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Offline airkah

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Introduction and Osage Recurve 54.5'' 41@27
« on: April 13, 2019, 01:34:47 pm »
I mainly wanted to post just to thank you all for all the help you have unknowingly given me over the years.I've been building bows for about 5 years now, and learning from all of you for about the same amount of time. I think I never created an account because I felt like there was always so much more I could learn from all of you than I could ever contribute. Anytime I've ever run into an issue, I've always been able to find a post on the topic to help me, and whenever I was in need of inspiration, the amazing bowyers here were always able to provide it. So I wanted to say thank you and share my most recent bow.

About the bow:

Its a 54.5'' asymmetrical osage bow, pulling 41 pounds at 27 inches, the top limb is about 2 inches longer than the bottom limb. At the fades it is 1.75'' wide and tapers down to half inch tips. It has a stiff 4 inch handle. I steamed 3 inches of reflex into the tips, and after shooting it in, it has only taken about a half inch of set. I have been pleasantly surprised with how it shoots, it might be my go to shooter for awhile. Thank you for looking.

- Erika



Edit: Just learned about the limited image storage here so I moved all my pictures to be hosted elsewhere and changed out the side profile picture to something I liked better.
















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Offline DC

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Re: Introduction and Osage Recurve 54.5'' 41@27
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2019, 01:50:06 pm »
Nice job! I like that one. :D
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Introduction and Osage Recurve 54.5'' 41@27
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2019, 01:53:27 pm »
Looks like you learned well Erika. I'm thinking your wrong about having nothing to contribute though. Very nice bow. Looking forward to seeing more in the future. Welcome to PA
Bjrogg
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Introduction and Osage Recurve 54.5'' 41@27
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2019, 01:53:38 pm »
congrats,, nice bow,,  :)
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: Introduction and Osage Recurve 54.5'' 41@27
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2019, 01:53:43 pm »
Nice work on that one!
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Introduction and Osage Recurve 54.5'' 41@27
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2019, 01:57:50 pm »
  Looks well balanced Erika...Welcome to PA
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: Introduction and Osage Recurve 54.5'' 41@27
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2019, 03:33:44 pm »
Sweet!  Really nice!  And you chose the best of all bow woods to boot.  Welcome!
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Offline Swampman

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Re: Introduction and Osage Recurve 54.5'' 41@27
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2019, 04:17:10 pm »
Welcome to PA Erika.  Thanks for deciding to join and post that bow.  Very nice work on that one!
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Introduction and Osage Recurve 54.5'' 41@27
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2019, 04:32:38 pm »
Welcome to PA, Erika. With a bow like that I'd also say you have plenty to offer to the site. Hang around and give the rest of us bozos some help.  (--)   :OK
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Offline Bryce

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Re: Introduction and Osage Recurve 54.5'' 41@27
« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2019, 04:50:41 pm »
Very well done. And thank you for rounding the back of the handle like that. It’s a peev of mine when it’s left square.
All and all great bow. Should last you a long time and then some.
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Offline PaSteve

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Re: Introduction and Osage Recurve 54.5'' 41@27
« Reply #10 on: April 13, 2019, 05:56:54 pm »
Very nice bow. You should definitely post more often.
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Offline Dante_F

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Re: Introduction and Osage Recurve 54.5'' 41@27
« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2019, 06:07:23 pm »
Cool bow, the wraps on the handle and above the fades look pretty awesome. Are there any big advantages or disadvantages to an asymmetrical bow?
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Introduction and Osage Recurve 54.5'' 41@27
« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2019, 07:11:24 pm »
Very nice looking bow.  Great job on it.
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Offline rps3

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Re: Introduction and Osage Recurve 54.5'' 41@27
« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2019, 08:16:16 pm »
Great looking bow. I too prefer a longer top limb, but I never would have guessed yours is 2 inches longer. Nice job.
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Offline airkah

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Re: Introduction and Osage Recurve 54.5'' 41@27
« Reply #14 on: April 13, 2019, 08:56:28 pm »
Quote from: Pat B on April 13, 2019, 04:32:38 pm
Welcome to PA, Erika. With a bow like that I'd also say you have plenty to offer to the site. Hang around and give the rest of us bozos some help.  (--)   :OK

Only if you Bozos give me some help.  :)

Quote from: DELTA_WOLF on April 13, 2019, 06:07:23 pm
Cool bow, the wraps on the handle and above the fades look pretty awesome. Are there any big advantages or disadvantages to an asymmetrical bow?

I wouldn't consider myself an expert on asymmetrical bows, but I would say that it gave me a couple challenges that a symmetrical bow would not have. The first being that you are committed to which limb is going to be the top and which will be the bottom when the bow is roughed out. I prefer to be able to just flip the bow and change the top limb I have one limb slightly weaker than the other. I also think my eye is used to looking at symmetrical tillers, so it was a bit of a challenge for me tillering this bow.

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