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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: wizardgoat on October 17, 2015, 01:43:03 am

Title: Osage Plains Bow
Post by: wizardgoat on October 17, 2015, 01:43:03 am

Hey guys, nothing really crazy here, but I thought I'd share it anyways.
I finished her up and took some photos at my wives grandparents property.
Its my first plains style bow, and I did my best to replicate a Comanche bow from the encyclopedias.
It had a natural deflex, so a quick set back handle bend with the heat gun and the profile was there.
I used the ol vinegar steel wool dye, and finished with shellac.
Horse hair tied on with sinew.
41" ntn, 37# @ 20" , I made a set of little cedar arrows and they fly like darts.
Cheers thanks for lookin

(http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag255/wizardgoat/IMG_5682_zpsseh2ghm9.jpg) (http://s1370.photobucket.com/user/wizardgoat/media/IMG_5682_zpsseh2ghm9.jpg.html)

(http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag255/wizardgoat/IMG_5677_zps3pzoi4bn.jpg) (http://s1370.photobucket.com/user/wizardgoat/media/IMG_5677_zps3pzoi4bn.jpg.html)


(http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag255/wizardgoat/IMG_5678_zps22ruivzc.jpg) (http://s1370.photobucket.com/user/wizardgoat/media/IMG_5678_zps22ruivzc.jpg.html)


(http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag255/wizardgoat/IMG_5680_zps8rub2bww.jpg) (http://s1370.photobucket.com/user/wizardgoat/media/IMG_5680_zps8rub2bww.jpg.html)


(http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag255/wizardgoat/IMG_5676_zps2spaolum.jpg) (http://s1370.photobucket.com/user/wizardgoat/media/IMG_5676_zps2spaolum.jpg.html)

(http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag255/wizardgoat/IMG_5674_zpssivf3avc.jpg) (http://s1370.photobucket.com/user/wizardgoat/media/IMG_5674_zpssivf3avc.jpg.html)


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Title: Re: Osage Plains Bow
Post by: Del the cat on October 17, 2015, 03:30:56 am

Cool little bow, bet it still packs a punch :).
Del

Title: Re: Osage Plains Bow
Post by: riverrat on October 17, 2015, 04:57:46 am

awesome bow! now ya need a quiver and bow case. ;) Tony

Title: Re: Osage Plains Bow
Post by: bowandarrow473 on October 17, 2015, 05:51:23 am

Nice!!

Title: Re: Osage Plains Bow
Post by: neuse on October 17, 2015, 06:57:34 am

Very nice.

What type of cedar did you use for arrows, any pictures?

Title: Re: Osage Plains Bow
Post by: redhawk55 on October 17, 2015, 07:00:18 am

Well done bow! I' m always impressed by guys making such shorties, you've to have a lot of tillering- experience.
Those Native American shorties are such effective!
Michael

Title: Re: Osage Plains Bow
Post by: blackhawk on October 17, 2015, 07:44:20 am

Nice lil bend!!! :)

Title: Re: Osage Plains Bow
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on October 17, 2015, 08:22:31 am

Cool little bow goat.

Title: Re: Osage Plains Bow
Post by: bushboy on October 17, 2015, 10:25:20 am

Cool little bow!looks fun to shoot!

Title: Re: Osage Plains Bow
Post by: Stixnstones on October 17, 2015, 11:06:03 am

noice!

Title: Re: Osage Plains Bow
Post by: PlanB on October 17, 2015, 12:23:45 pm

41", holy cow! That's something. Great bend. Puts things in perspective about what bows are to me.

Title: Re: Osage Plains Bow
Post by: bubby on October 17, 2015, 12:37:16 pm

Cool little bow Ryan

Title: Re: Osage Plains Bow
Post by: GB on October 17, 2015, 06:16:14 pm

Lovely bend on that little stick.  Love the finish, too.

Title: Re: Osage Plains Bow
Post by: wizardgoat on October 17, 2015, 08:14:49 pm

Thanks guys!
Arrows are POC, I didn't take any photos of them, I don't spend much time on arrows, they are always a rush job. Just needed some smaller arrows to shoot out of some smaller bows in the works.

Title: Re: Osage Plains Bow
Post by: Aaron H on October 18, 2015, 11:51:51 am

Great little bow Ryan