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in reply to: My Elkheart has arrived!! #52404

Very Nice looking bow bud. Congrats

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in reply to: Pack for elk #52391

Thanks for info guys. Keep it coming.

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in reply to: Help with bow finish. #52296

A couple good coats of wax over the summer also helps preserve the finish.

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in reply to: Help with bow finish. #52162

For an all wood natural bow to keep it looking natural I would use tung oil or either tru-oil. Put on a latex glove and pour it into your hand and rub away. It will eventually soak in and seal it. Tru-oil will give it that gun stock looking finish. Then you can just barnish it lightly with a green scrubby pad to knock off the glossiness.

Hope this helps you out.

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in reply to: New Bow #48084

Really nice cast on that bow. I love the looks and feel of Yew myself. nice bow bud.

Shawn

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in reply to: Great nock set #44514

Ryan does a good job with his videos.

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in reply to: New bow for elk trip #44363

Yep that’s why I’m gonna build me another one. If not I can just pull one off the rack. I will have me one around 51 pounds or so.

Shawn

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in reply to: New bow for elk trip #43900

Thanks all. Troy that bow started out as putting scraps together. It turned out ok. Nothing fancy like your spliced lam work.

Shawn

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in reply to: All these new bows,, guess I better show mine #41632

Now that’s the Troy bows I’ve known and seen in the past. That’s another beauty bud. I’m with ya on the stippling.

Shawn.

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in reply to: How to repair bow? #39961

I reskinned a couple bows for people. It wasn’t that hard to do. I used a razor knife to scrape off the old skins. Then I lightly sanded with 220 grit and re-sprayed with thunderbird.

Another bow I did the same way with the taking off and sanding with 220 grit. Then I took a piece of 100 grit and marred the glass a bit and applied some timber rattlers too with TB III. Let it dry a couple days and setup then I descaled the skins. Hand rubbed Tru-oil finish.

Not sure what all tools you have or your spray finish capabilities are. if you willing to take the project on yourself as a start measures your tiller as a reference and when sanding the limbs only sand the finish/glue off. Try your best not to get into the glass. Also check with Samick to see what finish they use and use the same finish. If not theres a good chance that the two different finishes will react and bubble up and peel.

Feel free to message or call me I can help you along or point you in the right direction.

Shawn

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in reply to: Send Through the US Postal Service!!!!!! #39732

USPS is what I use. the big brown people are too expensive and I have had some problems with them as well. Hopefully they will reconsider your claim.

Shawn

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in reply to: Getting in shape #38375

I stay in shape with Olympic weightlifting. I’ll be 41 in a month and still compete Both my older kids lift. We all enjoy it.

Closer to season I do crossfit.

Shawn

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in reply to: Naming your bow #38374

I like to name mine sometimes. “Ol Trusty” is my favorite bow.

Shawn

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in reply to: Stalking #35956

Whitetails no I’m not a good stalker. I have tried a few times to stalk them at the ranch in nebraska. We only see a handful every year. Our place there in Nebraska is mainly mule deer and angus.

As a kid growing up in the northern part of the golden triangle of Texas we would stalk them some every now and again we’d get in a dry creek bottom (its always dry) and ease along and peek over the top and see some does and smaller buck but was never able to connect.

Shawn

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in reply to: Helms Deep arrived today… #35951

Thats one beauty of a Bow. best of luck with her

Shawn

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