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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: ssgtchad on December 30, 2012, 02:31:20 pm

Title: Short Character Osage
Post by: ssgtchad on December 30, 2012, 02:31:20 pm

This is the bow I was having trouble with arrow rest. It's 57" ttt, 55 ntn, 1.5" at the fade tapers to 3/8" at the tips. 48lbs@28". The grip is saddle strap leather with artificial sinew high trim. This was my first attempt at a character bow, tiller isn't perfect, but it shoots well. Thanks for looking.

Title: Re: Short Character Osage
Post by: ssgtchad on December 30, 2012, 02:34:59 pm

And full draw.

Title: Re: Short Character Osage
Post by: burchett.donald on December 30, 2012, 02:40:03 pm

   Beautiful shorty! That took guts with those knots!  Nice bend...
                                                        Don

Title: Re: Short Character Osage
Post by: ssgtchad on December 30, 2012, 03:11:25 pm

Thanks Don. Yeah she has knots all over the place. Here are some close ups.

Title: Re: Short Character Osage
Post by: spyder1958 on December 30, 2012, 10:11:41 pm

Nice bend you got there Chad. Looks great. I can't wait to start my osage, maybe next month.
BTW, you active duty?

Title: Re: Short Character Osage
Post by: ssgtchad on December 30, 2012, 10:47:38 pm

Nope. Did  13 years active, then finished with 23 in the reserves, now I work for Irving PD. Thanks for the comments and thanks for serving

Title: Re: Short Character Osage
Post by: Sidewinder on December 30, 2012, 11:07:58 pm

Nice job Chad. I like it. Looks like a good shooter to me. You did well with the knots they look cool.   Danny

Title: Re: Short Character Osage
Post by: ssgtchad on December 30, 2012, 11:15:46 pm

Thanks Danny it shoots real nice.......nowbthat removed the arrow rest lol >:D

Title: Re: Short Character Osage
Post by: Dictionary on December 30, 2012, 11:25:23 pm

That's a huge handle area..... :o especially for such a short bow.

Title: Re: Short Character Osage
Post by: cowboy on December 30, 2012, 11:31:53 pm

Well hello staff! Must be lots of Osage growing down in them creeks around Irving. That's a good looking bow! Go cut some more and keep on a scraping  :).

Title: Re: Short Character Osage
Post by: ssgtchad on December 30, 2012, 11:58:13 pm

It's all over the place,  but it's all short stuff....short Osage is better than no Osage imo  :-[

Title: Re: Short Character Osage
Post by: Carson (CMB) on December 30, 2012, 11:58:37 pm

looks like you are getting a lot of bend out of those limbs.  Nice work.  Pretty bow.

Title: Re: Short Character Osage
Post by: steve b. on December 31, 2012, 12:12:36 am

Looks good to me.

Title: Re: Short Character Osage
Post by: Badly Bent on December 31, 2012, 09:50:54 am

Love osage with that kind of color in it and the knots add some good character to your bow. Nice job Sarge, hope to see more bows from you. :)
Greg

Title: Re: Short Character Osage
Post by: ssgtchad on December 31, 2012, 04:02:54 pm

Thanks Greg I planning on several more. Got a real short Osage recurve with sinew back ready to start tillering this weekend. So it will probably take me more another month I go sooo slow ::)