My latest Homemade Longbow

[Rancid Crabtree]

I decided to add a medal to the bow's riser so I used a hat/lapel pin that I got at the last Wisconsin Bowhunter's Annual convention. Being that I am a Director for the WBH, I though it would be a nice touch. This bow will come with a Junior membership to the WBH.

I drilled a shallow hole for the medal so that it would sit below the surface of the riser.



It was a good fit.



I then masked off the riser and cut away the tape covering the hole. I used two layers of tape so that when I used a putty knife to level the epoxy, It would sit just higher than the riser and allow me material to sand away to make flush.



When the epoxy cured, I sanded it so the epoxy was level with the wood.





I kept on sanding until I had the whole bow smooth with 320 grit sandpaper.



I then cleaned the bow with a tack rag and then wiped it down with denatured alcohol. I masked off the glass because I want to finish the riser with tung oil.



I applied the Tung oil using the same "Brush" I used to apply the super glue to the bloodwood.



I rubbed in a healthy dose of the tung oil and after it cures, I will give it two more coats. I will then use 400 grit and steel wool to smooth out any lines and give it two more coats.