Auction for Bones!!!

PARALIZED · SENIOR ADMIN Joined: Apr 05, 2011 Posts: 40

Here's the deal. I'm making a bow and auctioning it off, with the proceeds going to the maintenance of the Bones server.
I make all of my bows from 100% natural materials, and with this one I am starting from a log of Elm cut in Minnesota. When I'm done I'll hopefully have a beautiful bow that will look great on the wall, and/or fill your freezer during hunting season.
This is how the auction is going to work. Bids can be placed anytime by posting them on this forum. I'll occasionally post videos showing some of the steps in building the bow and the progress I am making on it. After the bow is complete we'll continue the auction for a few days, then end it. The person with the highest bid at the end gets the finished bow.
I'll ship the bow to anywhere in the continental United States free of charge. If it needs to be shipped anywhere else it is the responsibility of the winner to pay for shipping.
Here is a link to the video of the start of the bow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbHWkYHxq6c

(Couldnt figure out how to post the video)
Good Luck Bidding!
PARALIZED

PARALIZED · SENIOR ADMIN Joined: Apr 05, 2011 Posts: 40

Thats a great start!

PARALIZED · SENIOR ADMIN Joined: Apr 05, 2011 Posts: 40

Here is a link to the 2nd video of me building the bow. Here I peel the bark off and lay out the bow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLu0bDEA-84

SubWayTerror · Clan Member Joined: Apr 05, 2012 Posts: 12

cool idea. only wish I was working and could be a part of this. Tho I no longer hunt it would still be a sweet piece. Redemption is watching too many auction shows on tv, starting right off with that bid, gonna scare off some people right off the bat, Shocked

anyways..good luck and hope it keeps going up.

PARALIZED · SENIOR ADMIN Joined: Apr 05, 2011 Posts: 40

Here I use my hatchet to shape the bow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjQoX7SNvLQ

PARALIZED · SENIOR ADMIN Joined: Apr 05, 2011 Posts: 40

Here I remove some more wood from the stave.

http://s153.photobucket.com/albums/s221/bcgrover/?action=view&current=BonesBow5.mp4

Peaches · Clan Member Joined: Aug 03, 2008 Posts: 60

My husband loves to bow hunt and he digs custom stuff!

$110.00 bid!
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PARALIZED · SENIOR ADMIN Joined: Apr 05, 2011 Posts: 40

Here is the 6th video of me building the bow. I use my rasp to thin out the stave and shape the handle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poKvobSf1kY&feature=youtu.be

Beavis · Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 10:45 pm Post subject:

thats starting to look good. keep up the good work
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PARALIZED · SENIOR ADMIN Joined: Apr 05, 2011 Posts: 40

In this video I remove the cambium layer using my knife and scraper. Also smooth out the sides of the stave and handle area using my scraper.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV2Enze-ffg

PARALIZED · SENIOR ADMIN Joined: Apr 05, 2011 Posts: 40

In this video I shape the handle area and tips.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzBb5_0Z5P8&feature=youtu.be

Fink · Clan Member Joined: Oct 27, 2010 Posts: 41

ill put up 115

PARALIZED · SENIOR ADMIN Joined: Apr 05, 2011 Posts: 40

Here is a link to the 9th video.
In this one I use my rasp to thin out the stave a little.

http://www.youtube.com/my_videos?feature=mhee

PARALIZED · SENIOR ADMIN Joined: Apr 05, 2011 Posts: 40

Oops, bad link.
Here is the real link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcGlCh4_dK8

Fink · Clan Member Joined: Oct 27, 2010 Posts: 41

still at one 115?