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Offline osage outlaw

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52" Osage Bow
« on: February 20, 2014, 02:03:26 pm »
I finished up the 52" Osage bendy handle bow from the follow-a-long  http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,44744.0.html

This bow started as a thin belly split that I popped off the bottom of a stave from the big tree I cut in 2011.  It ended up being 45 lbs @ 24".  The limbs are 1 3/8" wide.  The backing is cotton rattler.  The tip overlays are from old persimmon golf club heads.  The string is 10 strands of FF/D97 with some extra strands in the loops.  I finished the bow with 6 coats of tung oil.  There is nobody here to take a full draw picture.  I'll try to get one up later today.
























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Offline Pat B

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Re: 52" Osage Bow
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2014, 02:07:50 pm »
Cool little bow Clint and those cotton rattler skins look pretty good.  8)
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: 52" Osage Bow
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2014, 02:13:19 pm »
Sweet macheen Clintser
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Offline bubby

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Re: 52" Osage Bow
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2014, 02:19:34 pm »
turned out nice Clint, the skins look good in the pics, how about in person
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Offline JonW

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Re: 52" Osage Bow
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2014, 02:35:16 pm »
Real nice Clint. I'll really like it when it turns the color of that chunk it's sittin on :)
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Offline rps3

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Re: 52" Osage Bow
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2014, 02:49:11 pm »
Good looking bow, and like bubby said, the skins look nice in the picture, are you happy with them?
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: 52" Osage Bow
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2014, 02:51:56 pm »
My goodness! She is a looker. Nicely done. Jawge
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Offline tallpine

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Re: 52" Osage Bow
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2014, 02:57:37 pm »
Nice Clint, cant wait to see the money shot.
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Offline adb

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« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2014, 03:11:36 pm »
Money shot?
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Offline Gsulfridge

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Re: 52" Osage Bow
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2014, 03:26:31 pm »
Good job man.  Turned out nice!
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: 52" Osage Bow
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2014, 04:25:39 pm »
Thanks guys.  My photographer should be home from school in a little while.  I'll get a full draw pic up soon.  I'm happy with the skins.  They look good in person.  I showed the bow to my Dad and he asked what kind of snake it was.  He didn't know they weren't real until I handed it to him. 
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Offline bowtarist

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Re: 52" Osage Bow
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2014, 04:37:37 pm »
Great lookin bow Clint!! dp
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Offline bubby

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Re: 52" Osage Bow
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2014, 05:06:44 pm »
Quote from: osage outlaw on February 20, 2014, 04:25:39 pm
Thanks guys.  My photographer should be home from school in a little while.  I'll get a full draw pic up soon.  I'm happy with the skins.  They look good in person.  I showed the bow to my Dad and he asked what kind of snake it was.  He didn't know they weren't real until I handed it to him. 




cool, sounds like a viable option if you are out of skins, I've seen those while waiting on my wife at the fabric store
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: 52" Osage Bow
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2014, 06:06:31 pm »
 Really nice... 8) Excellent work
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Re: 52" Osage Bow
« Reply #14 on: February 20, 2014, 07:12:29 pm »
I guess its OK  ::)
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