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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Jesse on February 17, 2008, 07:09:51 pm

Title: Little bit of character osage bow. now with full draw PICS
Post by: Jesse on February 17, 2008, 07:09:51 pm

This is an osage orange bow from billets. Its for my wife Angie its 62 ntn  African blackwood tip overlays. The handle riser started to seperate slightly so I wrapped the whole thing and it worked like a charm. Maybe a bit ugly but its not going to break. ;D Full draw will be tomorrow after the finish cures another day.  Thanks for looking
   Jesse
(http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u169/WIbowyer/P1010956.jpg)
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(http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u169/WIbowyer/P1010949.jpg)
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Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. PICS
Post by: Coo-wah-chobee on February 17, 2008, 07:40:29 pm

Nice save there Jesse. Good lookin' bow. Sure she will be pleased.....bob

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. PICS
Post by: Jesse on February 17, 2008, 07:46:30 pm

Thanks Coo -Wah- Chobee. She is real happy. I am trying to get her to take a full draw picture. Im sure you would rather see her pretty face than my ugly mug :D

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. PICS
Post by: Eric Krewson on February 17, 2008, 08:22:25 pm

Looks like you have your fade outs too abrupt. This is what caused the handle to lift. If you made them 1 /12" or 2" long instead of short, your handles won't pop off.

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. PICS
Post by: Jesse on February 17, 2008, 09:55:14 pm

Thanks. The reason it got a little seperation is because I had less than3/4" of osage to work with so there wasnt much for fades.
   Jesse

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. PICS
Post by: Jesse on February 17, 2008, 11:04:33 pm

I  just measured it and its 1/2 " at the thickest part of the osage and thats how thick it was when I started so I didnt have much to work with :o. The fades are 1 3/4 long. Also I dont think this handle would have come of. It got a little seperation at the glue line on one side when I bent it backwards ;D The wrap is just insurance.
   Jesse

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. PICS
Post by: Pappy on February 18, 2008, 08:00:12 am

Great looking Osage,can't wait to see some more Pictures.
    Pappy

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. PICS
Post by: Woodland Roamer on February 18, 2008, 10:14:35 am

Nice looking bow Jesse.

Alan

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. PICS
Post by: Jesse on February 18, 2008, 01:33:27 pm

Thanks Pappy and woodland roamer.
Here are some full draw and brace pictures
(http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u169/WIbowyer/P1010962.jpg) (http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u169/WIbowyer/P1010965.jpg)
(http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u169/WIbowyer/P1010964.jpg)
 

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. now with full draw PICS
Post by: DanaM on February 18, 2008, 01:47:01 pm

Yup yer right, she is much easier on the eyes ;D Tilller looks good. Well done.

Hide the Muskie when I come pick ya up for the classic, that skin would look great on a bow.

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. now with full draw PICS
Post by: OldBow on February 18, 2008, 01:52:46 pm

Bookmarked your nice family room for Room of the Month ;D
Also got your very nice osage all set up for Feb Self Bow of the Month.  Thanks!

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. now with full draw PICS
Post by: Jesse on February 18, 2008, 01:53:16 pm

Thanks Oldbow
Thanks Dana It was a little tricky for me tillering it because of the humps and bumps and curves but for my first osage I am happy.
 She would kill you if she caught you with that musky :D She caught it on 8# test on a telescopic pole in a row boat with no landing net. Its 30# 48".
Jesse

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. now with full draw PICS
Post by: DanaM on February 18, 2008, 01:54:18 pm

I better not let her catch me then eh ;D

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. now with full draw PICS
Post by: Jesse on February 18, 2008, 01:59:34 pm

 :D :D

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. now with full draw PICS
Post by: Hillbilly on February 18, 2008, 02:00:12 pm

Nice bow, nice paneling and trim, nice rockwork, nice musky, nice armadillo, and a pretty wife, too. You've got it all going on.  ;D

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. now with full draw PICS
Post by: John K on February 18, 2008, 02:33:57 pm

Real nice Jesse   ;D

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. now with full draw PICS
Post by: Loki on February 18, 2008, 02:53:29 pm

Lovely Bow! Is the Muskey the big fish? it look's like a large example of a Pike,nasty bugger's!

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. now with full draw PICS
Post by: Jesse on February 18, 2008, 03:07:02 pm

Thanks hillbilly  :D :D
Thanks Fb  Loki yes the musky is the big fish. This is actually a tiger musky which is the natural result of a northern pike breeding with a silver musky it makes a beautiful fish but they are not capable of reproducing.  This is very big for this type of musky. The world record was caught a few miles from this one in 1919 it was 54" this one is 48"    Jesse

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. now with full draw PICS
Post by: uwe on February 18, 2008, 03:17:24 pm

Good work done!
Regards Uwe

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. now with full draw PICS
Post by: Jesse on February 18, 2008, 09:18:28 pm

Thanks Uwe

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. now with full draw PICS
Post by: bowmo on February 18, 2008, 09:20:33 pm

cool looking wood...

dan

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. now with full draw PICS
Post by: Jesse on February 18, 2008, 09:26:46 pm

Thanks Bowmo. I realy like the African blackwood. It looks a lot like ebony but with brown streaks. It is hard as a rock also but not as brittle as ebony. I bought a pen blank for $ 1.50 should be enough for many bows.
  Jesse

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. now with full draw PICS
Post by: George Tsoukalas on February 18, 2008, 09:54:09 pm

Very nice! Congratulations. Jawge

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. now with full draw PICS
Post by: venisonburger on February 18, 2008, 10:41:05 pm

Nice bow, that musky is sweet too.  Now if we can get rid of this snow and get out shooting, we just got nearly a foot of snow on sunday, you must have got close to that.
VB

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. now with full draw PICS
Post by: cowboy on February 18, 2008, 11:13:08 pm

Great bow Jesse! Did I mention I'm starting to like that yella wood ;D?

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. now with full draw PICS
Post by: Rich Saffold on February 19, 2008, 01:26:01 am

 ;DJesse, A photo like that is almost getting "racy" for this forum..That is one fat fresh water barracuda.. What kind of rowboat where they fishing from  :D

The bow aint to bad either...I'll PM ya ;) ;) ;)

Rich

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. now with full draw PICS
Post by: Jesse on February 19, 2008, 02:18:37 am

Thanks Jawge
VB  yup plenty of snow I have a car that we are not using and its buried right up to the side view mirrors. :o
Thanks Cowboy I think you did mention something about liking yella wood :D
Rich --  Racy? hmmmm ??? we need some more women with bows  on this site so it wont be so shocking.  :D
                                   Jesse

Title: Re: Little bit of character osage bow. now with full draw PICS
Post by: Pappy on February 19, 2008, 07:34:24 am

Very nice Jesse,nice tiller,I love character Osage.great job on that one. :)
    Pappy