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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Apex Predator on December 23, 2008, 10:11:00 AM

Title: Grizzly facelift, before and after!
Post by: Apex Predator on December 23, 2008, 10:11:00 AM

I bought a 1965 Grizzly that was missing a tip overlay and had a pretty rough finish.  I built two new overlays from linen phenolic and re-finished with Fullerplast.  I think she turned out really well.  Here are the before photos.

 (http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o203/Apex-Predator/Bow%20Building/Before-7-1.jpg)

 (http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o203/Apex-Predator/Bow%20Building/Before-6-1.jpg)

 (http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o203/Apex-Predator/Bow%20Building/Before-4-1.jpg)

 (http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o203/Apex-Predator/Bow%20Building/Before-3-1.jpg)

 (http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o203/Apex-Predator/Bow%20Building/Before-1-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Grizzly facelift, before and after!
Post by: Red Boar on December 23, 2008, 10:13:00 AM

Very nice work!    :notworthy:

Title: Re: Grizzly facelift, before and after!
Post by: Apex Predator on December 23, 2008, 10:13:00 AM

Here are some after photos.  The complete facelift thread can be found in "The Bowyers Bench"

 (http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o203/Apex-Predator/Bows/GrizzlyRe-finish-1.jpg)

 (http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o203/Apex-Predator/Bows/GrizzlyRe-finish-5.jpg)

 (http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o203/Apex-Predator/Bows/GrizzlyRe-finish-6.jpg)

 (http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o203/Apex-Predator/Bows/GrizzlyRe-finish-2.jpg)

 (http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o203/Apex-Predator/Bows/GrizzlyRe-finish-9.jpg)

Title: Re: Grizzly facelift, before and after!
Post by: tradtusker on December 23, 2008, 10:24:00 AM

nice job looks great

Title: Re: Grizzly facelift, before and after!
Post by: d. ward on December 23, 2008, 10:25:00 AM

Very nice work...bowdoc

Title: Re: Grizzly facelift, before and after!
Post by: BowHuntingFool on December 23, 2008, 10:28:00 AM

Thats a real beauty, nice work!

Title: Re: Grizzly facelift, before and after!
Post by: Terry Green on December 23, 2008, 12:23:00 PM

Cool....looks brand spankin!!!

Title: Re: Grizzly facelift, before and after!
Post by: beachbowhunter on December 23, 2008, 01:23:00 PM

Does that make it FF compatible now? That would be worth the effort right there. Nice work Apex.

Title: Re: Grizzly facelift, before and after!
Post by: Apex Predator on December 23, 2008, 01:29:00 PM

The tips could handle it, but I wouldn't recommend it.  The lams and glue lines are all 43 years old.

Title: Re: Grizzly facelift, before and after!
Post by: Gatekeeper on December 23, 2008, 01:51:00 PM

Nice work!

 

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Originally posted by Apex Predator:
The tips could handle it, but I wouldn't recommend it.  The lams and glue lines are all 43 years old.

Does this mean there is a certain point (age) that the bows made today will no longer be FF compatible? If so, where would you put the cutoff point?

Title: Re: Grizzly facelift, before and after!
Post by: Apex Predator on December 23, 2008, 02:03:00 PM

I'm certainly not the expert here, but I tend to err on the side of caution.  I would say that a bow that you bought new today would be a much better contender for a FF string 43 years from now.  The biggest reason I would say that is that you know how the bow has been stored and used.  With a used bow you don't know how it's been treated.  I don't know which epoxies were used back then either.  They may not be as good as what is available now.  I think Bowdoc or Droptine would be able to tell us more.  Good question though.

Title: Re: Grizzly facelift, before and after!
Post by: ron w on December 23, 2008, 03:20:00 PM

Excellent,I'll have to check out the post on the B. bench. I bet you can kill a hog with that if you try, lol, nice job.  ron w

Title: Re: Grizzly facelift, before and after!
Post by: Shape Shifter on December 23, 2008, 04:15:00 PM

Awesome job on that Bear bow.