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Title: Resurrecting Old Bow
Post by: antonahill on March 14, 2012, 08:15:00 PM

Hi
I'm eyeing up these bows.
      (http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/76/209680076_full.jpg)  
     (http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/35/209680035_full.jpg)

     (http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/61/209680061_full.jpg)
   
Does anyone know anything about them?
What would you have to do to make them useable?

Hope I'm posting this on the right forum.
Thanks
Anthony

Title: Re: Resurrecting Old Bow
Post by: Horney Toad on March 14, 2012, 08:32:00 PM

Did you string them and make sure they are structurally sound? Looks like dry wood, maybe a light sanding and a few coats of tung oil or other finish.

Those grips got to go!

Title: Re: Resurrecting Old Bow
Post by: tuscarawasbowman on March 15, 2012, 08:07:00 AM

If I were you I would try this in the Bowyers Bench too. Might get a better answer seeing as how they're all wood? Good Luck and post a pic if you refinish them!

Title: Re: Resurrecting Old Bow
Post by: d. ward on March 15, 2012, 10:00:00 AM

nice lookers as for stringing them ? I would make sure and rub the limbs a bit to kind of warm them up before you do string them.I believe they are made of lemon wood with a walnut handle trim and lemon wood kind of likes to be warmed a bit before drawing them and even more if they've been setting around for many years.Nationals are not super rare but they are somewhat rare-ish meaning they do not show up for sale everyday cool bows bd