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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: killir duck on July 16, 2014, 11:12:31 pm

Title: sinew, snake and osage trade bow
Post by: killir duck on July 16, 2014, 11:12:31 pm

allrighty heres some long overdue pictures of my trade bow, it's made from a piece of osage about 12 years old, and layed in a guys wood pile for 8. the outer rings were almost completely rotted off and what was left was riddled with bug holes, this stave started out about 70" long, 4" wide and 5" deep, i ended with 58"x1 3/4"x 1" of usable wood. it is backed with 2 layers of muley sinew and one of antelope, with a beautiful set of diamondback watersnake skins from ciperiano, and black horse hair from a real good horse of mine that died this past winter. she's about 54" long (i never measured) 1 1/2" wade tapering down toww 3/8" at the tips, and pulls about 52#@26". cippy asked me to enter whatever bow i put these skins on in BOM so here she is. it'll go in tha mail next time i'm in town

Title: Re: sinew, snake and osage trade bow (grip pics added)
Post by: killir duck on July 16, 2014, 11:20:27 pm

last ones

Title: Re: sinew, snake and osage trade bow
Post by: osage outlaw on July 16, 2014, 11:27:56 pm

That is a great looking bow Duck.  I'm sure whoever gets it will be thrilled.

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Post by: SLIMBOB on July 16, 2014, 11:53:03 pm

Sweet.  Bet they gonna love that!

Title: Re: sinew, snake and osage trade bow
Post by: TRACY on July 17, 2014, 12:04:18 am

Looks like well made bow with a little mojo added.

Tracy

Title: Re: sinew, snake and osage trade bow
Post by: killir duck on July 17, 2014, 12:17:06 am

Whoops, somehow I missed the pictures of the handle, I'll see if I can't wrestle them darn things on here tomorrow.

Thanks guys, I can't take all the credit for this, I've learned more from you fellow P.A.ers than anywhere else, you guys provided both the knowledge and the inspiration for this bow. Have a good one,   duck

Title: Re: sinew, snake and osage trade bow
Post by: autologus on July 17, 2014, 01:09:37 am

Exceptional quality and absolutely gorgeous.

Grady

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Post by: bubby on July 17, 2014, 01:28:08 am

Nice looking stick killer, who ever gets it will be happy I'm sure

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Post by: chamookman on July 17, 2014, 04:37:44 am

Nice ! Bob

Title: Re: sinew, snake and osage trade bow
Post by: Pappy on July 17, 2014, 07:55:56 am

Nice job,someone should be very happy. Good story to go with it,hard to beat that. ;)
 Pappy

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Post by: 4dog on July 17, 2014, 08:52:26 am

saweeeet!!!

Title: Re: sinew, snake and osage trade bow
Post by: IdahoMatt on July 17, 2014, 09:40:04 am

Some one is going to be very pleased for sure.  Great job man.  That one looks like it would be hard to send off.

Title: Re: sinew, snake and osage trade bow
Post by: turtle on July 17, 2014, 12:03:06 pm

Sweet! :)

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Post by: BOWMAN53 on July 17, 2014, 12:03:30 pm

good stuff ducky

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Post by: paoliguy on July 17, 2014, 12:56:42 pm

That's a real beauty. Somebody's going to be really happy!

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Post by: steve b. on July 17, 2014, 05:55:34 pm

You do nice work.   8)

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Post by: DuBois on July 17, 2014, 06:08:18 pm

I love the bow I got but that would be awesome to have also! Cool bow!

Title: Re: sinew, snake and osage trade bow
Post by: killir duck on July 17, 2014, 08:03:11 pm

Thanks everybody.

Those look great Steve b. Glad their working out for you.

Title: Re: sinew, snake and osage trade bow
Post by: soy on July 17, 2014, 09:56:31 pm

Darn fine job kd ;)

Title: Re: sinew, snake and osage trade bow
Post by: simson on July 20, 2014, 06:39:04 am

Great job here Duck,
good tiller, nice work on details and a beautiful colored sage

Title: Re: sinew, snake and osage trade bow
Post by: burchett.donald on July 20, 2014, 03:40:56 pm

  Don't know how I missed this one Duck...Me likey  8)
                                                                                        Don

Title: Re: sinew, snake and osage trade bow
Post by: Peacebow_Coos on July 20, 2014, 07:28:15 pm

Dang mang!

Title: Re: sinew, snake and osage trade bow
Post by: killir duck on July 20, 2014, 07:33:04 pm

Glad you all like it, thanks for the compliments.