WOW!! Check out this Griffin I bought on the classifieds here. It had been dipped and painted. I bought it thinking of using it as a 'beater' bow or stripping it and reselling it. Since I just bought two take-down bows I need to sell it. I'll post it on the classifieds once I get a finish reapplied. I went to the local Wally world and bought a spray on stripper. Since the bow was spray painted I ended up with this graffiti cleaner. Figured it would work better than normal paint strippers.
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Was I ever pleased with the results. These 2 pics show it partially stripped with some of the spray paint still on the handle.
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Check out the wood grain in this beauty!! Total stripping took less than half an hour!!
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Not real sure what the black dot is. Of course, this is normally hidden under the leather handle wrap.
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It doesn't go all the way through, as seen here. ??
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More eye candy.
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Not sure what finish I'll use. I'm thinking about a satin wipe-on poly like I use on my arrows.
It came with one of those rubber slip on handle grips that I would include with the bow when I sell it but will not put it back on. That wood is just TOO purdy to cover up.
I don't know what the wood is. I bought the bow from floodman and maybe he'll pipe in and remind me what they are.
There was only 1 SMALL issue on the bow. There is a slight depression right at the "8" of 50# @ 28" and for some reason the 8 came off when I stripped it. It WAS there. Before totally stripping it with the spray-on I lightly sanded the paint off to read the bow's specs.
good lord why would anyone wanna cover that up? Great lookin stick :thumbsup:
EXACTLY what I was thinking Dave, not sure what possessed a person to cover something up that was that incredible, very figured wood, nice bow!!
WOW!, thats all to be said
Beauty!!
Kingsnake
Nice beater you have there.
Very nice. Did the same thing one time. Found a wenge riser and bocote limb venners over action boo.
You could add the 8 back on before you apply the finish. Hobby shops have white pens. Super glue could fill the depression. Nice looking bow.
QuoteOriginally posted by Longbow917:
EXACTLY what I was thinking Dave, not sure what possessed a person to cover something up that was that incredible, very figured wood, nice bow!!
It's all about personal preference. floodman had his reasons and that's great. This is one of the reasons I decided to buy it. Curiosity. I wanted to see what was under it. It really is beautiful.
Looks good cuz!!!!!!!
BOB
Very nice work !!! :thumbsup:
Bill
I agree with Dave. Nice job bringing it back.
Looks good.
Nice for sure...I owned and hunted elk with that same bow before it got dipped/painted.
It is a smooth shooter for its weight / length.
You have a nice find there!
Sorry I dissapointed some of you guys, put a purty bow in my hand will look like a truck ran over it, ive got a wall of purty bows, just wanted something diffrent, and believe it or not, that was the least of my fancy bows...glad all is happy...
very nice surprise under the paint.I do believe the riser,overlays and the veneer are Kingwood.
Wow. That's a fantastic win. What a piece of work that is.
QuoteOriginally posted by floodman:
Sorry I dissapointed some of you guys, put a purty bow in my hand will look like a truck ran over it, ive got a wall of purty bows, just wanted something diffrent, and believe it or not, that was the least of my fancy bows...glad all is happy...
Too bad I can't hit "Like" on a post.
I'd love to see a wall shot of those bows, flood.
What a beauty!
Starting to get the finish on now. Using Minwax wipe on poly in satin finish. I've discovered that somewhere along the line the thumb rest got sanded mostly off. Oh well, can't unsand it. The wood grain is really nice on this bow.
I'm starting to rethink selling it. It's the same specs as my new takedown Shrew. 56" - 50# @ 28". I've never had two bows with the same specs before.
I have a couple 4 sale now, but I have a silvertip I will put up when I get it back from Dave, not many out there, 56" longbow, kudu tips and riser face, there hard to find, only between 5 to 6 built,
Looks very nice!
I would be keeping that one and moving another bow down the line. You don't find a bow like that every day!
beautifull bow
that black dot is interesting
because the griffin i have here has one in the sight window and appears to go all the way thru the riser
Kevin
Good work. I looked hard at this one in classifieds. Hind sight 20/20.
There was a dot like that on a 59r that I had. John would not tell me why it was there.
QuoteOriginally posted by buckracks7:
There was a dot like that on a 59r that I had. John would not tell me why it was there.
Hahaha. Trade secret I guess. Or something to make us ask questions. :confused:
I had a Griffin with a black dot on one side of the riser, too.
Like others said, why painting it in the first place!! Good surprise for you!!
The dot is probably a wood plug where an open knot was.
A Swan emerges...very nice!
Kris
QuoteOriginally posted by Megan:
The dot is probably a wood plug where an open knot was.
Hmmm. Possibly. I'll have to look a little closer when I get back home this evening. Maybe post a close up.
When I was young I painted all my Bear recuves to hide the shine. Seemed to make sense back then. Now I stay out of the sun:)
The dot doesn't seem to be in an area that a knot might have been. (See picture on page 1)
Last coat of poly applied last night.
Shelf leather installed this morning.
GET TO SHOOT IT THIS AFTERNOON. :clapper:
( I hadn't shot it earlier since the string that came with it wouldn't untwist enough to lower the brace height enough.) but now I have some other strings that will work fine.
Hmmm. This could be my #2 bow. Anyone interested in a Griffin Gnat?
Well, guys (and gals), it's definitely a shooter. Quiet and fast. BUT .... I shot the Gnat again, too, and I've got to thin the herd down some. Looks like this one's going on the block. Look for it and others on the classifieds next week. Don't have time to get anything photoed and posted until the weekend's over.
Maybe I'll post some comparison pics of this one, too, when time allows.
Thanks for watching it's progress. This project was a lot of fun and I may look at doing others like it if the opportunity comes up.