Stain sounds real nice... I think it makes a selfbow look classy..... John Scifres did a stain on the Mojo II bow and it was awesome.. George is right about the finish seperating the hacks from the pros'..... Terry

Thanks Terry. Stain it will be. I`ll do her proud.

Hmmm, not sure if stain will be a problem with the leather overlays or not.  As I show in the link in my last post, it gets saturated with super glue.  Well, some of that super glue gets on the wood and frankly is part of the reason I'm able to get such a smooth transition from the leather to the wood.  I'm wondering if the stain will penetrate the wood differently where the super glue is?  I guess it could be sanded some but when I polish the overlay, I usually polish the leather and wood like it is a single piece and I think it may be very difficult to try to sand just the wood to get rid of the super glue without messing up the leather or causing a ridge of some sort.

Maybe do one of those blended stain jobs that are dark at the tips and fade towards the handle?

Dave, my guess is the super glue will not allow the stain to penetrate the wood, leaving light spots. It is the same problem I run into when I stain woodwork in houses & the carpenters get glue where they are not supposed to. The only way we get rid of it is to sand with 100 grit paper. we might have to rethink the stain & go clear.

How about staining the tips dark fading to natural around the handle area?  Chad

Fading, as Chad suggests, sounds like the way to go. It's easy with achochol analines. I've seen it and done it myself, looks good.

Timo, for a 64" bow I will have exactly 1/2" from the top edge of the string groove to the tip of the limb....less after it's rounded off. What did you have in mind for nocks and tip overlays?

To the top guys, I'm lovin this.

I usually use a few power tools (lazy and faster), but for this one it's just a scraper and a rasp. It is strung pulling 58#@20", showing little set. It proly settle in a little less after sanding and some shooting. Give me a day or so and I'll have it exactly, but I think you could procede with the arreas since they  be cut and tip weight adjusted by the winner to fine tune their spine.

Question for Terry: this is the point where sinew could be applied if you think you'd like to see that???. It will shoot in with some normal set as most unbacked bows of thist weight/length will, sinew would give it some reflex but take more time.

George.... We might not have enough time for the sinew to set up before the auction and I wouldn't want to cut the guys short on time for the work that's left..... Let's just leave her a top end self bow..... Terry

Ok Terry, I figured that and went ahead and kepy tillering. Proly be done tonight, some sanding and in the mail. I'll post all the pics when I'm done. There is still 2-1/2 months 'til the auction and she'll be looking good a lot sooner than that.

Dano: We need a string for a 63 1/2" bow   :D   Hows about 64" and we'll twist a couple of times    

Thanks George, who should I send it to Terry?

George, really looking forward to some pics.....

Dano, I don't know who is the last to get it, check with the boss man.

John, here's a crappy one from yesterday, still a little flat spot around the knots on the left side...since fixed.

 

Gosh you got that looking good George!

Thanks Mickey, She looks better tonite. The boss just told me we're going out, guess I won't wrap it until tomorrow   :(   only a couple inches to go.

Nice work George  

well tell the boss that Dianne and I said Hi!

George, that is looking really nice. Looks like its not taking set out of the fades and the arc is sweet.

Dano, I may be the last on the list with handle wrap, photos and shipping to the winning bidder (which may be real cheap if I win). Are you making a FF string?

Yep Dano...... Ship it to Shaun...... You guys are doin great...... This lil bow is gonna be a beauty when it's done..... Terry