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Title: "Natural Beauty" My first osage bow (NEW PIC ADDED)
Post by: kylerprochaska on May 20, 2009, 12:30:34 am

Just thought I would share my bow with everyone.  Her name is "Natural Beauty" 64" Tip to tip, 62#@26in.  Pronghorn antelope horn arrow rest and a hair strike plate.  She is a little snakey in the upper limb and has a few character knots and pin knots.  My first self bow and first time working with osage.  I have made a red oak board bow that didn't turn out too well, I really like the osage.  Im really happy how it turned out for my first bow, shoots straight and packs a punch, please leave any comments you have, I like good and bad ones. 

Thanks,
Kyler

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Title: Re: "Natural Beauty" My first osage bow
Post by: Pat B on May 20, 2009, 01:01:55 am

Very nice bow and especially for your first osage bow. You did a jam-up job!  The upper limb looks a bit stiff right at and above the upper door jam in the pic. Probably where the snake is in the bow. It could bend more there but other than that...CONGRATULATIONS! 8)

Title: Re: "Natural Beauty" My first osage bow
Post by: El Destructo on May 20, 2009, 01:07:54 am

Nice Bow...gotta love Osage!! I agreee with what Pat said and also it looks like it may be strating to hinge a bit just about 8 inches below your Hand on the Bottom Limb....or is that another Ginkey spot in the Wood??

Title: Re: "Natural Beauty" My first osage bow
Post by: 65x55 swedis on May 20, 2009, 02:04:37 am

that is some nice work i figured out why the pics look like the top is bending more. from what i can see it looks like the top is longer than the bottem and that is why the bottem is stiffer. keep on working hard. i just finish a oak bow and had three fail be for it. so i salute you and wish you good forturnes on build more like this one

Title: Re: "Natural Beauty" My first osage bow
Post by: medicinewheel on May 20, 2009, 03:23:33 am

Very nice! Not only for a first-timer!
You should have another look at the upper limb just as Pat says!

Title: Re: "Natural Beauty" My first osage bow
Post by: MAK on May 20, 2009, 07:20:09 am

That's awesome dude! I love the pronghorn horn. I have some sheds and was thinking of doing something much the same or as limb tips.

Title: Re: "Natural Beauty" My first osage bow
Post by: Timo on May 20, 2009, 07:26:32 am

Great first bow! ;)

Title: Re: "Natural Beauty" My first osage bow
Post by: DanaM on May 20, 2009, 11:54:44 am

Congrats on yer first osage she looks pretty good but a nice straight side view full draw picture would really help :)

Title: Re: "Natural Beauty" My first osage bow
Post by: OldBow on May 20, 2009, 11:55:17 am

Got your weapon bookmarked for May Self Bow of the Month. Thanks for participating.

Title: Re: "Natural Beauty" My first osage bow
Post by: brownhillboy on May 20, 2009, 10:42:48 pm

Nice looking bow...I like it a lot!  Good job! :)

Title: Re: "Natural Beauty" My first osage bow
Post by: venisonburger on May 20, 2009, 11:24:56 pm

Nice bow, thats some really yellow osage!
VB

Title: Re: "Natural Beauty" My first osage bow (New Picture added)
Post by: kylerprochaska on May 20, 2009, 11:44:12 pm

a side picture

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Title: Re: "Natural Beauty" My first osage bow
Post by: The Burnt Hill Archer on May 21, 2009, 08:39:56 am

very nice! man you just gotta love osage!

Phil

Title: Re: "Natural Beauty" My first osage bow
Post by: Little John on May 21, 2009, 09:06:36 am

Cool bow, and like others have said love that yeller osage especially the snakey ones. For my 2 cents it would be perfect if it started to bend a bit sooner on the upper limb but I would not bother with it now. Oh and dont be afraid to pull that baby back deeply and you will get much more punch out of it.    Kenneth

Title: Re: "Natural Beauty" My first osage bow (NEW PIC ADDED)
Post by: kylerprochaska on May 27, 2009, 12:58:52 am

Just sharing a video of me shooting the beauty, it was a rainy day so i had to shoot my fluflu's in the garage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaSBK7wUtjo

Title: Re: "Natural Beauty" My first osage bow (NEW PIC ADDED)
Post by: kylerprochaska on May 31, 2009, 08:09:06 am

started working it back slowly to my full draw, here's a picture.  the tiller just keeps looking better and better to me but Im still a newbie so let me know what you think... :-\

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