Is my Kodiak Hunter safe to shoot

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Sounds like the refinish is coming along nicely!

[Sixby]

I had to make a decision here to either put this aside a bit or to fix it immediately without the fix along. I chose to fix it immediately. Here is where she is at and what I have done.
None of the holes were large enough or even close to large enough to need dowelling. I filled them with smoothon after I went around the edges of the holes with some Gorilla super glue to make sure none of the glass was loose.
The holes were super tiny so no need for any more than the smooth on . In fact to drill them out would have actually been detrimental/. I then ground out an overlay from some Bear Brown glass I had and overlaid the entire area. I now have to sand the overlay in and sand and refinish the bow. I will definitely get some pics of all that.

God bless, steve

[Homey88]

Thanks Steve,
I can't wait to see it!

[Frank V]

Homey88 & Steve,
I'm going to stay tuned to this thread & see how this bow comes out.
I'm a fan of the K Hunter.    

[ron w]

I can't wait to see this when it's done.......      

[ron w]

TTT........how's it coming??  

[Sixby]

I finally got the bow finished and its curing out good. Will get some pics today or tomorrow and ship Monday LOrd Willing.

It came out really nice. God bless, Steve

[Sixby]

I mailed the bow off today. Before it left I took a whole bunch of pics and will post some up now. Here is my problem. Its called dumb. I have to cop to being dumb. Somehow in all of the pics I took I did not get one of the finished overlay over the holes. I did take one right after I applied the overlay but it is unfinished. Perhaps Mike can take one or two when he gets the bow and post them up for you. Anyways I apologize. I am a better bow builder than I am a picture taker.

God bless, Steve
This is the overlay over the holes right after I took it out from under the lamp. It is dark brown glass and works so well with the dark green that after it was finished you did not even notice it.

[Sixby]

[Frank V]

Wow, that is beautiful thanks for sharing.

[ron w]

Nice.......  

[**DONOTDELETE**]

If anyone could pull that off, it's you brutha Steve.... Nicely done bro....

[Sixby]

I have a 74 Super K I think I might do the same thing to. No holes in it though.

God bless, Steve

[Homey88]

Steve,
wow! That is unreal! I am blown away! That is truly amazing! I'm speechless! Thank you so much! You are a master craftsman! Unbelievable work you do!!thanks a million!

[Homey88]

Wow!

[Homey88]

I will definitely post some pictures when it gets here!

[Sixby]

Working on those old bows is something I really do enjoy. I love to see them come to life. They are really great bows that hearken back to a different time.
I can remember when my dream was to someday own a Bear. Now I am almost 70 and have owned hundreds of them and they still hold a charm to me.

God bless, Steve

[Homey88]

Steve,
I agree. My pap gave me his 67 Kodiak Hunter before he passed away and Told me to kill something with it. So my goal this year is to kill a turkey and a deer with it. After I do that I may retire the bow and hang in on the wall. I noticed a slight limb twist in the bottom limb but it shoots fine. I really do enjoy shooting the bow. I can't wait to shoot the bow you refinished! That will be my go to recurve after harvesting something with my grandpas bow. Thanks again and I can't wait to receive the bow!

[Homey88]

And the old beàr bows are very nostalgic!

[Bud B.]

Bravo master refinisher