That’s excellent!! One of my favourite “naturals” I’ve seen in a long time.
An Oak
Hi all,
This is another one I found sitting in the corner for some years until I realized it had some potential.
I did not want to carve it, I just sanded it lightly in order not to destroy surface stripes; i even left one of the forks to be considerably thicker than the other one,
It is finished it with my secret mixture of 1 part of BLO 1 part of Turpentine and 1 part of Bees-wax and banded with 2 cm wide TBG.
It shoots well in both hands, albeit right hand somewhat better:
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I hope you enjoyed,
Cheers,
jazz
This is another one I found sitting in the corner for some years until I realized it had some potential.
I did not want to carve it, I just sanded it lightly in order not to destroy surface stripes; i even left one of the forks to be considerably thicker than the other one,
It is finished it with my secret mixture of 1 part of BLO 1 part of Turpentine and 1 part of Bees-wax and banded with 2 cm wide TBG.
It shoots well in both hands, albeit right hand somewhat better:
I hope you enjoyed,
Cheers,
jazz
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That one is going to last ages, that's for sure.
Oak frames are like some types of wine: the older, the better
And nice call to leave the inner stripes. Do you know they are caused by the tree's bark? The thicker the bark, the deeper those stripes are.
BEAUTIFUL slingshot!!!
Cheers ...Q
Oak frames are like some types of wine: the older, the better
And nice call to leave the inner stripes. Do you know they are caused by the tree's bark? The thicker the bark, the deeper those stripes are.
BEAUTIFUL slingshot!!!
Cheers ...Q
Hi, StringSlap, I am so glad you like it!
Hi Quercusuber, I totaly agree about oak and wine..!That one is going to last ages, that's for sure.
Oak frames are like some types of wine: the older, the better
And nice call to leave the inner stripes. Do you know they are caused by the tree's bark? The thicker the bark, the deeper those stripes are.
BEAUTIFUL slingshot!!!
Cheers ...Q
But I did not know this about inner stripes - there's no end to learning.. thank you very much!
cheers,
jazz
Thanks, SLING-N-SHOT, I am glad you like it. And my secret mixture got even more secret: first you mix 1 part of BLO and 1 part of Turpentine and then you melt 1 part of Bees-wax and add it to the previous two (or vice versa..) and then you stir it occasionally as it cools down.Hey @jazz, Steve ( a.k.a. Stringslap ) took the words right outa my mouth, lol......Gotta love Oak
Beautiful natural brother, but I hate to break it to you.....your "secret" finishing mix ain't so secret anymore, lol
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Thank you, bingo!
Thanks, NSFC! Yes, the strips are some half a millimeter (my guess) deep and you can feel it when trying it with the nail and for that reason the grip is soooo friendly..
cheers,
jazz
Hi BushpotChef, I am glad that you like it, thank you very much!I sure like that man very classic, beautiful grain as well.
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cheers,
jazz
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