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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: rps3 on October 08, 2013, 02:44:07 pm

Title: new bow (cant think up a better title)
Post by: rps3 on October 08, 2013, 02:44:07 pm

Just finished this osage. 66" 55# at 29" draw. Most under 1" wide.


(http://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/q556/longbow60/timber%20rattle%20osage/dscn1093_zps5aed83db.jpg)
(http://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/q556/longbow60/timber%20rattle%20osage/dscn1098_zpsc6d17ba9.jpg)
(http://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/q556/longbow60/timber%20rattle%20osage/dscn1100_zps47be6698.jpg)
(http://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/q556/longbow60/timber%20rattle%20osage/dscn1102_zpsf56f0f1d.jpg)

Title: Re: new bow (cant think up a better title)
Post by: rps3 on October 08, 2013, 02:45:16 pm

(http://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/q556/longbow60/timber%20rattle%20osage/dscn1103_zpsc02bdae5.jpg)
(http://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/q556/longbow60/timber%20rattle%20osage/dscn1107_zps43ac5cef.jpg)

Title: Re: new bow (cant think up a better title)
Post by: bubby on October 08, 2013, 02:46:31 pm

nice

Title: Re: new bow (cant think up a better title)
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on October 08, 2013, 02:48:04 pm

Great work Bob! I like that grip area.

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Post by: BOWMAN53 on October 08, 2013, 02:48:53 pm

sweet bow, bet its a screamer.

Title: Re: new bow (cant think up a better title)
Post by: Carson (CMB) on October 08, 2013, 03:20:18 pm

That is a sweet bow.  I love the bend, and that natural swoop at the arrow pass....perfect.  That to me is an ideal longbow.  Love those specs. 

Title: Re: new bow (cant think up a better title)
Post by: Gaust on October 08, 2013, 03:39:59 pm

I'm a newbie to this but I can see how beautiful your bow is.  How dry was the wood before you started?

Title: Re: new bow (cant think up a better title)
Post by: dwardo on October 08, 2013, 04:06:43 pm

Lovely stuff  8)

Title: Re: new bow (cant think up a better title)
Post by: rps3 on October 08, 2013, 04:18:39 pm

Thank you all. This bow does shoot fast and I owe a thank you to burn um up chuck for that. He sent me my trade bow and I noticed something immediately. It was the string, he did not use  b50 like I had been using. I went out and bought more modern string material and have been making new strings for all my bows, the difference is pretty significant.

The wood was just cut in may. The guy who gave me the osage wants a bow from one of the trees I took from his yard, it is dry but not well seasoned.

Title: Re: new bow (cant think up a better title)
Post by: blackhawk on October 08, 2013, 05:46:44 pm

Cool Bob...nice osage sliver bow  :D ....always like seeing that

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Post by: skarhand on October 08, 2013, 06:11:48 pm

Very nice! I love the skins.

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Post by: Badly Bent on October 08, 2013, 07:00:34 pm

Very nice indeed. Good looker and has a smooth bend at full draw, gotta be a pleasure to shoot that bow.

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Post by: SLIMBOB on October 08, 2013, 07:50:40 pm

Very nice Sir.  Great shape to it!

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Post by: JonW on October 08, 2013, 07:54:23 pm

That's a classic. Nice style.

Title: Re: new bow (cant think up a better title)
Post by: Peacebow_Coos on October 08, 2013, 08:49:00 pm

Nice work man, I like the bend and the handle wrap.  All around nice bow!  Is it heavily rounded or just ovalish, can't tell from the pics

Title: Re: new bow (cant think up a better title)
Post by: Josh B on October 08, 2013, 09:30:30 pm

That is a beauty sir!  The full draw is as sweet as it gets!  Josh

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Post by: IdahoMatt on October 08, 2013, 09:50:41 pm

Great job love the subtle tip flip.  Just enough  ;D. Tiller looks great.

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Post by: George Tsoukalas on October 08, 2013, 10:02:18 pm

Outstanding! Jawge

Title: Re: new bow (cant think up a better title)
Post by: burn em up chuck on October 08, 2013, 10:32:23 pm

  wow, thats beautiful, and thanks for the props but our local string maker john made the string. seriously though that bow is fantastic.

                                                                              chuck

Title: Re: new bow (cant think up a better title)
Post by: rps3 on October 09, 2013, 12:33:50 am

Thanks again all for the great comments. It is oval shaped, and I did flip the one tip because the other limb had reflex in it, and I felt like I heated and bent the wood enough already and the limbs weren't  matching up too well.

Title: Re: new bow (cant think up a better title)
Post by: Dan K on October 09, 2013, 03:54:01 am

Sweet shooter bro!  Congrats!

Title: Re: new bow (cant think up a better title)
Post by: Pappy on October 09, 2013, 06:30:41 am

Beautiful bow,like everything about it,tiller/grip/skins /character and finish work. Very cool,don't take much Osage to make a bw. ;) :) I even like the name [new bow] ;) :) :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: new bow (cant think up a better title)
Post by: TimPotter on October 09, 2013, 08:39:08 am

Well done!

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Post by: dwardo on October 09, 2013, 11:23:57 am

"racing snake" as in built like one  8)

Title: Re: new bow (cant think up a better title)
Post by: rps3 on October 09, 2013, 02:02:44 pm

racing snake" as in built like one  8)

I like it, racing snake it is.

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Post by: Night Hawk on October 09, 2013, 02:18:22 pm

Definitely one to be proud of, good job!

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Post by: okie64 on October 09, 2013, 06:59:03 pm

Great looking profile and bow! Nice!

Title: Re: new bow (cant think up a better title)
Post by: bushboy on October 09, 2013, 07:31:50 pm

Nice bend on that one and finish work!cool!