Cherokee Style D Bow
Hey, everybody! It's been a loooooooooong time since I've posted anything on here; like 6 or 7 years. But I'm excited because this is the first bow I've completed since then. What can I say. First I...
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Great work bookworm! I also have in plan to make that Eastern Woodlands bows, but from black locust so I will keep them naturally yellow in color. I wanted to ask you about making dye from walnut...
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Thanks for the kind words, Stalker. I say it's my favorite stain, but I have to say I've only done it twice. The walnuts I used were were rotten with a little green on them. Multiple coats made a...
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Actually that is pretty much same thing I did. They were also rotten and little green. I like that stain, but I spent really long time on making it.
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Nice bow. As far as a consistent hand position goes, if you have a well defined top edge to your handle wrap, just place the arrow in contact with the top edge and place your hand to support the arrow...
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Thanks, Rod. I agree 100%. I did it this way for two reasons. First, I just liked the idea and thought I'd try it. Second, this bow will probably be a gift to someone who has zero experience with...
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Stalker, I don't remember the stain being that much work, but it has been a while. I tried some green walnuts yesterday. I like the result, but maybe more for arrows. Here is a test sample on red...
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Stalker, https://s20.postimg.org/dxszb6vi5/image.jpg This is a sample stick I've done on the green walnut stain. I started with what I had posted yesterday and put one coat of poly over it on the...
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Hey that looks great. Well done. Makes me want to get back in the wood shop again. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks, Thimo! I appreciate the kind words. By the way, thank YOU for sharing. It seemed for a while you were making on average a bow a day and it is an inspiration to see the beautiful bows you make.
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Thanks, George! Now I gotta see if I can't make a better one. 😋
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