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Offline PeteC

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Salvaged osage (bow)
« on: May 29, 2009, 10:36:28 pm »
While working this stave ,I ran into borer damage,and had to remove more wood than I wanted to.It came in at 42# @28 ".It's 1 1/4" at the fades,tapering evenly to 3/8" tips.It shoots a 540 grain arrow very good,and is smooth and quiet.It holds 2 " of reflex.It ought to make a good bow for a lady or kid. God Bless

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Offline ricktrojanowski

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Re: Salvaged osage
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2009, 10:38:26 pm »
Nice save on a damaged piece of wood.  The bow looks great.  I think it would be a great bow for a lady, kid or anyone who wants to shoot a deer. ;D.  Nice Job
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Offline Woodland Roamer

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Re: Salvaged osage
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2009, 10:42:16 pm »
That bow looks great. Nothing wrong with a 42 pounder, if you put a sharp arrow in the right spot that is plenty.

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Offline brownhillboy

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Re: Salvaged osage
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2009, 10:42:57 pm »
Nice bow....tiller looks good and unstrung profile is real nice.  I've also found recently that it can be a lot of fun shooting a lighter poundage bow, so why not shoot it yourself?
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Re: Salvaged osage
« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2009, 10:55:50 pm »
Hard tro learn snap shooting on a 75 pounder!   Nothing wrong with a 4X stick at all!  That is about perfect for a fishing bow. 
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Offline boo

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Re: Salvaged osage
« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2009, 11:59:17 pm »
Im no lady ;D but you can send it to me and id shoot the fire out of it. very nice bow, great save
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Offline Okie

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Re: Salvaged osage
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2009, 12:02:48 am »
Nice bow and great save Pete.
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Offline Bowmonk

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Re: Salvaged osage
« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2009, 01:10:00 am »
That is what I call simple elegance. 8)

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Offline DanaM

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Re: Salvaged osage
« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2009, 07:05:04 am »
Real nice Pete, she has a very nice profile, well done eh :)
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Salvaged osage
« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2009, 07:39:04 am »
That is an awesome bow! Well done. Jawge
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Offline Timo

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Re: Salvaged osage
« Reply #10 on: May 30, 2009, 08:02:00 am »
Looks very well done,nice bow!
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Offline Little John

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Re: Salvaged osage
« Reply #11 on: May 30, 2009, 10:29:13 am »
Very nice bow and not every piece of wood wants to be a heavy weight, sometimes the wood calls the shots. Good job and good save. I just finished a light weight bow and enjoy shooting it.     Kenneth
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Offline Dean Marlow

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Re: Salvaged osage
« Reply #12 on: May 30, 2009, 10:45:30 am »
That is a very nice bow. I really like the way you have it tillered. That is plenty of draw weight to kill a deer. Nice work.
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Offline PeteC

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Re: Salvaged osage
« Reply #13 on: May 30, 2009, 01:36:25 pm »
Thanks for the comments fella's.That is one of the things I love about using natural materials.Every stave is different,and it's just like Christmas,you don't know what your gettin' till you open the package. God Bless
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Offline OldBow

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Re: Salvaged osage (bow)
« Reply #14 on: May 31, 2009, 11:29:28 am »
This bow is made with a lot of skill and patience. We'll look at it real soon for May Self BOM.
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