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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Alpinbogen on July 25, 2010, 05:25:49 pm

Title: Watery Tart - Carp Skinned Osage
Post by: Alpinbogen on July 25, 2010, 05:25:49 pm

One of my skinny, snakey osage splits had just enough meat to make this bow.  I heat gunned the devil out of it to bring it in line.  Asym limbs, 60" long, 63# @ 25", with round belly.  A pair of carp provided the backing, a buffalo (horn) and an elephant (old piano key ivory) donated the tip overlays, and Monty Python offered the name.  "Well you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!"

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(http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww48/Alpinbogen/WateryTart7-10005a.jpg)
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Title: Re: Watery Tart - Carp Skinned Osage
Post by: n2huntn on July 25, 2010, 05:33:52 pm

Looks good, cant wait to see more. Cool name too
Jeff

Title: Re: Watery Tart - Carp Skinned Osage
Post by: JW_Halverson on July 25, 2010, 05:51:35 pm

THANK YOU for that reference to Monty P!  I am still laughing over it.   The bow is truly worthy of the name, looks just great!

Title: Re: Watery Tart - Carp Skinned Osage
Post by: Josh on July 25, 2010, 05:56:24 pm

Very nice bow!  I love the carp skins and the unique handle wrap.  Got it bookmarked for July Self BOM fun too!  :)

Title: Re: Watery Tart - Carp Skinned Osage
Post by: Timo on July 25, 2010, 08:08:48 pm

So nice to see so many utilizing grass carp skins. Very nice. What is the extras on the tip overs?

Title: Re: Watery Tart - Carp Skinned Osage
Post by: ricktrojanowski on July 25, 2010, 09:36:04 pm

Very nice, tiller looks right on.  Skinning job is beautiful.  That is a fine looking bow.

Title: Re: Watery Tart - Carp Skinned Osage
Post by: Frode on July 25, 2010, 10:31:34 pm

Very, very nice!  Beautiful bow, and those skins really pop!

Will you be using it to hunt that "most dangerous of animals; A Clever Sheep"?
Frode

Title: Re: Watery Tart - Carp Skinned Osage
Post by: ken75 on July 25, 2010, 10:34:40 pm

dang thats a twisty hammerknocker. excellent work on a character stave. great finish work!

Title: Re: Watery Tart - Carp Skinned Osage
Post by: james parker on July 25, 2010, 11:37:52 pm

dang,,,thats nice

Title: Re: Watery Tart - Carp Skinned Osage
Post by: mrkinsey on July 26, 2010, 12:04:52 am

Help! Help! I'm  being repressed!

Title: Re: Watery Tart - Carp Skinned Osage
Post by: zenmonkeyman on July 26, 2010, 02:45:06 am

That's such a beauty, that I won't even fart in your general direction.

Title: Re: Watery Tart - Carp Skinned Osage
Post by: medicinewheel on July 26, 2010, 04:23:25 am

BEAUTIFUL!

Title: Re: Watery Tart - Carp Skinned Osage
Post by: Del the cat on July 26, 2010, 06:28:32 am

Now that's classy, a hint of ELB about it, very nice overlays, not too big, stylish.
just the thing to fight off the Spanish Inquisition ::)
Del

Title: Re: Watery Tart - Carp Skinned Osage
Post by: chasing crow on July 26, 2010, 07:00:31 am

Wow, what a bow! I too love the skins. I have been wanting to carp fish for two years and haven't made it.....New incentive! Beautiful job. 

Title: Re: Watery Tart - Carp Skinned Osage
Post by: Pappy on July 26, 2010, 07:38:24 am

That's a beauty,I love it,All of it. Nice work.  :) :)   
   Pappy

Title: Re: Watery Tart - Carp Skinned Osage
Post by: HoBow on July 26, 2010, 08:21:57 am

Amazing!  Beautiful finish work.  I like the carp backing.  What part of the elephant dontated to the tips ???

Title: Re: Watery Tart - Carp Skinned Osage
Post by: HatchA on July 26, 2010, 08:22:52 am

Gorgeous bow and an inspired name :)

Title: Re: Watery Tart - Carp Skinned Osage
Post by: Alpinbogen on July 26, 2010, 08:25:05 am

Timo, The overlays are buffalo horn and old piano key ivory.  Good to see so many Monty Python Fans!   ;)

Title: Re: Watery Tart - Carp Skinned Osage
Post by: profsaffel on July 26, 2010, 09:12:36 am

Now that's a fine example of allowing the wood to make the bow, and not the bowyer trying to force a particular bow out of a piece of wood. Good job!

Title: Re: Watery Tart - Carp Skinned Osage
Post by: Lombard on July 26, 2010, 10:40:57 am

Nice bow, time to harvest some meat.

Title: Re: Watery Tart - Carp Skinned Osage
Post by: gmc on July 26, 2010, 10:44:37 am

Very nice. Bet that stave was a challenge, but you pulled it off nicely.

Title: Re: Watery Tart - Carp Skinned Osage
Post by: Stickhead on July 26, 2010, 01:02:51 pm

Beautiful bow, my leige.  That's one of a kind.

I once posted a bow backed with snake skin sheds.  I called it "2 sheds", but nobody caught the obscure MP reference.

Title: Re: Watery Tart - Carp Skinned Osage
Post by: barebo on July 26, 2010, 10:51:09 pm

This has to be one of, if not, the best backings I've ever seen !!! The halibut skin was great also, but the scale pattern is killer!!!

Title: Re: Watery Tart - Carp Skinned Osage
Post by: Orkraider on July 27, 2010, 01:33:01 am

I can't say enough about that bow.  Everything about it looks great.

The carp skins are brilliant, the tiller is perfect, the tip overlays are wicked cool, it's just yummy from start to finish. 

A bowyer of your caliber must surely have no trace of hamster in his matrilineage, nor even a hint of the fragrance of elderberries anywhere in his vicinity.

Title: Re: Watery Tart - Carp Skinned Osage
Post by: Parnell on July 27, 2010, 11:07:41 pm

Love that bow!  Awesome work!