JBReplicas
Sr Member
Here I will document my work on my construction of the Season 1 bow from Arrow, I've had this on the bench since Christmas time and was finally at the stage where I had gathered most of the accurate parts to begin putting it all together. First off I located a Ragim Matrix Jnr 48 and had it shipped over, like most people I was surprised how small it was, but as soon as you see it in person you know its right. The first major task was to fit the limbs and string and run around the house shouting 'you have failed this city' at my cats. Seeing how unimpressed they were I decided to do some real work and strip back all the wood stain to reveal the bare finish underneath. This took some time but was worth it. Then I added some light staining which I wanted to do before I did the wood burning, for this I used a new method, English tea - I soaked 3 bags in half a cup of warm water for about an hour and then dabbed it on lightly with a paper towel, I then wanted to add some darker shades so I put 3 teaspoons of coffee in with it, yes it really works, the trick is to not saturate the wood too much, more to come..
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