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Mo_coon-catcher:
Osage orange pulling 43# at 28”. A pair of billets split form one short wide stave. Each side was reflexes a bit before gluing up then flipped the tips so the string lies just off the belly. Limbs are right at 1” wide to mid limb then tapers to 3/8” nocks. Overlays are bison horn. Belly is slightly rounded to accommodate for one side of the billet splitting out a bit narrow and just cleaning up the split outs. Decorated with common carp skins. I had some issues with the skins being extra oily after multiple dawn baths and soakings and the truoil coat didn’t want to dry, even after 3 days. So I stripped it off with acetone and coated with the matte lacquer I hit the bow with after filling the pores with truoil

Thanks for looking

Kyle

Mo_coon-catcher:
A few more

Mo_coon-catcher:
Last ones

Bob Barnes:

--- Quote from: Mo_coon-catcher on November 11, 2025, 10:27:21 pm ---Osage orange pulling 43# at 28”. A pair of billets split form one short wide stave. Each side was reflexes a bit before gluing up then flipped the tips so the string lies just off the belly. Limbs are right at 1” wide to mid limb then tapers to 3/8” nocks. Overlays are bison horn. Belly is slightly rounded to accommodate for one side of the billet splitting out a bit narrow and just cleaning up the split outs. Decorated with common carp skins. I had some issues with the skins being extra oily after multiple dawn baths and soakings and the truoil coat didn’t want to dry, even after 3 days. So I stripped it off with acetone and coated with the matte lacquer I hit the bow with after filling the pores with truoil

Thanks for looking

Kyle

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You did a great job on yet another great bow Kyle.  I agree with you about the common carp skins pattern.  I like it.    Thanks!

Hamish:
Another beauty. You have been pumping out a slew of high quality bows lately. I bet a lot of guys will go out fishing, to get some skins, I know I will.

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