Photos of my refurbished 1970 bear Kodiak hunter vintage bow project!

**THE ROMAN ARCHER** · 01-08-2011, 08:13 AM

Sent from my ADR6300 using Tapatalk. Here's some before photos.

**THE ROMAN ARCHER** · 01-08-2011, 08:19 AM

Sent from my ADR6300 using Tapatalk. Here's some after photos. Can u say wow! Enjoy greyt!......tra

**Bender** · 01-09-2011, 09:08 AM

Awesome! Very nice. What the heck was on it? Looked like some sort of hideous flesh eating disease! How did you strip it?

**THE ROMAN ARCHER** · 01-09-2011, 09:42 AM

Bender the bow was heavley camo painted and they had a sight with tons of old electrical tape that was sticky and left all that thick residue.

i sent the bow to Wisconson to

Joe L. of the Bow Hospital / Prarie Traditions on the recomendation of Grey T. our Trad forum memeber here on JHO.

when i got it back i was totaly shocked on the awesome job they did, worth every penny!

got to get to work now . i csn post a couple of more photos for u using my new tapatalk set up once i am at work, this tapatalk app is awesome!....tra

**THE ROMAN ARCHER** · 01-09-2011, 12:13 PM

Here is a couple of more photos.....tra

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**goindeep** · 01-09-2011, 12:56 PM

Like night and day, sweet! Now go stick a hog with it!

**THE ROMAN ARCHER** · 01-09-2011, 02:32 PM

G. D, this bow is part of my Bear Bow Recurve Collection i have, i havent even strung it up yet since i got it back. my personal hunting recurve is a 1970 Kodiak Magnum a Greenwood, real sweet, i post up some of my collection for u to see when i get a chance, all my bows are in excellent condition. got to eat lunch now, later!...tra

**goindeep** · 01-09-2011, 02:44 PM

Gotcha!

**spectr17** · 01-09-2011, 04:51 PM

What a comeback TRA, looks sweet now. Where did you find the bow?

**THE ROMAN ARCHER** · 01-09-2011, 06:28 PM

I have been trying to score a 1970 Kodiak just like this one for a couple of years now with no luck without paying a high. So a guy advertised this one for $300.00 it look good on the add when I got there and he pulled it out of the trunk and my hart sunk wjen I saw the condition it was in. I told him no way he was going to get that kind of money for it so he made a new offer to me for $140.00 still seemed high but I could see the potential so I thought I could restore it my self. Once I really thought about it I didn't want to ruin it so I sent to the bow doctors and they did there magic. No regrets at all, glad I did.....tra

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**palladin** · 01-09-2011, 08:25 PM

If you don't mind telling, what did they charge you for the refinish?

The bow looks great now. What's the draw and poundage on it?

**THE ROMAN ARCHER** · 01-10-2011, 06:47 AM

Palladin, the cost to refurbish the bow plus return shipping and handling was $140.00, and for an extra $20.00 they do the original bear factory decals on the limbs too with about a 4 week turn around on the project. so i do have $300.00 total investment into the bow, which is no problem i can sell it for what i put into it and get a little extra too for that year bow too from the right buyer. have a great day!...tra.....tra

**PowDuck** · 01-10-2011, 03:54 PM

Wow ... what a transition. Nice!!

**THE ROMAN ARCHER** · 01-16-2011, 08:06 AM

More photos of my refurbished Kodak....tra

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**palladin** · 01-17-2011, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by THE ROMAN ARCHER

Palladin, the cost to refurbish the bow plus return shipping and handling was $140.00, and for an extra $20.00 they do the original bear factory decals on the limbs too with about a 4 week turn around on the project. so i do have $300.00 total investment into the bow, which is no problem i can sell it for what i put into it and get a little extra too for that year bow too from the right buyer. have a great day!...tra.....tra

That does not seem like a bad deal considering the condition and age of the bow. Have fun shooting that puppy!

**Grey Taylor** · 01-29-2011, 11:10 PM

Holy cow, did that ever turn out nice!
I'm glad that all worked out well for you. You sure got a hell of a bow out of the rodeo.
I had a KMag similar to yours until just recently. I decided I haven't been shooting 65# for awhile and it needed to go to a good home. Luckily, a friend bought it and has been really enjoying it. He really surprised me as he's a dyed in the wool wood bow builder and user. It really surprised me when he was interested in the KMag.

Guy