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Gringa Bows · #1 Post by **Gringa Bows** » Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:15 pm

finished this one a few days ago .....thought i'd try something a little different with the riser,its got wenge and osage in it,osage tips boo core,55lb at 28 ...66in NTN........its my first attempt so i'm happy with it .

dawallace45 · #2 Post by **dawallace45** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 6:40 am

Rod

Very , very nice , good one

David

Bill · #3 Post by **Bill** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:35 am

Rod , for a first attempt ,

it is fully sickkk, well done

.........Bill

Roadie · #4 Post by **Roadie** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:03 am

Good one Rod, always enjoy looking at the Bows you make..... Cheers Roadie.

Gringa Bows · #5 Post by **Gringa Bows** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:11 am

Thank you Guy's......

longbow steve · #6 Post by **longbow steve** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:28 am

Looks nice Rod, The knot in the tip is a good effect

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blu-dog · #7 Post by **blu-dog** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:29 am

Rod...I've seen your bow rack and it's looking pretty full...

If you need me to provide a "foster home" for this bow I am fully prepared to build a brand new bow rack for it to reside on... and it will receive the love, care and space a young bow needs!!!

Another impressive Gringa creation mate... I wish I had an ounce of your knowledge and talent!!!

#8 Post by **Stickbow Hunter** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:30 am

Not bad for an Ol' Fella!

Jeff

Gringa Bows · #9 Post by **Gringa Bows** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:49 am

Thanks Steve,Paul and Jeff......

kimall · #10 Post by **kimall** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 10:49 am

Nice work mate...
Cheers KIM

Gringa Bows · #11 Post by **Gringa Bows** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 10:55 am

thanks Kim..

Guy Layton · #12 Post by **Guy Layton** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 3:34 pm

Rod,

Nice work...!

Is this the bow you made for your birthday...? or is that still a work in progress..?

Cheers Guy..

Gringa Bows · #13 Post by **Gringa Bows** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 4:18 pm

Thanks Guy,yes it was for myself ,but for some reason it came in 10lb lighter than i wanted, i think it was the clear glass.

kimall · #14 Post by **kimall** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 4:29 pm

I have found black glass is stiffer for its thickness than clear mate thats one of the resons I like it chasing performance its got more grunt for its mass.
Cheers KIM

Gringa Bows · #15 Post by **Gringa Bows** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 4:53 pm

yep,the next one i do for myself will be with black or brown with the same core thickness see what happens.

greybeard · #16 Post by **greybeard** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 6:46 pm

Hi Rod,

Another fine bow.

Do you use a clear sealer on the wenge before applying the finishing coats of clear?

kimall wrote:I have found black glass is stiffer for its thickness than clear mate thats one of the resons I like it chasing performance its got more grunt for its mass.
Cheers KIM

Kim,

I believe you are correct in that clear glass delivers less performance for a given core thickness. I am chasing it up with Binghams to see if they have any performance value figures.

Daryl.

Gringa Bows · #17 Post by **Gringa Bows** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:12 pm

thanks Daryl,i usually use a sanding sealer with the wenge,but the can was off when i went to do this one so ive just been painting and sanding till i fill it,should have just bought another tin

kimall · #18 Post by **kimall** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:37 pm

The sanding filler I tried on my last bow with the wenge made the wenge go lighter looking loosing the nice dark contrast.I plan to sand it back one day and refinish it.
Cheers KIM

UPTHETOP · #19 Post by **UPTHETOP** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:46 pm

Nice Rod, as always. I like the lighter bow colour for a change the bamboo must look good under the clear.

Keep up the good work the magic combination must be just around the corner mate.

Cheers Wayno

Nutgrass · #20 Post by **Nutgrass** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:11 pm

Yer it don't look half bad

Another top job mate

Just watch Blu-dog, I am sure he already has a full un-blooded rack

I reckon that Wenge with some Brazilian blood-wood might look damn hot in a future Gidget bow

Might be getting hooked to all this wood

Look forward to the next Gringa creation

The pics don't do it justice

Gringa Bows · #21 Post by **Gringa Bows** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:36 pm

Kim,what brand was the the sealer you was using the stuff ive used is Feast Watson .Thanks Wayno and Gary

kimall · #22 Post by **kimall** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:46 pm

Same brand as the 60 % gloss top coat which is awsome but I wont be using the filler again.As it is an industrial coating it does not have the same sort of labling as retail type products.When are you going to experiment with the laminations again mate get a bit more SPEEEEEEEEED happening.

Glenn and I might be making one together soon with some new ideas we want to try to try to get the last bit out of the defiant design.We are after 200 fps with 10 grain per pound and a takedown with the bowbolt in it.
It is so great to see so many guys making bows now and passing on the craft to others also.
Cheers KIM

Steven J · #23 Post by **Steven J** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:10 pm

Nice work Rod. I like the osage window. The curve in the sight window looks nice.

Daryl, when I use Wenge, I seal it with superglue. I mask up the other parts of the bow and let it soak into the riser. The brown grain really sucks it up. Then I take to it with the sandpaper again and find that I can get a really flat finish. The superglue gets pretty messy and takes some time to sand up well, but the end product comes in really nice.

Steve

Gringa Bows · #24 Post by **Gringa Bows** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 4:12 am

Kim,i havent tried that paint yet,i've gone back to septone for now,i'm pretty happy with the way my bows are performing now,but i may start playing with power lams and tip wedges in the future, but for now i'm just playing with different handle patterns,....Glenn's a smart man when it comes to making bows,so ya's should come up with something decent

............Thanks Steven,i might try the super glue idea next time i use wenge see how it goes

littlejohn · #25 Post by **littlejohn** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 6:21 pm

Nice looking bow,
I like the contrast of the timbers.
Congrats...pete

Gringa Bows · #26 Post by **Gringa Bows** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 6:24 pm

yeah i like it too,thanks Pete.

NORTHOZ · #27 Post by **NORTHOZ** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 9:27 am

Good stuff Rod,
you are the MAN!!!

Gringa Bows · #28 Post by **Gringa Bows** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:49 pm

Thanks Fletch

sterlo11 · #29 Post by **sterlo11** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 11:10 pm

beautiful looking bow mate you are awesome at making bows mate cheers sterlo

Nephew · #30 Post by **Nephew** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:52 am

Of course it's excellent, I would expect no less from you, Ol' mate! Well done, as per usual!

Ozbow

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