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Title: My First Osage Bow
Post by: jmshaust on August 03, 2012, 11:02:33 am

This is my first post, although I have subscribed to Primitive Archer for years.

This is my second successful bow, the first one was a board bow.  This is a Osage Stave.  It is 66" NTN, 1 1/2" at the fades to mid limb, 3/4" at the nocks.  It draws 57# at 28 inches.

I want to thank Eddie Parker for helping me get past the knots in the upper limb, and for the cane to make a new set of arrows.

Jim Haust
Land O' Lakes, Florida
email: jmshaust@verizon.net
Subscription # PA442218
link to bow: http://haustosagebow.shutterfly.com/

Title: Re: My First Osage Bow
Post by: tom sawyer on August 03, 2012, 11:12:04 am

Link didn't work for me.

Title: Re: My First Osage Bow
Post by: coaster500 on August 03, 2012, 11:31:07 am

Congratulations!!! 

Looks to be a fine shooter ...  Hope we'll see you here more :)

Title: Re: My First Osage Bow
Post by: ErictheViking on August 03, 2012, 12:16:35 pm

Not bad for a southpaw.....lol.  just kidding, love the bend on the full draw shot. you have a great bow there. now to take it hunting.

Title: Re: My First Osage Bow
Post by: lesken2011 on August 03, 2012, 12:19:43 pm

Nice job...especially around those knots!!

Title: Re: My First Osage Bow
Post by: jmshaust on August 03, 2012, 03:14:48 pm

Thanks for the comments, I'm planning to hunt with it this fall.

Title: Re: My First Osage Bow
Post by: tom sawyer on August 03, 2012, 06:49:47 pm

Looked it up on my phone and got the pics, nice work!  Those are some interesting imperfections, what are they wind checks?  Bark inclusions?  You did a nice job working those.

Title: Re: My First Osage Bow
Post by: jmshaust on August 03, 2012, 07:46:35 pm

Tom, I don't know what caused the imperfections, I didn't find them until I removed the bark. When I cleaned them out, you could see through both of them. I'm sorry you had trouble getting the pictures. My son said he couldn't open them either. How do you post and have the pictures appear without having to go to the attachments.

Title: Re: My First Osage Bow
Post by: JW_Halverson on August 03, 2012, 11:11:21 pm

Wow...those aren't knots, they look like windshake cracks in the limbs!!!  Excellent work turning out this bow.  I don't think those two character marks in the bow will ever cause a fatality.  Well done!

Title: Re: My First Osage Bow
Post by: JonW on August 03, 2012, 11:33:52 pm

Nice job on an interesting piece of Osage. I just finished one with the same type of cracks in it although not that big. Do you have the "Yellow Fever" now?

Title: Re: My First Osage Bow
Post by: Badly Bent on August 04, 2012, 12:29:41 am

Oh yeah, thats a fine looking bow there. Nice work indeed, hope you have success hunting with it.
Greg

Title: Re: My First Osage Bow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on August 04, 2012, 12:55:33 am

Congratulations! Very nicely done. Jawge

Title: Re: My First Osage Bow
Post by: mullet on August 04, 2012, 11:01:50 pm

I'll tell you again, Jim, that's a nice looking, fine shooting, smooth pulling bow. You know where I live now, you guys come on over anytime and hope to see you at the Long Hammock shoot Sunday if not, the TBOF Fall shoot.

P.S. I had the pictures saved on my laptop. ;)

Title: Re: My First Osage Bow
Post by: Gaur on August 05, 2012, 09:42:39 am

that bow turned out great.  Congrats.  Best wishes hunting with it.

Title: Re: My First Osage Bow
Post by: jmshaust on August 05, 2012, 11:30:42 am

Eddie, thanks again, I'm working on the arrows now. I might be able to get to the TBOF in the fall.

Title: Re: My First Osage Bow
Post by: tom sawyer on August 05, 2012, 12:36:32 pm

So you have ventilation on your bow?  Cool!  I suppose the pic problem had to do with a firewall at work because I got the on my phone and at home.

Title: Re: My First Osage Bow
Post by: mullet on August 05, 2012, 07:30:53 pm

Jim;

 Fall comes early in Florida, the Shoot is August 10-12. We had a great shoot at Long Hammock, wild hog and venison for lunch.

Title: Re: My First Osage Bow
Post by: Josh B on August 08, 2012, 04:01:35 am

Nicely done Sir!  Josh

Title: Re: My First Osage Bow
Post by: jmshaust on August 08, 2012, 10:30:17 am

I want to thank everyone again for all the comments.

Title: Re: My First Osage Bow
Post by: Pappy on August 08, 2012, 12:48:57 pm

Very nice job on that piece of Osage.Sweet. :)
   Pappy