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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Okie on December 03, 2009, 11:49:28 pm

Title: Copperhead Osage
Post by: Okie on December 03, 2009, 11:49:28 pm: I decided to take it easy on the mods this month ;D. This is an all wood bow!! ;)
I've been working on this one for about 6 months. I cut the tree last winter and the snaky thing kept calling me from the pile so I got started on it and worked it down little by little while rotating it in and out of the hot box. I harvested a few copperheads this year and these two were the longest ones I got. I was hoping for some long enough to cover the whole limbs, but after seeing how these turned out I'm glad i didn't. This is the first snaky bow I have built that I never put a heat gun to. The tip overlays are Bloodwood. Handle is deer hide. Oh yeah, she's sportin a layer of sapwood on her back also.
Specs are...
60"ntn
52#@26"

Hope you enjoy

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Title: Re: Copperhead Osage
Post by: mullet on December 03, 2009, 11:59:59 pm: That is a Sweet looking bow, well done. Are you sure that is not synthetic Copperhead skin? ;)
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Post by: adb on December 04, 2009, 12:00:39 am: Well, sir... that is just plain gorgeous all around! Excellent workmanship detail, perfect tiller, no string follow ...
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Post by: boo on December 04, 2009, 12:03:15 am: Total excellence for sure, Im blown away. Congrats
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Post by: Pat B on December 04, 2009, 12:11:27 am: Very nice bow, John. I love snaky bows! 8)
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Post by: Dano on December 04, 2009, 12:17:14 am: Outstanding John!!
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Post by: RyanY on December 04, 2009, 12:24:55 am: WOW! Dat der bow sure is purdy! Great job.
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Post by: banoch on December 04, 2009, 12:26:49 am: SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!! A seriously nice piece of work.
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Post by: radius on December 04, 2009, 12:30:27 am: wow Okie that is awesome, i want one
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Post by: Okie on December 04, 2009, 12:33:20 am: Quote from: mullet on December 03, 2009, 11:59:59 pm
Are you sure that is not synthetic Copperhead skin? ;)

I'll never tell!! >:D ;D

Thanks for the kind words guys. I really enjoyed building this one.

Radius, I thought you didn't like snakes.
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Post by: Josh on December 04, 2009, 12:48:44 am: nice bow!!!!!!!1 tiller is awesome as well as the finish work. I need to start an osage bow to use my copperheads i got this summer and you have inspired me to give it a go my friend... Great work on that snakey osage! -josh :)
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Post by: FlintWalker on December 04, 2009, 01:20:22 am: Great looking bow. That's my favorite wood/skin combo.
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Post by: radius on December 04, 2009, 01:33:53 am: well it's true i don't go for snakes...but that bow is damn cool anyway and i want it.

lol
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Post by: El Destructo on December 04, 2009, 02:05:07 am: Very nicely done John...I really like it!
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Post by: bcbull on December 04, 2009, 03:05:26 am: very sweet john brock
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Post by: Bonsai on December 04, 2009, 03:59:32 am: wow,

beautiful Bow, i love the copperheadskin!!

Stephan
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Post by: medicinewheel on December 04, 2009, 04:03:34 am: Really like it!
Have a copperhead-backed osage myself; my regular bow since a long time already...
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Post by: Pappy on December 04, 2009, 06:13:27 am: Beautiful bow,very nice is all aspects. :)
Pappy
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Post by: DanaM on December 04, 2009, 07:39:40 am: Great bow John dem copperheads sure are purty :)
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Post by: Okie on December 04, 2009, 09:47:24 am: Thanks guys. I appreciate all the kind words.
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Post by: RidgeRunner on December 04, 2009, 10:22:29 am: Most fine work.
I love it.
That bow is " Okie Doekie ".

David
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Post by: woodstick on December 04, 2009, 10:36:03 am: well i see bom for ya. that finish work is out of the world.
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Post by: George Tsoukalas on December 04, 2009, 10:58:39 am: It's a beauty! Well done. Jawge
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Post by: Justin Snyder on December 04, 2009, 11:01:08 am: Very nice...... The color of Osage and Copperheads sure do compliment each other.
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Post by: knap_123 on December 04, 2009, 11:37:38 am: awesome friend!! c.heads are the purties snakes i think.
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Post by: kerryb on December 04, 2009, 11:58:23 am: beautiful bow, great craftsmanship, congrats
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Post by: ricktrojanowski on December 04, 2009, 11:19:20 pm: Fine looking bow, nothing looks better on a snakey osage than copperhead skins. Great job.
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Post by: OldBow on December 05, 2009, 12:43:09 am: Great pictures of a great bow and bookmarked for Dec Self BOM fun, too
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Post by: PeteC on December 05, 2009, 01:18:38 pm: That's a beauty Okie,it all looks great,but the bloodwood tips are real neat. Great job. God Bless
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Post by: Kegan on December 05, 2009, 01:33:06 pm: That's just fantastic, beautiful work!
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Post by: brownhillboy on December 06, 2009, 05:30:53 pm: Super nice bow, Okie! I love the osage/copperhead combo too, but the snakey shape makes it even better. Great job!
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Post by: Okie on December 06, 2009, 07:52:18 pm: Thanks for the nice comments everyone.
The more I shoot this one the more I like it. It's a little lighter than most of my bows and with the trouble I'm having with my shoulders, it feels just about right.