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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: missilemaster on November 07, 2011, 03:39:44 pm

Title: osage for a friend
Post by: missilemaster on November 07, 2011, 03:39:44 pm
Here is an osage bow I made for a friend of mine as a trade for a knife he made me. A fun bow to make, my 10th or so. Its 58" ntn, 52# at 25". Riser is walnut, tips are some kind of exotic wood for pen blanks I got at rockler, a very hard, dense wood. Its sanded with progressively finer grit up to 400, burnished and finished with 10 coats of tung oil and 2 coats of paste wax. hope you like it.

                                             God bless, cody
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Post by: dmc on November 07, 2011, 03:58:57 pm
Nice job on the tips. Really like the character of the bow.
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Post by: coaster500 on November 07, 2011, 04:20:27 pm
Very nice bow!!!

Great attention to detail :)

Your friend will be a happy man!!
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Post by: druid on November 07, 2011, 04:46:54 pm
What a beauty...
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Post by: TurtleCreek on November 07, 2011, 04:48:17 pm
That is awesome, gorgeous bow
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Post by: Cameroo on November 07, 2011, 05:47:04 pm
If your friend runs out of arrows, the tip on that sucker will make a good shank!  That's a beautiful bow you made there, congrats!
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Post by: ErictheViking on November 07, 2011, 07:02:19 pm
Very nice attention to detail indeed. that is one very cool bow
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Post by: Dazv on November 07, 2011, 07:04:58 pm
Great bow i bet it shoots a treat.
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Post by: dwardo on November 07, 2011, 07:07:10 pm
Thats a very nice bow u got there.
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Post by: JW_Halverson on November 07, 2011, 08:30:50 pm
I gotta say you sure know your beans when it comes to finishing off a bow!  With a tiller job as sweet as that, I can see why you take your time making sure it looks professionally finished out. 

You got my admiration!

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Post by: juan lopez on November 07, 2011, 08:49:13 pm
Excellent bow, great job friend, continues to make art.
congratulations
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Post by: HickoryBill on November 07, 2011, 08:49:40 pm
Awesome bow!!!!! 8) 8)
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Post by: osage outlaw on November 07, 2011, 09:43:49 pm
That is a beautiful bow.  I love the finish on it.
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Post by: soy on November 08, 2011, 12:52:03 am
SWEEEEET!!!
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Post by: Lukasz Nawalny on November 08, 2011, 03:07:40 am
You have a spirit of artist, I like it
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Post by: medicinewheel on November 08, 2011, 03:50:15 am
Beautiful!
Really like the flipped tips; did you use dry heat??
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Post by: swamp yeti on November 08, 2011, 03:55:44 am
Nice looking bow well done.
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Post by: Dean Marlow on November 08, 2011, 10:12:55 am
That is a beautiful bow. Your finish work is ideal. If this is just your tenth bow we will have a-lot more bows made by you posted on here to see in the future. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: Parnell on November 08, 2011, 11:07:46 am
Handsome bow.  It's great.
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Post by: Josh on November 08, 2011, 12:36:36 pm
very nice work!  Looks very professionally done.   Tips, grip, brace and tiller are all top notch.  Overall great bow!  :)
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Post by: MWirwicki on November 08, 2011, 09:37:27 pm
Missile:  Nicely made bow.  Your finish work is how it should be, in my opinion.  Some of the best made, designed, character (or not) bows don't quite cut the mustard for me if the finish work is less than par.  I feel that if you're gonna devote all the time and sometimes frustration in making these works of art, you must also devote the same time on the finish work.  Yay on the 400 grit.

You done good.  Keep 'em coming!
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Post by: missilemaster on November 08, 2011, 11:27:11 pm
Beautiful!
Really like the flipped tips; did you use dry heat??
Yes, I used dry heat on the tips. In my opinion, it is easier on the woob cells than steam.
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Post by: blackhawk on November 08, 2011, 11:39:20 pm
Nice piece o yeller wood there :)