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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: ffdiggs on January 06, 2014, 09:42:00 PM
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Hey everyone been getting great advice and compliments here. Looking for some more advice/inspiration. My first stave bow is an osage with a bulbous handle. looking for ideas for handle treatments and arrow shelfs. Want to do a leather wrap but not sure the best way with it being narrow at the top and bottom of handle and fatter in the middle, and maybe a floppy wrest. Or maybe some type of cordage wrap and just shoot off hand. Give me your thoughts,pics, or spiritual guidance. Thanks
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(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/2013-12-25123009.jpg)
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These are a few. First ones are stiched then a hp wrap then deer hide wrapped
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(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/Photobucket%20Desktop%20-%20CLINT-HP/New%20bow%20stuff/SDC15781.jpg)
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/Photobucket%20Desktop%20-%20CLINT-HP/New%20bow%20stuff/SDC15773.jpg)
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I like deer leather because it's stretchy and pulls tight around the bulbous contour. I add a shelf, built up thick cow leather, then shaped and tapered on my drum sander so that it feathers out to nothing, showing no visible edges under the leather grip.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/Jeff_Durnell/Wild%20Thing/WildThing11.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/Jeff_Durnell/Wild%20Thing/WildThing14.jpg)
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Here's a few of various designs:
(http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/isaacscr/Trade%20Bow%20for%20Eric%20Thieman/HPIM5305.jpg) (http://s984.photobucket.com/user/isaacscr/media/Trade%20Bow%20for%20Eric%20Thieman/HPIM5305.jpg.html)
(http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/isaacscr/Trade%20Bow%20for%20Eric%20Thieman/HPIM5307.jpg) (http://s984.photobucket.com/user/isaacscr/media/Trade%20Bow%20for%20Eric%20Thieman/HPIM5307.jpg.html)
(http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/isaacscr/Second%20BBO/HPIM5299.jpg) (http://s984.photobucket.com/user/isaacscr/media/Second%20BBO/HPIM5299.jpg.html)
(http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/isaacscr/Osage%20Selfbow%20for%20Chris%20Hagemann/Chris-Hagemann-5.jpg) (http://s984.photobucket.com/user/isaacscr/media/Osage%20Selfbow%20for%20Chris%20Hagemann/Chris-Hagemann-5.jpg.html)
(http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/isaacscr/2011%20TG%20Trade%20Bow/HPIM4921.jpg) (http://s984.photobucket.com/user/isaacscr/media/2011%20TG%20Trade%20Bow/HPIM4921.jpg.html)
(http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/isaacscr/2013%20Trade%20Bow%20for%20Brent%20Wakeland/f6c9cd2da28b618caf428c38c90b2a44_zps28b3704d.jpg) (http://s984.photobucket.com/user/isaacscr/media/2013%20Trade%20Bow%20for%20Brent%20Wakeland/f6c9cd2da28b618caf428c38c90b2a44_zps28b3704d.jpg.html)
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Nice looking grips. Kinda liking the black leather with the rolled top and bottom. How thick of leather do you all normally use? I got some old leather coats, but the leather feels kinda thin.
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X 2 on those great looking grips. I like using leather that is thin enough that it has a little stretch to it so it's easy to form it to the handle. I buy scraps from a local store that makes jackets and gloves.
(http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo207/okdoak/trilam_zpsb892f5f6.png)
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Coats will work but a bit thicker is better imo. I use deer hide or upholstery leather.