rubbed the back down with denatured alcohol... blended it all in nicely. took up the shellac but thats just fine with me... only needed it on the ipe. its still a wee bit tacky... tomorrow when its totally dry i will give it a quick rub with 400 grit just to make it silky smooth again... then im waiting on the tru-oil. should be here by tuesday.

super nice bow!!!
i have used both min wax wipe on poly, and a water based spar grade verathane on ipe many times with no problems!

I spray my ipe with minwax lacquer.  I've never had a problem with it not drying on ipe.  The only thing I've ever had a problem with is the helsmeth spar urathane.  That dye looks good.  What did you do on the sides???  I take a scraper and run down the sides so it gives a straight line.

Great job on the bow, beautiful. I've watched and enjoyed the build thread since the beginning. It's the first thread finally initiated a post out of me. Not usually a lurker but I have been up to now.

Actually ALL the bows I have seen built here are beautiful. All the input helped me alot too, even Roys but don't tell him it will just make his head swell.    :p

Ah Geeze Shawnee, yer first post and yer already messen wif me...  

Heck Roy, it just feels natural   :D

LOL, glad you decided to post.

hey thanks ShawneeB, and everyone, I really appreciate all the help and compliments. I am going to need all your help again soon! i have pretty much decided the next project is going to be an Osage selfbow, and although i have read and read and read alot about it, i have never laid hands on a piece of osage.... should be interesting.

Once you build an Osage Bow, you won't use any other kind of wood:)

so your saying i should try everything else first?
 

No, forget everything else and use Osage:)

well we will see how it goes, it doesn't grow around here and they don't exactly give it away... i've been looking around for a good hop hornbeam tree to cut... but that will take time to dry.

Pine Hollow sells a BBO kit for $75.00.

 http://www.pinehollowlongbows.com/Bow_Kits.html

There are lots of good wood for bows, cut what you can around home..

QuoteOriginally posted by Roy from Pa:
LOL, glad you decided to post.

Thanks Roy. Maybe I'll even have something to contribute if I try hard   :eek:

You're welcome Echat, you deserve it. Very nice job. I'm newagain at bow making too. I tried my first back around 83. Yew billet bow. Kaboom!!! Nice toothpicks though, lots of em. So I shot factory and customs or bows made for me. I just decided to try making them again (also start shooting bows again after a few years off) now that we have the net and GREAT help. Made my first successful board bow and I'm working on my version of a take down Molle like Fiddlers "Alaskan takedown".

The net did more than just great info and help. It really renewed me in trad. I have shot trad since a kid but so many friends went to wheels, I wouldn't.

I'm 1.5 hrs from the KY tradfest Apr 5-7th so will drop in on one day, hope to meet a few from here too.

Nice bow!!!

I should be at the Ky Tradfest too.

Man... those dates for the Ky tradfest are almost right.... im headed to AL from CT on the weekend of the 12th... would have been cool to make it a halfway rest point.

D. I'm in Edmonton. About a straight shot north for me on 68 to get to the fest. I can't do all 3 days, sure would like to though.

Echat. Heck man, leave a week early and stretch it!

wish i could, already requested the leave, and to late to change it now.