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Title: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: Mike Shaw on December 22, 2011, 04:31:00 PM

I know, I know some of you are saying why did he do that to a very collectible bow. Well this bow was in very sad shape when I found it. Almost one foot in the grave   :archer2:   This was a fun project and I wanted to share the end results.

 (http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn42/bearkeeper/skin1.jpg)

 (http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn42/bearkeeper/skin2.jpg)

 (http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn42/bearkeeper/skin3.jpg)

 (http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn42/bearkeeper/skin5.jpg)

 (http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn42/bearkeeper/skin6.jpg)

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: wadde on December 22, 2011, 04:37:00 PM

Looks great Mike, sometimes you need to do those type of things when they are so rough.

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: Blackhawk on December 22, 2011, 04:42:00 PM

Fantastic! Glad you saved the bow since the 60 Kodiaks are my favorite old Bear.

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: Big Bird on December 22, 2011, 04:51:00 PM

looks great, and man you do nice work.

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: vintage-bears on December 22, 2011, 04:53:00 PM

Congratulations on a job well done.
Very nice.
.......Philip

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: OldSkoolArcher on December 22, 2011, 04:59:00 PM

Like I said Very Very Nice Mike!

Your bows are always backwards though!!!

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: JavelinaHink on December 22, 2011, 05:37:00 PM

Looks great Mike.....I have a 59 MSW that could be brought back to life also , I'll have to give that a try. Thanks for the x-mas card too.....Hink

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: doug77 on December 22, 2011, 05:40:00 PM

Very nice Mike, I just got a '59 Kodiak from Jack Shanks that has been abused, I'll post up some pic's when it's done.

PS  Thanks for the christmas card and Merry Christmas to you and your family.

doug77

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: Bjorn on December 22, 2011, 05:47:00 PM

That is dynamite work!! Wow!   :clapper:    :clapper:

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: Larry m on December 22, 2011, 06:09:00 PM

Nice looking bow! Great save on a classic old Bear. I actually like the snake skin backing. It's a good idea and one I'll use some day.

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: jcar315 on December 22, 2011, 06:24:00 PM

Great job!!

Thanks for my favorite Chriristmas card too!

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: yellow bow on December 22, 2011, 06:36:00 PM

Nice job Mike.    :thumbsup:     :cool:

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: Barry Rowland on December 22, 2011, 06:49:00 PM

Great craftsmanship Mike!

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: Mike Shaw on December 22, 2011, 07:01:00 PM

Thanks all...The leather work was trial and error. After a few attempts at it all was good.... Thanks again, Mike

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: 59Alaskan on December 22, 2011, 07:43:00 PM

Beautiful work!!  I love how you feathered the skins in to the overlays.  Very nice.  Looks like a fine hunting bow brought back to life!

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: JJB on December 22, 2011, 08:05:00 PM

That looks great, nice work.
-Jay

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: cacciatore on December 22, 2011, 08:54:00 PM

WOW,you made an excellent work on it,it is one of the best looking 1960 I have ever seen!

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: bowhawk archer on December 22, 2011, 08:58:00 PM

You did a sweet job on her Mike.

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: 4runr on December 22, 2011, 11:22:00 PM

Beautiful job Mike!!

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: Wade Phillips on December 23, 2011, 12:21:00 AM

Great job Mike. Guys will be now asking you to refinish bows for them!!! By the way, how much do you charge ???    :)

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: johnnyrazorhead on December 23, 2011, 01:06:00 AM

Mike- Very nice job.I generally don't like the thought of a re-finished Bear classic like a 1960 Kodiak,BUT,when a bow is in the condition that you said this one was in before the transformation,I think it is well deserved.You brought that bow back to life and did a fantastic job.My hat's off to you.

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: d. ward on December 23, 2011, 05:38:00 AM

you kicked ass on that one my brother when you get bored shooting it you got my shipping addie still right ???????? OUTSTANDING work Mike thats one beautiful bow right there bd

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: hayslope on December 23, 2011, 07:19:00 AM

Great job Mike.....and I notice that it is a lefty!  It would be good to see you walking the courses of the shoots next summer carrying that 60!!!!

Merry Christmas to you and Sue.

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: TLANE on December 23, 2011, 07:24:00 AM

Unbelievable!  That is a beauty for sure!  Great job!

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: Mike Shaw on December 23, 2011, 07:31:00 AM

Don, I will get a box ready, but when did you start shooting left hand

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Post by: bowhunterfrompast on December 23, 2011, 08:30:00 AM

Absolutely beautiful   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: tuscarawasbowman on December 23, 2011, 08:31:00 AM

:thumbsup:

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: richbat on December 23, 2011, 09:09:00 AM

You guys think the pictures look good,you should see this bow in person,seen it yesterday when i was up at Mikes this bow is fantastic and just freakin awesome.Excellent job Mike.

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: Mike Shaw on December 23, 2011, 09:31:00 AM

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Originally posted by OldSkoolArcher:
Like I said Very Very Nice Mike!

Your bows are always backwards though!!!

Nick, I have a theory about us leftys, and this info came from my ancient ancestors who were left hand nimrods.
    God made very few really good archers, the rest he made right handed...    :laughing:

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: Whip on December 23, 2011, 12:48:00 PM

That's gorgeous Mike!!  Nice job, and great save!

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: ron w on December 28, 2011, 03:13:00 PM

WOW....nice job!!   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: Mike Shaw on December 28, 2011, 03:28:00 PM

Thanks again everyone for the kind words. I made a string for this bow and set it up. This was the first time shooting a '60 Kodiak... WOW! this baby is a keeper for sure.
An old guy told me back in the day " when you find one that hits where your looking never sell it"

    :archer2:

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: fmscan on December 28, 2011, 07:08:00 PM

Mike, Great! Very special when you take something that was on its way out and you gave it new life... Talk about Extreme MakeOver!! That bow is soooo good looking. Congradulations.

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: ahandle70 on December 28, 2011, 07:13:00 PM

Very nice!

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: jackdaw on January 07, 2012, 04:31:00 PM

Looks great mike!!! I'm not a fan of snakeskin backing, but it doesn't look bad on that bow...and your typical great refinish job.....well done man!!! And a big mucho gracias for that awesome "vintage" christmas card....be down to see ya' soon........Happy New year to you and Sue..........John

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: recurve_shooter on January 19, 2012, 06:14:00 PM

Mercy....and it's a lefty too!  Great job bringing that one back to life!

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: hayslope on January 19, 2012, 06:26:00 PM

Glad you decided to make it a "keeper".  We'll have a '60 Kodiak contest at one of the shoots this year!

Title: Re: 1960 Kodiak ..Gutted & Skinned
Post by: Mike Shaw on January 19, 2012, 06:34:00 PM

Tony, this thing shoots so good it scares me! You and I will have a shoot off    :archer2: