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Title: Grey 2" glass
Post by: Bow man on October 26, 2021, 01:05:35 PM

I know this is a long shot but does any happen to have any 2" wide grey fiberglass or know of some one with some. I know it has been discontinued by Gordons a while back and have checked with all the main sources for it and they are all out.  We have a customer that is really wanting the grey if we can locate some 

Title: Re: Grey 2" glass
Post by: kennym on October 26, 2021, 01:48:15 PM

I only have 1.5" in gray... Sorry

Title: Re: Grey 2" glass
Post by: Bow man on October 26, 2021, 01:59:04 PM

Quote from: kennym on October 26, 2021, 01:48:15 PM

I only have 1.5" in gray... Sorry

Thanks

Title: Re: Grey 2" glass
Post by: Flem on October 27, 2021, 10:29:19 AM

How about a grey veneer under clear glass?

Title: Re: Grey 2" glass
Post by: Crooked Stic on October 27, 2021, 10:24:07 PM

What veneer is gray?

Title: Re: Grey 2" glass
Post by: Flem on October 28, 2021, 08:30:15 AM

Man made or dyed. Hell, you could use some thin grey fabric or paper. Get creative, if thats your thing and you have a fussy client to satisfy.

Title: Re: Grey 2" glass
Post by: Shredd on October 28, 2021, 11:06:08 AM

Quote from: Flem on October 28, 2021, 08:30:15 AM

Man made or dyed. Hell, you could use some thin grey fabric or paper. Get creative, if thats your thing and you have a fussy client to satisfy.

   I am not crazy about some of the stuff you come up with but I do appreciate that you think out of the box...  Good on Yah, buddy...

Title: Re: Grey 2" glass
Post by: mmattockx on October 28, 2021, 11:35:09 AM

Somewhere back a year or so there was discussion about using coloured/patterned rice paper under clear lams to increase the artistic options on a bow. That sort of method would work fine to give grey limbs as well. I did some searching for it but came up empty this morning.


Mark

Title: Re: Grey 2" glass
Post by: Flem on October 28, 2021, 12:10:24 PM

  " I am not crazy about some of the stuff you come up with but I do appreciate that you think out of the box...  Good on Yah, buddy..."

Last time I looked there was no room left in that box.

Quote from: mmattockx on October 28, 2021, 11:35:09 AM

Somewhere back a year or so there was discussion about using coloured/patterned rice paper under clear lams to increase the artistic options on a bow. That sort of method would work fine to give grey limbs as well. I did some searching for it but came up empty this morning.


Mark

Guess who  ;)

Title: Re: Grey 2" glass
Post by: Shredd on October 28, 2021, 02:34:16 PM

 I am not sure rice paper is the answer for this...  A standard thickness paper colored gray would work... The rice paper I worked with is thin and gets mostly transparent when wet out with resin...  It would be good with a design or logo printed on it and you would to see the wood grain underneath it...

Title: Re: Grey 2" glass
Post by: Mad Max on October 28, 2021, 03:36:07 PM

Left, green dye on maple core--center, 1963 Damon Howatt recurve with Green Thermo glass --Right , green dye under glass.
As you can see not even close when glued to glass.
It would take a lot of trial and error to get it right.
(https://i.imgur.com/3lNcaXY.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/ex9Bm4a.png)

Title: Re: Grey 2" glass
Post by: Longcruise on October 28, 2021, 05:26:39 PM

Would this work?

https://www.dyed-veneer.com/product-p/z-7307-23.htm

Title: Re: Grey 2" glass
Post by: Longcruise on October 28, 2021, 05:32:11 PM

I've used the pink and blue under bear paw clear and was very happy with it.

Title: Re: Grey 2" glass
Post by: Flem on October 28, 2021, 05:45:19 PM

Somebody left the door to the box open :nono:

Title: Re: Grey 2" glass
Post by: Crooked Stic on October 28, 2021, 06:04:26 PM

Good luck dont think its gonna be the same.
Might need test strips to show your customer

Title: Re: Grey 2" glass
Post by: Flem on October 29, 2021, 09:14:12 AM

Pretty sure we lost Bowman here, don't think he really gives a Rats A$$ about all these wacko suggestions. :biglaugh:

Once again we are having a discussion amongst ourselves for the sake of posterity.

Title: Re: Grey 2" glass
Post by: Bow man on October 29, 2021, 10:15:22 AM

Thanks for throwing out ideas we already have a back up plan if no grey glass is found

Title: Re: Grey 2" glass
Post by: Flem on October 29, 2021, 02:50:32 PM

Something else you could do, would be to put an epoxy gel coat on the back side of some clear glass.
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Title: Re: Grey 2" glass
Post by: Mad Max on October 29, 2021, 03:24:44 PM

Rattle can of grey glass :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: Grey 2" glass
Post by: Flem on October 29, 2021, 03:50:52 PM

That would work also :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Grey 2" glass
Post by: Mad Max on October 29, 2021, 04:06:21 PM

There is a guy on Facebook that paints glass.
The original bows had bad glass back in the day and were painted (glass only) and he restored them back to Original.