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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: straightarrow on January 27, 2010, 12:41:07 am

Title: osage character bow finished pics (1st bow)
Post by: straightarrow on January 27, 2010, 12:41:07 am

Wanted to share some pictures of my first shooter.......other then a kids bow LOL. It's a 64.5" osage 1 1/4" at the fades with a slow taper. Finished out at 65#@27" The bow has a lot of character; two snakes, a knot, a kinked deflexed limb and propellar twist. Shoots great though!

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Title: Re: osage character bow finished pics (1st bow)
Post by: osage outlaw on January 27, 2010, 03:49:23 am

Looks great.

Title: Re: osage character bow finished pics (1st bow)
Post by: Pappy on January 27, 2010, 06:32:43 am

Looks good,did you have a problem in the snakes or just insurance ?
   Pappy

Title: Re: osage character bow finished pics (1st bow)
Post by: straightarrow on January 27, 2010, 06:56:02 am

The one snake I had a small crack on the belly. So I put a sinew wrap on it at seems to be holding well. The other wrap I put over a knot, but that was just to make the limbs match. I've seen some of your work on here (pappy) You make some awesome bows.

Title: Re: osage character bow finished pics (1st bow)
Post by: Pappy on January 27, 2010, 07:27:43 am

Thanks,I was just wondering,I have done that also several times in the snakes because of grain run off,better be safe than sorry.Nice work. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: osage character bow finished pics (1st bow)
Post by: ricktrojanowski on January 27, 2010, 07:46:07 am

Congrats, That is a fine bow especially for your first.

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Post by: hedgeapple on January 27, 2010, 08:04:59 am

Nice looking bow.  gotta love the snakey staves.

Title: Re: osage character bow finished pics (1st bow)
Post by: Josh on January 27, 2010, 11:47:14 am

Nice bow... Way to go making your first bow a challenging one with the kinks, knots, and snakes. Clean wood will be no problem for you!    :)  -josh

Title: Re: osage character bow finished pics (1st bow)
Post by: DanaM on January 27, 2010, 01:00:13 pm

Congrats on your first bow eh :)

Title: Re: osage character bow finished pics (1st bow)
Post by: OldBow on January 27, 2010, 04:16:07 pm

Got your fine weapon bookmarked under January Self Bows for BOM fun. Quite the warchest you have on the wall. >:D

Title: Re: osage character bow finished pics (1st bow)
Post by: barebo on January 27, 2010, 05:30:37 pm

That's a bow full of character!!! How's arrow flight off of that antler tine?? Lookin' Good!!!

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Post by: George Tsoukalas on January 27, 2010, 06:53:33 pm

Very nicely done!  Jawge