Picked this old cascade mountain archery “alpine” by fred anderson the other day. I got this bow from the original owner and he still had all the original paperwork and even the tube it was sent in. The bow was painted with a white base coat with brown over the top. I knew there was a beautiful bow underneath so I went ahead and scooped her up. The bow came in the mail today and I got some rubber gloves and some wash clothes and some acetone and went to work. I was able to get the brown paint off fairly easy but the white is on there thick. It’s been a real buggar. Im determined though and when I get done, it should look pretty good. That paint was on there thick so the finish is pristine underneath other than some horizontal finish crazing. This is a hill style bow and I honestly have been searching for one of these models for some time. My late buddy leo used to tell me about these all the time. He never could track one down either. This bow has a unique limb configuration and I can’t wait to try it out. The bow is flawlessly crafted like all of freds creations. This bow is 68” and 58@28. Here’s the progress so far.
Nice work Justin!
Yes Sir that bow looks splendid!!!!
1983 is what Fred said. Almost the same age as me!
What year was it made?
this bow is fast becoming one of my go to bows. Id kill to get about 3lbs knocked off of it though for it’s about my max draw weight wise. I am absolutely tickled with the way this longbow shoots! Fast, accurate, dead in the hand, and oh
so quiet!
I bet you pickup at least 10fps bow speed after removing all that paint. The bow sure does look 100% better now after all your work. Got to ask, how do you like the grip?
Justin, that bow looks like new---nice job. By the way, the limb core is pre-stressed maple and longui.
Amazing
This old bow is quite a performer. I just got done shooting it for the first time. If this model was ever to make a comeback I think it would do quite well in the hill style market. I love how the opposite shelf side of the bow is tapered toward the tips and the shelf side of a the bow is almost straight with almost zero taper. That’s a fantastic design. A center shot hill style For the most part. i wish I could have the weight on this bow reduced a couple pounds. That 58# is killing my shoulder.
That was some tedious work, getting the paint off the bow without hurting the original finish or Fred's priceless writing. Nicely done. Let me know when your detective agency is up and running, I might have a job for you 😄
I bet that bow sends an arrow down range with authority! Nice job, Justin.
Wow Great job Justin. Worth the effort restoring one of Fred's bows
Ok gentlemen, we are in business. Just got done gluing the grip and rest back on after I applied the final polish. She does have some battle scars but that’s not too bad for her advanced age! I’m happy with it! I put some elbow grease in this one!
That's a dandy find, Justin!
Newell, I sold a lot of the "Alpine" models, but the "Timberline" and the "Skookum" were more popular. But, back in that day (the 1980s) , the Howard Hill fans wanted their bows without nock overlays, and the "Alpine" suited them.
Thanks for the info Fred! It’s a year and a month younger than I am! was the alpine one of your more popular models?
Newell, that bow was finished on Aug. 11th, 1983.
I wonder if it was old house paint the man had laying around? I ran into this issue years ago on a set of camo limbs. Guy used latex house paint. I tried solvents but it was the old cleaner Lestoil that took off the paint. I had to boot leg the Lestoil into Ca. as it was on the no-no list. Anyway looks like another great find for your collection.