HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!

[Brianlocal3]

Don't remember If I've shared this or not, but I refinished my JD Berry Vixen a month or so ago.
I love a good high gloss on a bow.

http://youtu.be/NZAxJUL3CHQ

[Steve Clandinin]

Well I received my Wallace Mtn. longbow from Mudd yesterday and to say I was elated would be an understatement.Man this bow made me look good.In all honesty the first four arrows were in a 4" group dead centre.Doing buissness with Roy is an absolute joy.

[Stump Buster]

Originally posted by Brianlocal3:
Don't remember If I've shared this or not, but I refinished my JD Berry Vixen a month or so ago.
I love a good high gloss on a bow.

  http://youtu.be/NZAxJUL3CHQ  

Hey Brian,

Nice job on the re-finish!!!      

I watched your most recent video too and if you want to break that skateboard, ya don't have to keep jumping on it, just take it to a band-saw... or shoot a couple broadheads into it.    

[Brianlocal3]

Lol

Well , a fat man trying to re-live his more agile and invincible days. It's a fun . Ha

[Dan bree]

Brian  what did you use on your refinish   Nice job.

[Brianlocal3]

Rustoleum automootive clear coat .

4 coats. I sanded with 320 in between coats, after last spray I went to 600 grit. , then after it cured for a couple days I went to 1000 , then 1500 , then 2000 with polishing compound and a final buff with compound z

All the higher grits took maybe 30 min for all of it, not as time consuming as it sounds written out

[Brianlocal3]

In the video I hadn't polished it yet

[Mudd]

Originally posted by Brianlocal3:
Lol

Well , a fat man trying to re-live his more agile and invincible days. It's a fun . Ha

Brian I have worked hard at getting this body down to just being a "fat man".....lol  (it's an improvement over "morbidly obese")

50 lbs gone but another 50 to go.

BTW:Your refinish job is awesome!!

God bless,Mudd

[ron w]

Hey Mudd........what model Great Northern is your bow? It's a nice one!!

[Jacquesbonin]

Well Gang, thought I would share my recent acquisition with you! I became the owner of a Howard Hill longbow! 69"60@30" named "Old Reiable" came with the original string, canvas with leather bottom case, a backquiver, like new! Also an arm guard, an original Howard Hill glove, looks unused! And three boxes of arrows, two boxes of field tipped, one box of Hill broadheaded arrows, 30 of them, plus an additional 10 unused broadheads! Notes the heads say Howard Hill on them, they are blued after they were sharpened, these were made by Hill archery not Ben Pearson, very interesting! Now for the special information, wait for it! This bow was bowyered by Jim Darling, a while Howard signed this longbow, he decided to name it "Old Reliable" for his older brother "Doc" Hill! Tell me I just the luckiest guy!  If someone could email me at jacquesabonin@gmail.com I could email pictures for someone to post! Enjoy Jacques

[Mudd]

Jacquesbonin I sent you an e-mail.

[Mudd]

Here you go Jacques:













Nice find!!

God bless,Mudd

[Green]

Congrats Jacques!

The refinish job that Brian has shown is real easy to do.  I sanded my Morningstar with 180 grit this afternoon, wiped it down with denatured alcohol, and hung it to dry.  Went back over it with 220 to clear off some very visible scratches in the shelf area from my poor technique, then wiped/dried again and sprayed the first two coats of Rust Oleum Gloss Auto enamel on about an hour apart.  

I'll follow Brian's advice and knock the finish down a bit with 400 between subsequent coats, and then go up through the grit ranks till I get to polishing compound.  The Rust Oleum gives a deep gloss finish to the wood, and everything was found at Wally World.  Hey, if I can do it.....

[Brianlocal3]

Rob,
Glad the refinish is coming along good for you.  I look forward to seeing the finished product!!


ill be posting my adventure today in a bit.
here is a teaser pic

[Brianlocal3]

and Thanks to Bud B's help in his quiver thread I can finally wear my BQ with comfort

[Brianlocal3]

well the neighbor kids came over so dinner is postponed for a bit so the kiddos can burn off some energy.  

I got to get out to do some stump shooting today, and with my newly altered HHA Back quiver , JD Berry Vixen and  a quiver full of odds and ends arrows to include poplar, doug fir, western larch, and aluminums I decided to slay the forest.  

the fields are chest/head high

But the access road has been cleared



First thing i see is a ground hog hightailing it off the trail

Next was a fox but no pic was taken.

Bordering both sides are chest high stinging nettles (itch weed)

[Mudd]

Here are a couple more of Jacques' treasures.

I'll post the pictures but I'll let Jacques tell you about the bows.


















God bless,Mudd

[Mudd]

Had too many pictures for one post.





God bless,Mudd

[Brianlocal3]

I used my bow to chop down a path thru the nettles so I could access this nice ridge and do some shooting


this stump was my first target


and a success



another glory shot, because i like them


one of the many ogres



a success full kill.  this one was 50 yards


good penetration

[Brianlocal3]

my stumper of choice. baby blue dip, and my arch enemy, the nettles


I found a buddy to accompany me


and a little forest art as the Hinterland rovers like to call it