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Title: question for bow restorers
Post by: Jon Stewart on October 26, 2008, 11:07:00 AM

What is your proceedure for writing info on bows.

What do you use?

What do you cover the writing with so it will stay on the bow?

Thanks

Jon

Title: Re: question for bow restorers
Post by: d. ward on October 27, 2008, 09:33:00 AM

I myself use gold leaf and a I know this will be spelled wrong...(calegraefey tipped pen).Works pretty good.........bowdoc

Title: Re: question for bow restorers
Post by: PAPALAPIN on October 27, 2008, 11:33:00 AM

GOLD LEAF?

Don, would that actually be very thin gold?

That's what I always though Gold leaf is.

Title: Re: question for bow restorers
Post by: Warberg on October 27, 2008, 12:37:00 PM

I have had several bows done by the Doc, His looks professional,and is under the finish, I think the Gold leaf, brings the right touch to a restored bow..CWarberg

Title: Re: question for bow restorers
Post by: d. ward on October 27, 2008, 10:21:00 PM

How the heck do you spell Liquied...I get the liquied gold leaf at an art store...but here's the kicker.The last time I bought some at Danial Smith art supply.The dude told me they will not be making it anymore....It is cut with a thinner called xelene or zelene...anyhow I guees if you breath that stuff in lagre amounts it will cause brain danage....I'am not sure how much you would breath lettering a bow..but at anyrate you may check an art supply for the liquied.Whooooops I almost forgot to mention as mentioned by Richie.The paper gold leaf is spendie and man is it's hard to work with on a stickie surface....bowdoc