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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Almostpighunter on December 20, 2013, 06:22:45 pm

Title: Painted Osage
Post by: Almostpighunter on December 20, 2013, 06:22:45 pm: Hey all,

Been gone a while, but thought I post one up before the end of the year so here we go :)

Bow: 64" (T2T) Osage Orange backed with rawhide, static reflex tips (last 10" of the limbs) and pseudo Native North American artwork. Nice little character knothole at the base of the handle, perfect for a fishing spool :).

Bow pulls 48#@28", whisper quiet and pretty darn fast.
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Post by: Arrowind on December 20, 2013, 06:24:08 pm: That's AWESOME!!! Nice paint job too.
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Post by: Brian Hoffer on December 20, 2013, 06:54:25 pm: Love those colors. Great work!
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Post by: missilemaster on December 20, 2013, 07:06:14 pm: Nice Job!
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Post by: Will H on December 20, 2013, 07:18:55 pm: Cool!
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Post by: Trapper Rob on December 20, 2013, 08:31:15 pm: That looks great. 8)
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Post by: wood_bandit 99 on December 20, 2013, 10:29:41 pm: Mike, The tips seem a little thick to me.
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Post by: Cloudfeather on December 20, 2013, 10:48:45 pm: Quote from: wood_bandit 99 on December 20, 2013, 10:29:41 pm
Mike, The tips seem a little thick to me.

Was waiting for Blackhawk to come in with that statement. lol
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Post by: soy on December 20, 2013, 11:09:52 pm: Nice to see you aph cool paint!
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Post by: IdahoMatt on December 20, 2013, 11:19:04 pm: Nice work looks great.
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Post by: seabass on December 20, 2013, 11:33:15 pm: very nice.love the artwork.
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Post by: Joec123able on December 20, 2013, 11:53:42 pm: Quote from: wood_bandit 99 on December 20, 2013, 10:29:41 pm
Mike, The tips seem a little thick to me.

The tips look perfectly fine !!!

Wow that is gorgeous
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Post by: bubby on December 21, 2013, 12:15:56 am: Actually the tips do a bit seam bit heavy to me as well, lose some of that mass pick up some fps,
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Post by: mwosborn on December 21, 2013, 12:35:51 am: Like the looks of it - very nice.
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Post by: Almostpighunter on December 21, 2013, 01:24:07 am: Thanks guys. Yes the tips are a bit thick, but they are also only 1/2" at the widest point. In any case, the bow shoots amazingly well and the chronie gave me numbers that I am very satisfied with (3 arrow sizes in my "bag": 535grn = 149fps, 465grn = 163fps (not quite 10gpp), 385grn = 178fps. Averaged out.) I realize these aren't the most blazing speeds ever posted, and I also agree that I might have been able to eek out a few more fps if I continued to sand down the tips, but I'm not so much a "fps" junkie as I am an accuracy and no vibration/handshock fanatic.

There's a saying that goes, "A true artist's greatest skill is knowing when to stop."... or something like that...

I don't know if the title truly applies in this case, but I agree that sometimes you have to know when to stop tinkering.

Besides, I like the way it looks ;)
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Post by: 4dog on December 21, 2013, 02:12:32 am: like the way it looks mesself 8)
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Post by: burchett.donald on December 21, 2013, 02:23:33 am: Very interesting bow. It looks almost center shot. Like the paint too.
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Post by: Dharma on December 21, 2013, 02:27:37 am: Stunningly beautiful bow.
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Post by: J05H on December 21, 2013, 07:29:37 am: Great looking bow. The levers are super thick, but I think they look really good. They almost look like siyahs from the side.
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Post by: okie64 on December 21, 2013, 08:50:57 am: Great lookin bow! Paint job looks very nice. :)
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Post by: dbb on December 21, 2013, 09:49:18 am: Vibrant happy colors :) It dont look stressed either,that one will last.
Nicely done!

Btw. Would you mind post a pic on the harness setup of that beautiful boa quiver your daughter posed with in this thread?
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,41897.0.html Sorry to get off topic :-[
Title: Re: Painted Osage
Post by: Cameroo on January 08, 2014, 09:16:12 pm: Another nice one. Your bows definitely have a signature style to them! Love the artwork on this one.