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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: swamp yeti on January 08, 2011, 04:28:23 pm

Title: Osage Flatbow.
Post by: swamp yeti on January 08, 2011, 04:28:23 pm

                       This is a bow I made a year ago.The stave had 8 growth rings per inch.After I shaped the bow out I put on a caul and put 3 inches of reflex on it,after it was tillered out and finished and shot numerous times it lost the reflex but has no string set.The bow is 66 inches tip tp tip,a inch and a half wide and narrows down to a half inch at the tips.The bow is 55#@26 inches.It is a fast shooter.

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Post by: Parnell on January 08, 2011, 04:33:04 pm

An excellent looking bow.  With that additional length, I'd bet that bow could last a VERY long time!  Nice one SY!

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Post by: gstoneberg on January 08, 2011, 04:38:24 pm

Very nice bow, I really like it.  Tiller looks great.  Congratulations.

George

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Post by: Holten101 on January 08, 2011, 05:32:42 pm

Very nice bow. I like the tiller and handle work alot:-)

To bad I dont have acces to Osage:-(

Cheers

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Post by: Postman on January 08, 2011, 05:38:54 pm

I agree - killer tiller, looks like a good deer getter.

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Post by: Pat B on January 08, 2011, 05:45:39 pm

Killer deer killer tiller!  ???  :D  Very nice osage bow.

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Post by: seabass on January 08, 2011, 06:31:52 pm

very nice tiller on that on.good job buddy,steve

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Post by: seabass on January 08, 2011, 06:34:25 pm

nice tiller on that one.sweet bow buddy.you did a great job,steve

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Post by: seabass on January 08, 2011, 06:36:25 pm

sorry about the double post.i am a knucle head LOL,STEVE

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Post by: Keenan on January 08, 2011, 07:51:07 pm

Very nice bow. That tiller looks awesome. Great handle work as well, I bet it has a sweet smooth draw with that length. Congratulations.

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Post by: osage outlaw on January 08, 2011, 07:58:35 pm

That's my kind of bow right there.  Very nice.

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Post by: JW_Halverson on January 08, 2011, 08:33:14 pm

That bow is the perfect illustration of a plain jane clasic flatbow.  When the stave is that plain, there is no way to hide imperfections in tiller, design, or execution....ya get it right or you hide it!  Any flaw would stand out like Andre the Giant in a lime green tutu. 

Sweet work, well done.

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Post by: George Tsoukalas on January 08, 2011, 08:50:06 pm

That is really an excellent tiller! Jawge

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Post by: Buckeye Guy on January 08, 2011, 09:27:24 pm

I love it !!
Just my style !
Nothin but a stick and a string !!
Well done !

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Post by: mullet on January 09, 2011, 12:23:40 am

 That is a nice bow. Did anybody tell you the Tiller was good also? ;D

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Post by: swamp yeti on January 09, 2011, 01:20:15 am

                          I would like to thank you for your good compliments,means a lot.

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Post by: medicinewheel on January 09, 2011, 04:31:50 am

As good as it gets I would say!
The photorapher would need some more practice...  ;D ;D ;D ...just kidding; we see all we need to see, but I just love detailed bow pics, and the better the bow, the more I like deatils...

Title: Re: Osage Flatbow.
Post by: swamp yeti on January 09, 2011, 09:28:36 am

                                             Hey Postman and Pat,it is a killer. Got no deer yet,but I put a little meat in the stew pot,2 squirrels and a rabbit.

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Post by: Sidewinder on January 09, 2011, 12:48:26 pm

swamp yeti great job. Clean design. Excellent tiller. Nice handle treatment.   Danny

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Post by: swamp yeti on January 09, 2011, 02:19:40 pm

                         Thanks Frank and Danny.

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Post by: snag on January 09, 2011, 04:43:45 pm

What a fine looking bow! Can you tell me what the width of the handle area is? Thanks, David

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Post by: swamp yeti on January 09, 2011, 06:20:17 pm

                 David without the handlewrap,the width is 7/8 of an inch and height an inch and a quater.

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Post by: dantolin on January 09, 2011, 06:49:18 pm

A simple, excellent bow. I like it very much. Congratulations, man.
David

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Post by: wvarcher on January 09, 2011, 10:14:41 pm

nice tiller and transition from the handle into the fades. 

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Post by: Ghost Dog on January 10, 2011, 12:23:27 am

There is nothing better than a well crafted fine shooting osage longbow. Over time they become even better taking on a type of personality. Well done.

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Post by: Pappy on January 10, 2011, 07:08:23 am

Great looking bow,very well tillered ,love the grip also.Nice work. :)
   Pappy

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Post by: swamp yeti on January 10, 2011, 08:57:12 am

Thanks Snag,David,WyArcher,Ghost Dog And Pappy means a lot.

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Post by: xin on January 10, 2011, 04:31:57 pm

Swamp Yeti, You have already received so many well deserved accolades that there isn't much left to say, except, that you have splendedly executed all of the basic elements of the flatbow.  Beautiful piece of work!!!

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Post by: broketooth on January 11, 2011, 09:57:04 am

that looks like one smooth drawin bow. love that osage. very nice. ruddy

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Post by: swamp yeti on January 11, 2011, 12:54:36 pm

                          Thanks Xin and Broketooth

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Post by: Josh on January 17, 2011, 04:23:00 pm

Simple, straightforward design... great tiller too!   :)  Bookmarked for January Self BOM contest..  :) :)

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Post by: swamp yeti on January 17, 2011, 06:27:21 pm

Thanks Josh.

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Post by: swamp yeti on January 18, 2011, 09:14:58 am

Thanks Scott.