2025 Bow Swap Progress Thread

OldRawhide42 · April 13, 2025, 08:49:44 AM

Watsonjay where are you getting your heat strips ??
Thanks I might give them a try.

Watsonjay · April 13, 2025, 09:02:36 AM

Only place I could find them was China. I know...Shame on me. But that was the only place. JSR2.com

sman · April 13, 2025, 01:36:14 PM

Do you have link for the heat strips

Watsonjay · April 13, 2025, 02:36:45 PM

Send PMs if you want info. So this stays about the bow swap. Sorry Guys.

Watsonjay · April 13, 2025, 03:51:06 PM

Gluing on the back handle now

Watsonjay · April 13, 2025, 07:58:24 PM

Its looking good. Hopefully I didn't overbuild it.

Watsonjay · April 14, 2025, 04:47:50 PM

Made some progress today. Got grip rough cut and limbs initial profiled until I verify string alignment.

Jon Lipovac · April 14, 2025, 05:30:51 PM

Victims bow is shipped will land on hopefully the right front porch this week.

Watsonjay · April 14, 2025, 05:46:33 PM

Man Ive got to get moving

kennym · April 14, 2025, 06:36:08 PM

I have the string half done!!

Crooked Stic · April 14, 2025, 07:33:39 PM

WITCH HALF ???

kennym · April 14, 2025, 08:19:58 PM

Both ends! Actually got it all done a few minutes ago, and shot it outside some, kinda hate to ship her off.

Mo_coon-catcher · April 14, 2025, 09:53:48 PM

Waiting for the dye to dry on the lacing but here's what I'm gonna go with for the handle wrap. Capybara with goat lace. I cut the lace to 3/16" wide then thinned and beveled before dying with mahagony dye. I'm not sure on the arrow pass material yet.

Kyle

Mo_coon-catcher · April 14, 2025, 11:48:24 PM

And the end results. I'm going to shoot it a bit more before I send it but she's done.

Kyle

Jon Lipovac · April 15, 2025, 02:22:32 PM

One of you poor son of a guns has to deal with unwrapping a new bow today.

kennym · April 15, 2025, 04:07:27 PM

Hmmmm, I got a box from Jon. I'm still untaping stuff.

I never thought of using the tape (military grade 100 mph tape) backwards. Worked great on the riser, but the limbs nested together with the sticky side meeting in the middle was a different story. Thought I was gonna break them so I got them started apart and carefully cut my way to the other end!!

Once I got the bow out I was in awe. I've never built a bow that nice. Fit, finish wood selection, it has it all. Like Bo Derek, she's a 10, maybe an 11!!

I will get a full draw pic tomorrow if I can find my camera in the sock drawer (for you old timere here...)

Thank you Jon for a super sweet bow Sir!!

4 point · April 15, 2025, 06:21:52 PM

Dang Kenny I was hoping that was heading my way. Looks like a nice one.

Watsonjay · April 15, 2025, 06:34:12 PM

Trying to put it in second gear.

Crooked Stic · April 15, 2025, 07:45:00 PM

I know what you mean Kenny. I got a Jon bow a couple years ago.