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Title: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: hochgaertner on December 01, 2015, 05:56:32 pm
Hello again,

you gave me the courage to show you another bow I yesterday finished.

It is an osage recurve from a thin and knotty osagestick., which has an enormous restoring force (is it correct?)
She is 58" long, 56" ntn, 1,4" to 0,27" wide and pulls around 50# by 28".
3 layers of deer sinew and the skin of a Walleye on the back.
The nocks are built from an antler and my old jacket gave me the leather for the grip.

Not easy to describe for me, because ...

I hope, the pics do it better.

Greetings
Peter
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Zander Skin
Post by: hochgaertner on December 01, 2015, 05:57:54 pm
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Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Zander Skin
Post by: burn em up chuck on December 01, 2015, 06:30:35 pm
 nice tiller, beautiful bow. what is zander?

                                      chuck
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Zander Skin
Post by: jandersson on December 01, 2015, 06:36:27 pm
Very Nice bow! I'm jealous.

Zander is a relative of walleye..
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Zander Skin
Post by: hochgaertner on December 01, 2015, 06:37:30 pm
Walley I think. The dictionary told me zander. Sorry
Peter
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: hochgaertner on December 01, 2015, 06:45:25 pm
I know a good place to catch walleyes (Zander). When we had a lunch from it I shaped the skin to dry it.
My little daughter (19 Years) blamed me to do this.
When I showed the bow with shte skin on it she understood ...
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: riverrat on December 01, 2015, 06:57:00 pm
really nice bow. love the walleye skin backing. great tiller. not a easy piece of wood to work. but you did a great job on it.Tony
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: PatM on December 01, 2015, 07:44:57 pm
Nice work. The skin looks great.
 Zander is the European counterpart of the American Walleye.
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: bowandarrow473 on December 01, 2015, 07:51:49 pm
Great looking bow, the Walleye is a nice addition. I truly do like it!
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: osage outlaw on December 01, 2015, 07:53:06 pm
Great looking bow.
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: Badly Bent on December 01, 2015, 08:05:24 pm
Very cool! 8)   Love the looks of the braced and drawn profile, tips and skins are equally as nice. Excellent all around Peter.
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: hochgaertner on December 01, 2015, 08:08:20 pm
Bushboy: I hope my English is not as bad as your .. I understand nothing
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: half eye on December 01, 2015, 08:17:58 pm
your bow is excellent in all respects. Very nicely done, sir
rich
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: jeffp51 on December 02, 2015, 12:37:25 am
Yeah Bushboy --you are a great bowyer, but you need to drop by my place and I will help you with that --um-- German. Hut ab Hochgärtner.  Ihr Bogen ist echt schön.  Wo wohnen Sie?
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: Pappy on December 02, 2015, 04:20:26 am
Beautiful bow,love the skins. Nice bow in all aspects. :)
 Pappy
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: hochgaertner on December 02, 2015, 04:24:04 am
Thank you very much.
For Jeff 51: I live in the near of regensburg

Peter
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: bushboy on December 02, 2015, 04:27:26 am
Very nice job!love the skins!
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: blackhawk on December 02, 2015, 06:03:00 am
Cool bow!!! :)
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: Aaron H on December 02, 2015, 06:45:20 am
Looks great, very nice bend
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: Chief RID on December 02, 2015, 06:46:07 am
Very beautiful bow, indeed! I love the skins, also. Your antler tips are really great. The handle is just what I like in a bow handle. really fine craftsmanship.
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: AndrewS on December 02, 2015, 07:39:57 am
I like the bow - gnarly piece of wood, sinew and fish hide, that's all. And your old leather jacket is upcycled, too.

For testing you can send me the bow 8)
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: rps3 on December 02, 2015, 08:31:39 am
Looks mighty fine to me.
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: BowEd on December 02, 2015, 08:38:42 am
That is a nice bow.Osage sapling tree.Got a pic full length top view?
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: wizardgoat on December 02, 2015, 11:23:25 am
Looks great, nice work
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: hochgaertner on December 02, 2015, 02:27:31 pm
I only can repeat

Thank you very much

On the posted pic the bow looked like a pressed sausage.
It happened when I downsized the picture

Peter
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: sieddy on December 02, 2015, 04:58:44 pm
Man that bow is wicked! Are you sure you are not from Oklahoma or Montana or somewhere like that?  Because that looks all American! :-)
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: hochgaertner on December 02, 2015, 05:16:57 pm
You all are very friendly.
I like your american style bows. That's  it

Peter
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: George Tsoukalas on December 02, 2015, 05:46:51 pm
Very nice! I like it. Jawge
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: Blackcoyote on December 03, 2015, 08:18:06 am
great bow! it's a shame the walleye skin doesn't retain the colors they have when alive - the color seems to fade shortly after death. Still looks great though!
 
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: Selfbowman on December 03, 2015, 08:43:33 am
Nicely done.  Arvin
Title: Re: Sinewed Osage with Walleye Skin
Post by: lebhuntfish on December 03, 2015, 10:33:40 am
That is beautiful! I love me some nasty looking Osage!
Patrick