to dampen the yellowness and then tru oiled.
To Oldbow I appreciate the offer of being bookmarked for BOM but since it was a blank I don't think it would be right. Much of the work was done by Gary Davis. I'll be starting my first bow from scratch this weekend maybey if it comes out good it could be a candidate.