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Offline Pappy

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Re: First osage in progress
« Reply #30 on: February 16, 2011, 08:28:26 am »
That's looking good,very nice job. :) Cool picture with the rabbit also. :)Nice shooting. :)
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Re: First osage in progress
« Reply #31 on: February 16, 2011, 05:27:00 pm »
Looks very good! great build allong!

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Re: First osage in progress
« Reply #32 on: February 17, 2011, 02:29:18 am »
Thanks guys. :)
Did some work to the handle and nothing else today. Trying to keep myself from taking it out to shoot yet......I will probably loose self control tomorrow though so it is hanging above the woodstove to dry for another night and then I bend it some more ;D
I think I may have to give my head a shake and keep things in perspective. This is 62"long 1 3/8 wide and pulls 70#@22" and after relaxing for a while has about 1 1/4 inch of set. Any other wood I would not even think of stressing it to that degree, yet with the sacred(after hearing osage praised for so long it takes on an almost mystical air) yeller wood I some how think it is supernaturally strong and should pull 100# with zero set @ 34" of draw and 53"ntn ;) ;D I suppose it is just wood too eh? Good wood, but wood nevertheless.
Anyway I am quite happy with it so.....
Here's what I got done today.
Glued on some leather back and belly of the handle to fill out the grip. I shaped it to point toward the string slightly as it still was tracking a bit offside. Glued on with contact cement and rubbed crazy glue into it to make it easier to file to shape.
Also prepped a handle wrap. skived the edge of the leather thin and folded the edge back to make a nice swell in the grip at top and bottom. You'll see this better in the finished pics in a few days(I hope).
Darcy :)

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Re: First osage in progress
« Reply #33 on: February 18, 2011, 09:43:11 pm »
Got it all finished up today. Turned out a bit over the weight I was aiming for but still under my self imposed limit of 80#(with my size and build I promised I'd not try anything heavier and risk injury). Here are the finished specs:
62" nock to nock
78#@26" draw
1 3/8" widest 1 1/4 midlimb. 7/16 wide tips
Mass of 22 1/2oz
relaxed set is 1 3/4"
shoots with very little shock and suprisingly quiet even though I havn't put string silencers on it yet. I really like osage orange ;D
I was thinking of the bows made by Art Young the whole time I was building this, and while it is more crooked and of lighter draw weight than he would have liked, I decided to name it with him in mind as well. So I dubbed it "King Arthur"  ;DThe writing is burned into the belly with a wood burning tool. Grip is a neat scarred up piece of leather I had kicking around and the strike plate is the same. Finished with Montana Pitch Blend boot wax. Hope you all like it. :)
 
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Re: First osage in progress
« Reply #34 on: February 18, 2011, 09:46:19 pm »
And the obligitory full draw :)
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Re: First osage in progress
« Reply #35 on: February 18, 2011, 09:49:14 pm »
Also one slightly blurry pic that show the degree of set.
Darcy
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Re: First osage in progress
« Reply #36 on: February 18, 2011, 10:01:20 pm »
You did an excellent job on that bow! Very very nice!
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Re: First osage in progress
« Reply #37 on: February 18, 2011, 11:54:12 pm »
Wow.  Nice job on that one.

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Re: First osage in progress
« Reply #38 on: February 19, 2011, 12:49:18 am »
Looks pretty sweet to me!!!
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: First osage in progress
« Reply #39 on: February 19, 2011, 03:08:56 am »
I like it a lot.  I've never tried to make one that heavy.  Congratulations.

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Offline Matt S.

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Re: First osage in progress
« Reply #40 on: February 19, 2011, 11:33:50 am »
That's a beautiful bow and great build along. I'm very impressed.
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: First osage in progress
« Reply #41 on: February 21, 2011, 12:45:23 am »
Great job on that. Have you started planning your next one yet? lol    Danny
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Re: First osage in progress
« Reply #42 on: February 21, 2011, 12:52:31 am »
Very nice work! ;)
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Offline DEllis

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Re: First osage in progress
« Reply #43 on: February 21, 2011, 02:33:28 am »
Thanks for the kind words fellas. :)
Danny, do you really need to ask? I can't wait to work with osage again ;D........I love how little wood it takes to make a serious hunting bow.
I have been shooting this bow quite a bit and it is still a smidge heavy for me, but I think I'll build up to it fairly soon.  I had been shooting 69# and it was pretty effortless but this is a bit of a jump from that........I will NOT go any higher but would like to master this weight.
Thanks again guys,
Darcy :)
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Offline bareshaft12

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Re: First osage in progress
« Reply #44 on: February 21, 2011, 06:21:01 am »
 :o I must say thats a fine bow well done!
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