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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: VicNova on October 16, 2012, 12:13:08 am

Title: Finished Osage Bow
Post by: VicNova on October 16, 2012, 12:13:08 am

Here is the finished bow from the thread I made about tiller it. This was my first attempt at Osage. The stave was less then perfect; it had a huge knot in it and the way one of the limbs came into the handle made it look like there was a hinge. It finished out at 67" long and 48# at 28". I hope to get another Osage stave and make a another bow real soon.   :)

Title: Re: Finished Osage Bow
Post by: okie64 on October 16, 2012, 12:36:34 am

That turned out very nice! You gotta love some osage.

Title: Re: Finished Osage Bow
Post by: gstoneberg on October 16, 2012, 01:39:48 am

You did well taking what you had to a bow.  I hate deflex off the fades, not sure I would have tackled that one.  Good work!  How does it shoot?

George

Title: Re: Finished Osage Bow
Post by: lesken2011 on October 16, 2012, 09:44:59 am

Nice job working around that knot! ???

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Post by: coaster500 on October 16, 2012, 10:53:21 am

You worked a tough one and got a shooter, well done!!!

Title: Re: Finished Osage Bow
Post by: dwardo on October 16, 2012, 11:17:05 am

Nice job taming that evil knot n fade.  >:D

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Post by: Carson (CMB) on October 16, 2012, 02:24:57 pm

That looks nice victor!  Would be cool to see a front profile pic too. 

Title: Re: Finished Osage Bow
Post by: Badly Bent on October 16, 2012, 10:01:36 pm

Yeah that looks like a tricky one. Those give me fits too, you did a good job with it Victor.
Watch the osage though, can be addicting.
Greg

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Post by: Trapper Rob on October 16, 2012, 10:12:52 pm

Good looking bow.
Rob

Title: Re: Finished Osage Bow
Post by: JW_Halverson on October 18, 2012, 08:34:22 pm

Boy howdy, that looks like a horrible hinge right out of the fade!  I have a stave roughed out to dimension with that very same problem in the lower limb and it has been in that shape for over 3 years now.  Still ain't had the guts to go after it!

Looks like good sense and caution didn't get in your way, and you turned out a nice bow despite that!  Good work, son, good work for sure!

Title: Re: Finished Osage Bow
Post by: Sidewinder on October 18, 2012, 09:23:06 pm

Very well done. That deflex right out of the fade is a toughy but you pulled it off. I did one about 6 mths ago that had a wicked knot and deflex out of the fade with a bunch of woop de doos in it and it turned out good but I was'nt sure till it was finished. I learned alot about patience on that one. Once again good job and keep it up.   Danny