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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: uknowmeaslowry on April 23, 2011, 09:02:36 pm

Title: 51" Osage D-Bow (First Shooter Bow)
Post by: uknowmeaslowry on April 23, 2011, 09:02:36 pm

After breaking two red oak board bows i finally succeeded with some osage :)
The bow is 51" tip to tip, tapers from 1 1/8" at the handle to 3/8" tips
7/16" thinks fading to 1/4" tips with 1/4" eastern red cedar overlays
The draw is 55# at 22" with a snakey profile and propellar twist on the top limb
Bow shoots crazy fast for the size of the bow and how much it weighs, which is well under a pound

Thanks to HickoryBill for teaching me how to make a bow and with the doing most of the finish work since i didnt have the snake skin, which is bullsnake....enjoy!

(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/uknowmeaslowry/bow9.jpg)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/uknowmeaslowry/bow4.jpg)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/uknowmeaslowry/bow5.jpg)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/uknowmeaslowry/bow1.jpg)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/uknowmeaslowry/bow6.jpg)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/uknowmeaslowry/bow3.jpg)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/uknowmeaslowry/bow2.jpg)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/uknowmeaslowry/bow8.jpg)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/uknowmeaslowry/bow7.jpg)

Title: Re: 51" Osage D-Bow (First Shooter Bow)
Post by: Dvshunter on April 23, 2011, 09:54:54 pm

Nice job! verycool looking bow. congrats.

Title: Re: 51" Osage D-Bow (First Shooter Bow)
Post by: gstoneberg on April 23, 2011, 11:16:36 pm

Looks very nice, you did well for your first shooter.

George

Title: Re: 51" Osage D-Bow (First Shooter Bow)
Post by: half eye on April 24, 2011, 12:10:20 am

well done little "D" bow ya have there
rich

Title: Re: 51" Osage D-Bow (First Shooter Bow)
Post by: straightarrow on April 24, 2011, 12:47:36 am

Congratulations on your first shooter...Josh. I am happy for ya buddy!!! You will probably get the bug bad now...lol. The skins look cool...great job!!! I bet its a snappy ba * d....lol

Jon

Title: Re: 51" Osage D-Bow (First Shooter Bow)
Post by: ken75 on April 24, 2011, 12:47:55 am

very nice , lot better than my first , second and 20th

Title: Re: 51" Osage D-Bow (First Shooter Bow)
Post by: uknowmeaslowry on April 24, 2011, 12:55:58 am

Dvshunter, gstoneberg, half eye, ken75..thanks i appreciate it
and Jon, yes it is quite snappy..while Bill and i were shooting today we often referred to it as a freak of nature lol

Title: Re: 51" Osage D-Bow (First Shooter Bow)
Post by: ErictheViking on April 24, 2011, 03:23:00 am

good looking bow. makes the failures with the red oak less painful doesn't it. :)

Title: Re: 51" Osage D-Bow (First Shooter Bow)
Post by: HickoryBill on April 24, 2011, 02:28:53 pm

Nice looking bow..... I think I've seen that somewhere else...LOL

Title: Re: 51" Osage D-Bow (First Shooter Bow)
Post by: Kegan on April 24, 2011, 03:10:49 pm

That is jsut fantastic! Came out better than I imagined, love the skins :)!

Title: Re: 51" Osage D-Bow (First Shooter Bow)
Post by: DEllis on April 24, 2011, 04:16:34 pm

Cool little bow. Congrats on your first shooter, it will not be your last ;D
Darcy