2024 Bow Swap Progress Thread - Closed

kennym · March 22, 2024, 11:19:23 AM

I'm making a shipping carton hoping not destructable by ship carriers...

I'm up for beaver...

Crooked Stic · March 22, 2024, 11:25:11 AM

Coon fur should be interesting.

kennym · March 22, 2024, 11:59:20 AM

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kennym · March 22, 2024, 01:04:12 PM

OK she will be in the air, or truck , or boat ,or whatever tomorrow...

Poor victim...

Mo_coon-catcher · March 22, 2024, 02:10:21 PM

Good looking shipping container. That aughta do the job

Hmm, I vote raccoon. I've done a few silencers with raccoon fur and it looks neat

All around awesome looking bows

Kyle

Kirkll · March 22, 2024, 02:32:05 PM

have you got a home made action wood going in that core Kenny? looks like walnut maple combo on the profile edge....

That looks like a good over seas carton there. i like to ship one piece bows with a wood crate going over seas. i sent a batch to China like that a few years ago....

Kirk

kennym · March 22, 2024, 03:21:02 PM

Yep on the shop awood. Made with .005" per inch tapers if I remember right. Had it awhile. Thick end of maple to bow center and thick end of walnut to tip.

The carton will withstand the carriers I hope unless they see it as a challenge.

Crooked Stic · March 22, 2024, 03:55:18 PM

Me thinks that may go across water. The Mississippi to my house

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Mad Max · March 22, 2024, 05:05:09 PM

Quote from: kennym on March 22, 2024, 11:19:23 AM
I'm making a shipping carton hoping not destructable by ship carriers...

I'm up for beaver...

I see on FB
You are shipping bow making material (wood box) with the bow.

Longcruise · March 22, 2024, 06:01:30 PM

QuoteYou are shipping bow making material (wood box) with the bow.

Exactly what I thought.

Beaver? Racoon? I vote possum!

kennym · March 22, 2024, 06:09:07 PM

Quote from: Longcruise on March 22, 2024, 06:01:30 PM
QuoteYou are shipping bow making material (wood box) with the bow.

Exactly what I thought.

Beaver? Racoon? I vote possum!

You will need to patch some screw holes...

DVSHUNTER · March 22, 2024, 06:33:30 PM

All these beautiful bows are really making me want to try and build a fiberglass one. Kenny, you want a house guest for a min?

I have got a pretty decent bend going on with this simple selfbow. I just need to slowly tiller the weight down to my victem dbeaver I would go with beaver. That's all I use anymore.

Smguinnip · March 23, 2024, 10:31:10 AM

looks like there's been a lot of stuff happening on here lately and these bows are looking great. I've been experimenting with some colors on a couple of bows, one for my victim and one for myself, i will put some pictures up soon, but i would at least like to get some sealer on them first. great job everyone, getting excited to see which one will end up at my door.

Mad Max · March 23, 2024, 02:45:40 PM

Lookin gggood Dave

kennym · March 23, 2024, 03:38:36 PM

My victims bow has left the building . Hope it goes safely ...

jess stuart · March 23, 2024, 06:53:50 PM

Have the riser rough shaped hope to start finish sanding in a day or two.

DVSHUNTER · March 23, 2024, 07:34:42 PM

I hit max weight at my victims draw weight today and put on some tip overlays of water buffalo horn.

kennym · March 23, 2024, 07:37:00 PM

NICE , Jess and Dave!!

I'll take both of em !

4 point · March 23, 2024, 08:17:46 PM

Got the new set of limbs ruffed out. They're at the top end of my victims weight but I should be able to get them to their sweet spot. I had to dig into my birdseye stash because I didn't have any more spalted wood for veneers.
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Crooked Stic · March 23, 2024, 08:22:14 PM

Jess you got my address Right?