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Montana Self Bow Jamboree June 23-26
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Montana Self Bow Jamboree June 23-26
Thanks for compliments.
A couple more details.
One of the bowyers there helping newbies like me asked if I wanted bubinga tip overlays. A quick trip to the local ACE hardware for the strongest epoxy (Gorilla- 3,500 pound) and they were ready to finish the last day.
I made 2 flemish twist strings from B50. One with 2 loops. The other another bowyer said he’d seen another type.
I made the upper loop like a regular flemish twist, but instead of stopping weaving the end into to string about 2 inches, continued with the twisting like the loop for the entire length.
Then tied it with a knot, and used a timber hitch to tie the string on the lower limb tip nock. Served it like a regular twisted string.
It’s sure different and seems to have stretched to final length.
I needed 14 strands, 7 + 7. The white roll only had enough for 6 strands, so I added 1 green strand to the white bundle. It looks interesting adding a single color into the white.
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkLast edited by Bill; 06-27-2022, 02:20 PM.
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I’ve been meaning to stain the bow- and on the last day of the year I was thinking about what I’d done and accomplished in 2022.
Into the shop, turn on the heater and some music and put a coat of Walnut gel stain on the osage orange. The backdrop is one of the stones when we excavated our foundation. The circular rings are iron compounds.
I read the Birchwood Casey Tru Oil puts a great, protective finish on the stain.
Sure a step up from raw osage orange.
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If it was me, I would have skipped the stain and just used the tru oil. Osage is very yellow when newly cut, but darkens to a beautiful deep dark brown as it ages.
Either way, your bow looks great!!! I’d love to figure out a way to come to the jamboree just so I could meet you in person and see your awesome piece of heaven!!!!!!
Bisch
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Montana Self Bow Jamboree June 23-26
Originally posted by Bill View PostCome on north!
Do you use Tru-oil? I read about it and got into the arguments for and against it.
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I have used tru oil. It works fine. A lot more of a hassle than polyurethane though. I think the tru oil is a better finish in the long run though.
Bisch
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ProLast edited by Bisch; 01-01-2023, 10:57 PM.
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Originally posted by SamHarper View PostI wish I could go to that. I've never been anywhere near that part of the country. It's just too far, and I don't want to get eaten by a bear.
They don’t eat you- just tenderize. We got thru bow and rifle seasons this year without a griz attack in Montana. Wyoming had a couple I believe.
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