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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Shaun on October 26, 2012, 08:44:28 pm

Title: Pure & simple osage bow
Post by: Shaun on October 26, 2012, 08:44:28 pm
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/shaunw/PureOsageELB008.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/shaunw/PureOsageELB006.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/shaunw/PureOsageELB010.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/shaunw/PureOsageELB013.jpg)

This bow is 62" NTN 51# @ 27" full compass tiller ELB style 1" wide X 7/8" thick at the handle. There is no extra adornment of any kind. Scraper finish (no sandpaper), no wax or Truoil, no overlays or handle - just a small mark at the arrow pass. It is a study in minimalist bow design/building. It shoots beautifully with smooth draw, stable balance and good speed. I will be taking this stick afield next week.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/shaunw/PureOsageELB012.jpg)
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Post by: gstoneberg on October 26, 2012, 08:45:48 pm
Very nice!  I like that a lot.

George
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Post by: Dictionary on October 26, 2012, 08:57:59 pm
Just the way i like em  ;)
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Post by: Fred Arnold on October 26, 2012, 09:28:23 pm
Nice bow. I like your style.
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Post by: Carson (CMB) on October 26, 2012, 09:29:40 pm
I like that bend!!!  Also liked the Osage fruit
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Post by: HoBow on October 26, 2012, 09:30:17 pm
That's a beauty!  Clean an simple.
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Post by: Trapper Rob on October 26, 2012, 09:40:01 pm
Nice bow.
Rob
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Post by: Zion on October 26, 2012, 10:54:29 pm
Very nice bow! It's so great to finish a bow in this way and just shoot the heck outa it!
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Post by: lostarrow on October 26, 2012, 11:01:33 pm
I think that is the straightest , cleanest piece of osage I've ever seen. Very nice bow!
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Post by: NTProf on October 26, 2012, 11:14:42 pm
I will take a bow like that all day long over anything else!
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Post by: Badly Bent on October 26, 2012, 11:28:22 pm
Nice practical bow Shaun I like it's simplicity, great bend too.
Greg
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Post by: Pat B on October 26, 2012, 11:30:47 pm
Excellent bow Shaun. Pure and simple!!!  8)
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Post by: rps3 on October 26, 2012, 11:31:25 pm
Oh, that is just perfect, but dont you need something to keep moisture out?
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Post by: soy on October 26, 2012, 11:36:02 pm
You're tillering never ceases to amaze me... what a beauty ;)
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Post by: Bryce on October 26, 2012, 11:42:54 pm
The beauty in simplicity.
Very beautiful
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Post by: PaulN/KS on October 27, 2012, 02:17:52 am
Elegantly done Shaun.
Nice job Sir.
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Post by: lesken2011 on October 27, 2012, 08:16:39 am
Nice one, Shaun! I gotta name for her....Twiggy!! ::)
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Post by: George Tsoukalas on October 27, 2012, 09:33:52 am
Shaun, it is beautiful and quite refreshing to see these days. :) Jawge
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Post by: cornus on October 27, 2012, 09:37:25 am
Simple is nice.
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Post by: Del the cat on October 27, 2012, 10:18:03 am
Works for me ;D
Just how I like 'em
Del
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Post by: Jodocus on October 27, 2012, 10:27:51 am
Yeah, who needs a diva anyway  ;D
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Post by: H Rhodes on October 27, 2012, 10:36:46 am
Now that's a bow!  That's the way I like 'em!
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Post by: ErictheViking on October 27, 2012, 11:54:16 am
awesome! love it!
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Post by: beetlebailey1977 on October 27, 2012, 12:42:17 pm
Nice and simple.  I like it.
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Post by: Scaramouche on October 27, 2012, 04:53:00 pm
I think I've just found my next design!

One question: how's the stack?
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Post by: Shaun on October 27, 2012, 07:14:10 pm
Quote from: rps3 on October 26, 2012, 11:31:25 pm
Oh, that is just perfect, but dont you need something to keep moisture out?

Osage is very water resistant and will not rot - finish is optional.

Scara... no noticeable stack out to 28 - I only pull 27.

One thing I really like about full compass tiller is that every part of the bow is working, even the handle area. A relatively shorter ELB design like this gives good speed for arrows in hunting weights, ie. 5-700 grns.

While I had the scale out for Druid I checked this one too, 430 grams (less than a pound).
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Post by: half eye on October 27, 2012, 09:26:08 pm
Everybody about said it all, but dang it got to say that sir is a full draw of "perfect" beauty. Don't matter what it weighs, what the finish is, or anything else......that's a bow
rich
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Post by: simson on October 28, 2012, 12:55:04 pm
just found your postings Shawn. Love all three, very good job you did there. I'm really a fan of simple straight sticks.
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Post by: Josh Wilson on October 28, 2012, 03:18:00 pm
I like that! Very good looking bow!
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Post by: Josh B on October 29, 2012, 09:06:29 am
That is the way they all oughtta be!  Very nice.  Josh
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Post by: Pappy on October 29, 2012, 09:58:15 am
Very nice work. :)
   Pappy
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Post by: Dvshunter on October 29, 2012, 10:40:09 am
Another fine bow Shaun.