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Title: Fresh from the "oven"(finished pics)
Post by: breazyears on July 24, 2016, 01:21:00 AM

Well... Fresh from the truck that was parked in the Sun all day.
Had some cherry that i milled up a couple of years ago. So i decided to use it on this bow along with "jatoba" maybe??? That was the Most popular guess on a bow i finished a few weeks ago..."one for my brother".
First time doing spliced lams in the limbs, and i added a couple of mosaic strips in the riser. I will post some pics when its done.
10     https://imgur.com/8oQ9D8u    
1     https://imgur.com/tiyWLy4    
2     https://imgur.com/cQDRcP7    
7    https://imgur.com/gh1MHa7  
9    https://imgur.com/wRWZXeT  
8   https://imgur.com/cDKdRLL

Title: Re: Fresh from the "oven"(finished pics)
Post by: wood carver 2 on July 24, 2016, 10:18:00 AM

I like that a lot!
Dave.

Title: Re: Fresh from the "oven"(finished pics)
Post by: Roy from Pa on July 24, 2016, 10:54:00 AM

Very nice.

Title: Re: Fresh from the "oven"(finished pics)
Post by: breazyears on July 24, 2016, 12:35:00 PM

Thanks fellas,
Not sure what to do for the tips, and back overlays???...antler, phenolic, wood??? Any thought?
yy    https://imgur.com/gallery/2ofVt

Title: Re: Fresh from the "oven"(finished pics)
Post by: Dan Landis on July 25, 2016, 08:32:00 AM

Beautiful bow!  Either a dark rose wood or buffalo horn for the tip overlays, just my thoughts.

Title: Re: Fresh from the "oven"(finished pics)
Post by: beachbowhunter on July 25, 2016, 02:46:00 PM

red phenolic would look nice.

Title: Re: Fresh from the "oven"(finished pics)
Post by: Robertfishes on July 25, 2016, 09:01:00 PM

I like to use 1/16" red and black phenolic with a piece of the limb veneer on top.   (http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt46/Robertfishes/002%20tip_zpspfb9qj8e.jpg) (http://s596.photobucket.com/user/Robertfishes/media/002%20tip_zpspfb9qj8e.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Fresh from the "oven"(finished pics)
Post by: breazyears on July 26, 2016, 01:59:00 AM

Well, i went the other way on this one. The wife thought that cherry and white would look good. I thought...why not!
Kinda wish i had of went dark. I dont mind the white. Just wish the cherry was darker. The tips will be the same.
 Maybe i can stain the cherry a little darker???
  https://imgur.com/8t9t8iW  
  https://imgur.com/79VvHx4
I have a coat of gun stock oil on it. It helps me see where i need to sand more.

Title: Re: Fresh from the "oven"(finished pics)
Post by: breazyears on July 26, 2016, 04:02:00 PM

I like it.

 https://imgur.com/AhM2T2k
 https://imgur.com/cxUgrUa
 https://imgur.com/6iR5UrU
g  https://imgur.com/gallery/PKcQ0