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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: okie64 on July 07, 2014, 10:34:02 am

Title: Osage Treestand Bow
Post by: okie64 on July 07, 2014, 10:34:02 am
This was my last piece of this dark orange osage from a tree I cut around 4 years ago. Ive made 3 other bows from this same stuff and all of them turned out to be fine shooters and took very little set so I figured it would be a good candidate for a short hunting weight bow. I got carried away scraping early on and got the tips too thin so I added a couple lams of hickory to hold the reflex. Took a couple heat sessions to get out the prop twist and get the string tracking good but she lines up now.
Stats: 52"ntn, 52lbs@26, 1.5" reflex, hickory tips and underlays.
Thanks for looking
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Title: Re: Osage Treestand Bow
Post by: TRACY on July 07, 2014, 10:37:08 am
Nice work! I like the looks and bends real well.

Tracy
Title: Re: Osage Treestand Bow
Post by: Pat B on July 07, 2014, 10:42:27 am
Cool little bow, Okie.  8)
Title: Re: Osage Treestand Bow
Post by: half eye on July 07, 2014, 11:06:45 am
That dog will hunt!!!!  Hope ya get some shootin.
rich
Title: Re: Osage Treestand Bow
Post by: burchett.donald on July 07, 2014, 11:15:41 am
Nice looking hunter okie...Hope you nail a few out of the stand this season bud...
                                                                                                                         Don
Title: Re: Osage Treestand Bow
Post by: Will H on July 07, 2014, 11:58:43 am
I like it! Good luck this fall!
Title: Re: Osage Treestand Bow
Post by: Gsulfridge on July 07, 2014, 12:09:32 pm
Very nice!
Title: Re: Osage Treestand Bow
Post by: IdahoMatt on July 07, 2014, 12:13:34 pm
Great job man.  Hope it brings the meat home for ya. 
Title: Re: Osage Treestand Bow
Post by: blackhawk on July 07, 2014, 01:24:05 pm
That's a good up close n personal hunting design rig right there...very similar to one I use for shorter up close n tight situations ;) good luck with it!!!
Title: Re: Osage Treestand Bow
Post by: Weylin on July 07, 2014, 01:51:15 pm
Nice little bow. Looks perfect for a stand
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Post by: RyanR on July 07, 2014, 06:35:32 pm
Thats a nice looking little bow. Looks like fun to shoot.
Title: Re: Osage Treestand Bow
Post by: JonW on July 07, 2014, 06:40:13 pm
Nice bow there Okie. Looks alot like the profile most of my bendys have. Stiff outers on a half circle bow usually make a fast shooter. I like it man.
Title: Re: Osage Treestand Bow
Post by: Badly Bent on July 07, 2014, 08:05:12 pm
No doubt about it that one should knock 'em down Okie, looks like a serious hunting bow. I like the design, the specs and the way you got it bending. That looks like some dense and durable osage too, nice work on that one.
Title: Re: Osage Treestand Bow
Post by: Arrowind on July 07, 2014, 08:09:03 pm
Nice job!  Sweet bow!
Title: Re: Osage Treestand Bow
Post by: okie64 on July 07, 2014, 09:12:29 pm
Thanks Tracy
Thanks Pat
Thanks Rich
Thanks Don
Thanks Will
Thanks gsulfridge
Thanks Matt
Thanks Blackhawk, most of my stands are 10 yards and under so to me that is pretty up close and personal with a whitetail. Its amazing how close they will come to ya in a stand if you got the right wind.
Thanks weylin
Thanks Ryan, it is a pleasure to shoot.
Thanks Jon
Thanks Greg, this is some of the densest osage Ive had my hands on. The rings are pretty small but almost no earlywood, almost looks like hickory earlywood.
Thanks arrowind
Title: Re: Osage Treestand Bow
Post by: Peacebow_Coos on July 07, 2014, 09:15:35 pm
Lookin good indeed