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  Topic: Bowhair Bug Prevention
fiddlemaker

Replies: 5
Views: 10193

PostForum: Bow Making Forum   Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 8:17 am   Subject: Bowhair Bug Prevention
If I see that bowhair bugs are in my bowhair I set the open case and bow out in the sun for several hours. The uv light kills the bugs and larva. Then I vacum the case out. I haven't had any problems ...
  Topic: Broken tip
fiddlemaker

Replies: 17
Views: 27395

PostForum: Bow Making Forum   Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 11:10 am   Subject: Broken tip
I have used Gorilla glue successfully for this repair. Use caution though because it expands and you have to keep it wiped off before it dries or you will have to chisel off the excess.

Ya, gorilla ...
  Topic: Broken tip
fiddlemaker

Replies: 17
Views: 27395

PostForum: Bow Making Forum   Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 9:21 am   Subject: Broken tip
I have used Gorilla glue successfully for this repair. Use caution though because it expands and you have to keep it wiped off before it dries or you will have to chisel off the excess.
  Topic: How to Spirit Varnish DVD?
fiddlemaker

Replies: 16
Views: 27000

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 7:44 am   Subject: How to Spirit Varnish DVD?
I would also be interested. I would like to see the whole process from the ground to the final coat. I use spirit varnish but invariably end up with a splotchy place usually on the spruce. Do you have ...
  Topic: Does anybody still rehair bows?
fiddlemaker

Replies: 7
Views: 13089

PostForum: Bow Making Forum   Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 8:21 am   Subject: Does anybody still rehair bows?
I still do rehairs. They are the most frequent repair that I do in my shop. One reason that I do them is because I enjoy doing them where a lot of people don't like it. I think a lot of shops are not ...
 
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