Took a chance
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Re: Took a chance
Great looking wood!
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I was thinking last night after posting, they might have sealed before application of that camo that José had on put on it. Did he recall anything like that?
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Not sure. I'll ask him. I think it was originally dipped because of a cosmetic flaw in the glass. I know he uses krystal spray finish but I don't know if he puts a sealer on prior.
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You bring me back to when I was a kid and Dad would get the oil out and we'd rub the rifle and shotgun stocks. I always did love that. I never did care for the plastic looking finishes that so many makers went to. I also enjoy staring at a nice piece of wood hanging from a branch right in front of me. It just adds to the whole experience. You'll really enjoy looking at that one while hunting. Beautiful project with a hidden surprise.
Makes you think that when the original limb finish had a problem, he decided to camo the whole bow rather than save them for another riser with less features
Makes you think that when the original limb finish had a problem, he decided to camo the whole bow rather than save them for another riser with less features
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Knowing Jose like I do, the blemish he was covering up was probably only visible with a microscope.
He is a perfectionist at his craft and I have seen first hand how he will think of scrapping a bow because it has a flaw in the finish that you could cover with the head of a pin.
He is a perfectionist at his craft and I have seen first hand how he will think of scrapping a bow because it has a flaw in the finish that you could cover with the head of a pin.
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Agreed graps. Also each riser is fit to the limbs and they are sanded together for a perfect fit.
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Oh, I'm with ya there, Griz!Grizzly wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2019 8:14 am You bring me back to when I was a kid and Dad would get the oil out and we'd rub the rifle and shotgun stocks. I always did love that. I never did care for the plastic looking finishes that so many makers went to. I also enjoy staring at a nice piece of wood hanging from a branch right in front of me. It just adds to the whole experience. You'll really enjoy looking at that one while hunting. Beautiful project with a hidden surprise.
Makes you think that when the original limb finish had a problem, he decided to camo the whole bow rather than save them for another riser with less features
I hand rubbed a rifle stock with boiled linseed oil...about 8 coats, if I recall... as a teen after refinishing it. The nostalgia comes rushing back every time I smell that smell.
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it took approximately another two hours of sanding with 100 grit to get all the splotches out. Then went over the entire piece with 100 grit sandpaper and then with 220.
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After that switched to 320 grit.
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And all the way up to 800 Grit and am now ready for a finish. The wood is so oily that I believe on its own it would be fine unfinished. But in the interest of generations of preservation I've decided on doing a straight wax finish simply give the would a little bit more protection not that it really needs any. As previously stated I already have a bow finished with wax and it looks and feels wonderful and warm in the hand. Between 5 and 7 coats aught to do and at the end I will post the finished results. Bow is going to get a new string and might I say what a dramatic Improvement.
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