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Title: Thanks Trad Gang!
Post by: John J on May 02, 2012, 09:52:00 AM
Top of the morning everyone and greetings from central Iowa. First of all I want to thank all tradgangers in general. The newbies for asking the same questions that I had, and the experienced ones for answering them. I also want to thank the administrators of this forum for keeping this place devoted to traditional archery, where someone who has never even held a bow can come and learn how to shoot. Thank you Trad Gang!

I wanted to share some pictures of my newest bow. I bought this off of e••y. When I got it it needed a new finish pretty badly. So, though I am new to archery in general I have been working with wood for about 6 years, I decided to have a go at refinishing it. I used a super glue finish on the riser and polyurethane on the limbs. I really like how it turned out.

Cocobolo riser with maple (I think) limb core laminations and brown glass. 45# and 56" AMO.


 (http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7109/7133508633_02f6448703_z.jpg)

  (http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6987425576_0f396f6630_z.jpg)  


      John
Title: Re: Thanks Trad Gang!
Post by: KentuckyTJ on May 02, 2012, 09:59:00 AM
Very nice work and Welcome from Kentucky!
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Post by: JV Rooster on May 02, 2012, 10:12:00 AM
Very nice!
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Post by: straitera on May 02, 2012, 10:28:00 AM
Well done John! Might need to know more about the super glue finish? Welcome!
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Post by: SCTrophyHnter on May 02, 2012, 10:29:00 AM
Welcome from SC!
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Post by: awbowman on May 02, 2012, 10:31:00 AM
WOOOOOOOOW, nice bow.
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Post by: Mike Vines on May 02, 2012, 10:39:00 AM
Nice work
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Post by: PaPaFrank on May 02, 2012, 10:40:00 AM
Beautiful Bow!! WELCOME...
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Post by: tradhunter on May 02, 2012, 11:01:00 AM
Good to have you here with us.The bow looks great,nice work!
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Post by: Gen273 on May 02, 2012, 11:26:00 AM
Good Job!!!
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Post by: jbat73 on May 02, 2012, 12:34:00 PM
Great Job! Sweet looking bow, J  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Gapmaster on May 02, 2012, 12:56:00 PM
Very nice. Curious, is that super glue finish hard to apply?
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Post by: John J on May 02, 2012, 02:12:00 PM
No, not really. It does take a toll on your fingerprints though. Basically, you buy the absolutely cheapest, thinnest super glue you can find. Then you use your finger to rub on thin coats. I like to build up several coats before leveling everything out with sandpaper. Once you have built up enough coats, I use progressively finer sandpaper, up to 1000 grit, to polish the finish. Then I use a couple of different auto polishes to get it to an almost mirror finish. After that, just wax the heck out of it. I was originally concerned about the finish being too brittle, but so far (3 months and about 4,000 arrows) it is holding up great.

Thanks for the comments.

John
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Post by: stujay on May 02, 2012, 02:22:00 PM
Like the finish on the bow, good work.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: SheltonCreeker on May 02, 2012, 05:28:00 PM
Good Looking Bow.
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Post by: doubleo on May 02, 2012, 05:40:00 PM
Nice work. Sweet looking bow!  :thumbsup:
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