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Title: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: slayer1 on January 07, 2007, 05:02:00 PM

Post some pictures if you have. I want to get some ideas. I am thinking of making a lace up type.

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: snakewood3 on January 07, 2007, 07:25:00 PM

(http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/snakewood3/gatorgrip018.jpg) (http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/snakewood3/gatorgrip015.jpg) (http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/snakewood3/gatorgrip009.jpg)Not a recurve but it could be done on one...

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: slayer1 on January 07, 2007, 07:31:00 PM

Man thats sweet. Where did you get it? Thats almost the same shape as my grip.

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: snakewood3 on January 07, 2007, 07:32:00 PM

(http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/snakewood3/arrowrack045.jpg) (http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/snakewood3/arrowrack044.jpg)

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: snakewood3 on January 07, 2007, 09:20:00 PM

(http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/snakewood3/christmas06delete007.jpg) (http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/snakewood3/christmas06delete006.jpg) (http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/snakewood3/christmas06delete005.jpg) (http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/snakewood3/christmas06delete003.jpg)

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: slayer1 on January 08, 2007, 03:44:00 PM

TTT

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: sticbow on January 08, 2007, 05:52:00 PM

snakewood pmed you...
                      Scott

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: Ga.boy on January 08, 2007, 05:59:00 PM

Absolutely beautiful work!

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: Hood on January 08, 2007, 06:14:00 PM

Very nice snakewood!

Would you mind explaining how you did that?

Thanks, Robert

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: AkDan on January 08, 2007, 07:27:00 PM

very very nice Snake.

Looks like the perfect how to article in the new future! (or maybe tbm)

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: snakewood3 on January 08, 2007, 07:34:00 PM

sticbow...Scott...your mailbox is full..email sent.

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: joekeith on January 11, 2007, 06:56:00 PM

WOW....those are some fine lookin' grips.  I want one like that top one....beautiful... any tips on how to?  thanks, Keith

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: NDTerminator on January 11, 2007, 08:16:00 PM

I just use a leather bow saddle...

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: TimberBound on January 11, 2007, 08:38:00 PM

I was just about to post and ask how to put leather handles on a recurve! I've got a metal risered recurve that I would like to make a warmer, more attractive leather grip for. I'ts pistol grip angle is about the same as snakewood's black recurve in the pictures, and I was wondering how I was going to commence to wrapping it. Please tell me how you did all that!!!

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: JSimon on January 12, 2007, 09:52:00 PM

ttt

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: Terry Green on January 13, 2007, 11:24:00 AM

snakewood,

Not sure why you are so 'hush hush'....but I'd sure like to know more about those grip wraps.  Those are drop dead gorgeous.

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: Hood on January 13, 2007, 03:22:00 PM

Me too

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: Shape Shifter on January 13, 2007, 03:25:00 PM

Some of the most beautiful grips I have ever seen! Some people are so talented its amazing.

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: snakewood3 on January 13, 2007, 04:16:00 PM

Thanks all...I'll put together a pictoral step by step pretty soon. Not being " hush hush " Terry, just a darn busy single parent with two boys on a farm / ranch dealing with an ice storm right now. Bear with me please.

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: Otto on January 13, 2007, 04:52:00 PM

snakewood3

Would you be so kind as to just ignore your boys and your farm for a day and make me one?

Good luck digging out!!

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: joekeith on January 13, 2007, 08:57:00 PM

After drooling over the pic of those grips I went up to the Tandy Leather store and picked up a few things........I think this oughtta be about all I need.  OH yeah, some real easy to follow directions would help about now.  
What do ya's think?  Am I missing anything?
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/Stealthed/Bow/bowgripsupplies1.jpg)

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: snakewood3 on January 13, 2007, 10:16:00 PM

cotton gauze tape and hot water..check that material out ...put a little bug spray on it and see what happens...don't worry about lacing yet..cut over size and then form the grip..then trim...maybe just use some plain leather to learn with...think it out ...pretty bow there..

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: Hood on January 14, 2007, 08:59:00 AM

Whats that little silver thing (looks like a little fork)on the leather?

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: The Whittler on January 14, 2007, 09:26:00 AM

That's a tuneing fork for his bow lol. Alan

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: Matthew D on January 14, 2007, 10:04:00 AM

Leather stitching punch handy little leather working item

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: Terry Green on January 15, 2007, 10:25:00 AM

OK Great.....I'll be looking foreward to it......

One of you guys email me when he posts it would ya.......I got a lot on my plate, and I don't want to over look this one.

Thanks.

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: Arrowslinger on January 15, 2007, 11:24:00 AM

I agree those are top notch.  I have been wanting to do one ever sice I saw the Adcock bow from a previous post.  Looking forward to post.

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: Arrowslinger on January 15, 2007, 11:25:00 AM

I agree those are top notch.  I have been wanting to do one ever sice I saw the Adcock bow from a previous post.  Looking forward to post.

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: TimberBound on January 15, 2007, 05:33:00 PM

Can't wait for the pictorial. I really want to know what shape you cut the leather into in order to make it roll back and follow the throat of the grip without the leather wrinkling. I've been trying, but I can't do it   :banghead:  

Timberbound

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: snakewood3 on January 15, 2007, 05:41:00 PM

you just cut it oversize..like a rectangle...soak it in hot water a few minutes...then form it by wrapping it as tight as you can with cotton gauze...or start at the bottom and wrap it with string....then let dry completely....then trim to fit...

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: TimberBound on January 15, 2007, 05:55:00 PM

Thanks a lot, that was exactly what I needed!

Timberbound

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: joekeith on January 16, 2007, 12:04:00 AM

OK...then after dried, trim to fit, glue and lace?  Is that about it?

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: TimberBound on January 16, 2007, 08:21:00 AM

Do you have to use glue, or can you use double stick tape? What kind of glue, or what kind of tape?

TimberBound

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: DRR324 on January 16, 2007, 08:58:00 AM

I am interested in this as well.  Would like to grip my both of my bob lees'.  A step by step w/pics would be great.....

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: snakewood3 on January 16, 2007, 11:38:00 AM

joekeith...thats about it...I use a little barge cement...

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: TimberBound on January 16, 2007, 08:11:00 PM

What's barge Cement? Would it work on metal risers? Where can you get it?

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: ZaneD on January 16, 2007, 08:14:00 PM

TB, 3rivers has barge cement.   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: ARCHER2 on January 17, 2007, 06:49:00 PM

Snakebow,
Man that is some beautiful work.Especially the dark snake skin. What kind is it ?
                                    Thanks!
                                    Archer1

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: TimberBound on January 20, 2007, 08:54:00 AM

I just put a leather grip on my recurve. It isn't near as good as any of Snakewood's, and one of the top sides kinda fell down during the glue drying process, so there are a few wrinkles in it. I am playing with the idea of trying to break the glue in that particular area and try to reglue it, but I don't know if I could or should. Help would be appreciated. Still, it feals really nice and I like the way it looks on the bow. It sure helps with the cold problem, the riser being made of metal. I havent' taken any pics yet, but I take them and email them to anyone who would post them for me. You'll probably just think, 'Wow, a butt ugly grip for a butt ugly riser,' but I kinda like it.

TimberBound

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: snakewood3 on January 20, 2007, 09:19:00 AM

If you aren't happy with it take it off and start over or as you say just pull it off and try to smooth it out . I don't have any secrets for perfect results everytime. I have to start over sometimes. The thinner leather will go on easier also...or just send it to me and I'll do it...

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: Shakes.602 on January 20, 2007, 02:27:00 PM

"Lost Nation Archery" Carries Barge Cement as well!!

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: joekeith on January 20, 2007, 05:56:00 PM

snakewood...thanks for the tip about wrapping with string.  I wouldn't have thought of that, and it made it work,so far.  Did have a couple of bad wrinkles so I resoaked it, then put it on and only wrapped with twine up to the thinnest part of the handle.  Then I just folded the rest of the leather back down,and let it dry a day.
  After that I took it back off, resoaked the top half, and wrapped from the narrow part, all the way up to the shelf.  After drying a day it seems to have come out pretty good.
  Now I need to cut the fronts.  Should I cut them a liitle short, so the lacing will pull it together?  or just overlap 'em, and make one cut through both sides so that it butts up even?
  AND...any tips on the lacing?  Appreciate the help.  Here's what I've got so far...sorry 'bout the blurry pic.
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/Stealthed/Bow/justgriplside.jpg)

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: snakewood3 on January 20, 2007, 07:49:00 PM

That looks good...yes they do take some monkeying with to get right. cutting the bow back butt joint ..if you cut them flush, when you lace it closed you will get an over lap, thus forming a kinda' ridge..this can be ok as another "locator" on your grip. Otherwise @ 1/16" gap. Use due care at this point...get a good  C/L ....

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: joekeith on January 24, 2007, 12:31:00 AM

OKay...finally done with it,,,almost.  The lacing gave me more of a problem than I thought it would.  Ya oughtta use a thinner lace.  Mine ended up bein' thicker than I thought.  It's fine, but next time the lace will be thinner.  The skin I used was pigskin, embossed to look like gator.  Not as strong, not as nice, but it's ok.  Feels real good in the hand. Next time I'll find better skin.
  All in all it came out pretty nice.  Really dressed up the bow.  Oh yeah, I put on Copperhead Skineze too.  Nice.....
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/Stealthed/Bow/finishedgrip01-1.jpg)
Whatcha's think ????

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: keith brimmer on January 24, 2007, 07:46:00 AM

GOOD JOB,joekeith well done!snakewood was that snake skin or gator that you put on?

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: snakewood3 on January 24, 2007, 02:11:00 PM

joekeith..that looks good..you could relace it ..I use .125" kangaroo lace, Tandy has it. It's the best by far. keith b....it's gator.

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: keith brimmer on January 27, 2007, 08:14:00 AM

ttt

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: Hatrick on January 27, 2007, 09:27:00 AM

Sorry if this question has already been asked but what weight leather works best for bow grips? I notice that leather is usually sold but a number 1 - 9 or so and I assume that relates to the thickness or wieght. Thanks... Dave

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: Van/TX on January 27, 2007, 12:19:00 PM

I'm cheap.  Piece of deer skin and contact cement   :bigsmyl:   ...Van

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/VanTX/Hunting/TreeStandWaiting.jpg)

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/VanTX/Hunting/GrizAndFlower.jpg)

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: keith brimmer on February 06, 2007, 03:49:00 PM

where can u get gator skin i looked on ebay

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: Shakes.602 on February 06, 2007, 04:00:00 PM

Not "Cheap" Van............."Frugal",Like  ME!   :thumbsup:    :archer:

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: Flipper on February 10, 2007, 03:27:00 PM

TTT, I'd like to know what weight leather to use as well, is 3 gonna be o.k.?  What lacing, is 1/8 best?  Thanks,

Jason

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: Flipper on February 13, 2007, 04:04:00 PM

I just got my kangaroo leather in the mail, waiting on my punch and cow hide, and then I'm getting to work.  Any more words of advice, please let me know.  Thanks,

Jason

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: Zmonster on October 25, 2007, 11:20:00 AM

I had to bring this one to the top. Very interesting thread!
Flipper, how did it turn out?

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: slayer1 on November 27, 2007, 01:37:00 PM

TTT..Flipper, did you ever finish your grip? I am thinking about doing one myself. Anybody got more imput?

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: John Dill on November 27, 2007, 07:21:00 PM

(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d22/johndill/Picture320.jpg)

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: John Dill on November 27, 2007, 07:22:00 PM

(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d22/johndill/Picture312.jpg)

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: John Dill on November 27, 2007, 07:23:00 PM

(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d22/johndill/Picture311.jpg)

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: John Dill on November 27, 2007, 07:28:00 PM

A few pics of a tooled grip i put on a friends longbow.

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: slayer1 on November 27, 2007, 08:41:00 PM

Dang John, thats a good one. Who tooled it? I have a trip planned tomorrow to the local tack shop. I am going to see if the leather smith can hook me up!

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: John Dill on November 27, 2007, 11:39:00 PM

Thanks! I tooled it.

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: 42WLA on November 28, 2007, 06:08:00 AM

John, That looks great. Starting a new sideline?

Title: Re: Anybody put a leather grip on their recurve?
Post by: slayer1 on November 28, 2007, 07:17:00 AM

Ok John, you are going to have to give us more detail. When are you going to start selling them?