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Title: new abo Osage bow
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on July 28, 2012, 11:28:36 am

Little Abo Osage bow i put together. (not really abo, but whatever..lol) It's a thin little bow, about 1" wide and tapers to 3/8" nocks. 64.5" long overall, bendy handled bow. 40# @ 28" has some cool wiggles and a nice knot hole in the lower limb. so light in hand and has a great feel when shooting it. It's no where near my hunting weight, but a neat little bow just that same. made up a set of 6 bamboo arrows for it too. has just enough character to make it interesting! thanks for looking- Ryan

Title: Re: new abo Osage bow
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on July 28, 2012, 11:29:19 am

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Title: Re: new abo Osage bow
Post by: blackhawk on July 28, 2012, 11:37:47 am

Cool lil bow...I like the narrow osage bows.

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Post by: ErictheViking on July 28, 2012, 12:17:17 pm

Love it! great work with that knot and getting it bending sweet

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Post by: missilemaster on July 28, 2012, 12:22:57 pm

very nice looking bow!

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Post by: coaster500 on July 28, 2012, 12:28:49 pm

Love the shorties and that looks like a good one Ryan :)

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Post by: lesken2011 on July 28, 2012, 12:39:57 pm

Nice job, Twisted. You handled them knots like a pro... :laugh:

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Post by: vinemaplebows on July 28, 2012, 02:53:21 pm

great looking bow! I really like any bow where there is a natural defect in the wood and it is worked around succesfully! :)

Title: Re: new abo Osage bow
Post by: Badly Bent on July 28, 2012, 02:59:05 pm

Another nice osage bow Twisted, your tillers are always right on. Those light weight skinny osages are fun to shoot and can be quite
fast with a arrow matched well to the bow, even at 10 gpp. Good job with that one, I like it.
Greg

Title: Re: new abo Osage bow
Post by: beetlebailey1977 on July 28, 2012, 04:53:17 pm

Just as nice as always.....you do good work.

Title: Re: new abo Osage bow
Post by: Del the cat on July 28, 2012, 06:47:08 pm

What is 'Abo'?
Ln the UK I'd take that to be an abrevaition for Aborigine... but I don't think the Aborigine had bows.. maybe you meant to make a boomerang?
Or have I got the wrong end of the throwing stick?
Del

Title: Re: new abo Osage bow
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on July 28, 2012, 08:02:52 pm

thanks guys-

Del-  The term Aboriginal refers to "the 1st people to inhabit an area".   like abo knapping is with antler and hammerstones, i guess the big thing that makes my bow "not abo" are the tip overlays.  but the simple design made to shoot without too many fancy bells and whistles is what i mean.  than and its all done with hand tools, but not stone tools.    so in reality a real Abo bow would be a bent stick made by hand with stone.    this one just isnt as fancy as my standard bow...lol so its abo for me.

Title: Re: new abo Osage bow
Post by: Del the cat on July 29, 2012, 07:22:11 am

Cheers,
Thanks for the clarification, I'd not come across that useage...
Being a bit obsessive about these things I'll dig out my dictionary.
But don't worry I won't bore you all with my findings ;D
Del