Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Woodland Roamer on September 25, 2007, 10:53:13 am
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Hey everyone, here are a few pics of the osage bow that I finished up this weekend. It is osage, 67 inches long and pulls 50 @ 26. When I started working this stave I wasn't sure it had a bow in it. It had a couple knots and lots of cracks but I was able to work all of them out and was left with a really clean piece of osage. The top limb had a little natural deflex to it so I heat treated it after I got it floor tillered so it would match the other one which had some natural reflex, then later on heated both limbs. The bow was pretty tricky to tiller with lots of twists and turns in that top limb. It ended up holding about one inch of reflex after being shot in. I finished it with four coats of Truoil and the handle wrap is braintan deer. The bow shoots really quiet and fast, I'll be hunting with it soon.
Alan
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Wow! That's a beauty!
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And here is full draw.
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Definitely has some character in her. Looks like you did really good on a tough stave.
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Now that is one cool looking bow! Love that character, tiller's good, looks like ya got er slicked up right.
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What a beauty. Great job!
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Very nice. You did a good job with that bow
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BTW Happy Birthday tommow, you made yerself a nice present ;D
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Wow! Good one!
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Ditto...happy bday !.bob
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You got everything out of that stave. Wild wave in upper limb.
Dave
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Mighty fine lookin' weapon. You did a good job tillering through all those squiggles.
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Great looking bow. Great character, too! We'll look at again next week for Sept Self Bow of the Month.
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Beautiful bow, love the character
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That's a really nice bow, and a challenging one to tiller when the dips are from back to belly. Looks like the tiller is really nice...great job! :)
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Hey, thanks a bunch to everyone for all the comments, compliments and happy bday wishes! I failed on my first two attemts with staves this snakey so I was just happy to finally end up with a decent bow out of this stave.
Alan
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Love it!
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WOW that top limb looks nasty!!!!!!!!! But what a beauty. Excellent job on a spooky looking stave.
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Thats sweet! great bow.
VB
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Great job with a difficult piece. The tiller is impressive. Your patience with thinning of the limbs is much admired.
mack
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Beautiful Bow, Alan. You did a great job tillering her. I love a character bow!!! 8) Pat
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Oh that's pretty! Great mix with the neon yellow, and rollercoaster limbs ;D
Rich
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she's definitely a beauty!
frank
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very nice. I like the simple style. no nonsense. Happy birthday!
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Thanks again to everyone! :)
Alan
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Very nice,love the character,don't know how I missed this one.Tiller looks great.Nice job. :)
Pappy
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Awesome! Great job on on the tiller. Jawge
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Great looking bow. All you need now is a nice broadside shot to christen it. Good luck with the bow and your season!
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Thanks guys! I hope to get that broadside shot soon. :)
Alan
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Alan:
Nice bow. I always like to see when someone takes something that looks to be "not-so-good" and makes something nice out of it.
BTW, What is your relation to the cabin in the background??
David
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Love it, good looking bow
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That bow sports an excellent tiller - especially given the challenging nature of the wood. Nice clean lines and beautifully finished. Really nice.
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Wow! I like it! Good job!
Sean
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Nice!!! Great job on such a snakey piece of yella wood. :)
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great looking bow i really like it
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Wow! Nice. I am awed by you guys who make the snake bows. I am still too scared to attempt one. One day though......
Let us know how you do with meat gathering.
Stickbender
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Hey thanks again guys for all the comments, means alot coming from all of you folks.
David, the cabin belongs to my parents, it was originally built in the 1890's. They bought it in the late '70's and moved it to their property and restored it.
Alan
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Great looking bow. You really tamed that snake!