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Title: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: CrazyHorse1969 on January 10, 2017, 08:02:20 pm
Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25” (A shout-out to Osage Outlaw for the Osage stave.)

While building this bow, I discovered there’s really a species of snakes called Osage Copperheads, interesting. Didn’t know. I, of course, backed this bow with a faux cloth Copperhead snakeskin because—well, I didn’t have (and couldn’t afford) a real one!

The wife was a touch recalcitrant to take a picture, so this is the only full draw shot I could get on an otherwise gloomy, windy day in Colorado.

Thanks for looking.
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: upstatenybowyer on January 10, 2017, 08:19:57 pm
Nice work sir!
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: ---GUTSHOT---> on January 10, 2017, 08:21:48 pm
Good job on that bow.
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: bjrogg on January 10, 2017, 08:50:32 pm
Nice bow, your wife did a good job on the picture taking it's a nice looking full draw.
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: osage outlaw on January 10, 2017, 08:50:44 pm
Very nice bow.  I really like those faux copperheads.  They look great!
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: CrazyHorse1969 on January 10, 2017, 09:29:04 pm
Thanks, ya'll.

I stained the whole bow, including the faux cloth snakeskin, with a Light Pecan stain just to see what it would look like. With the eight thin coats of Tru Oil I finished it with, it looks much better on a sunnier day.

For something like $12, and the easy application (I really just sized [spelling?] the back with TB3 then brushed on watered-down TB3), the faux cloth snakeskin is a nice alternative to spending over $100.

Here are few better pictures.
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: PatM on January 10, 2017, 09:38:51 pm
Nice. Why don't you want to draw it farther back?
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: CrazyHorse1969 on January 10, 2017, 09:46:30 pm
Quote from: PatM on January 10, 2017, 09:38:51 pm
Nice. Why don't you want to draw it farther back?

Hah! You're right, sir. It was literally the only full draw picture (well, almost full draw picture) I could get. I didn't even notice. Good eye. It draws back more--been shooting it a bunch.
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: Trapper Rob on January 10, 2017, 09:50:22 pm
Nice bow that backing looks good.
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: vinemaplebows on January 10, 2017, 11:21:06 pm
Pretty bow!
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: Hawkdancer on January 10, 2017, 11:39:48 pm
There are a lot of folks posting from back in copperhead country.  They are sneaky snakes and if I remember right, often nasty tempered!  Nice bow! 
Hawkdancer
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: CrazyHorse1969 on January 11, 2017, 12:08:25 am
Quote from: Hawkdancer on January 10, 2017, 11:39:48 pm
There are a lot of folks posting from back in copperhead country.  They are sneaky snakes and if I remember right, often nasty tempered!  Nice bow! 
Hawkdancer

Yeah. When I was a little kid, my parents moved to a swamp-ridden property in Virginia. I remember seeing Copperheads--like a lot of them--from the living room window, sunning. We were advised not mow the lawn.
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: Pappy on January 11, 2017, 04:43:13 am
Nice work, good looking bow. :)
 Pappy
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: Aaron H on January 11, 2017, 10:01:40 am
Nothing wrong with that.  Nice job
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: Redhand on January 11, 2017, 10:15:39 am
Nice bow!
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: BowEd on January 11, 2017, 10:23:48 am
That'll work...Nice bow!!!
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on January 11, 2017, 10:56:08 am
Looks good man. Nice wrap-up on that one.
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: CrazyHorse1969 on January 11, 2017, 11:32:17 am
I appreciate the comments, guys. Thanks!
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: AndrewS on January 11, 2017, 01:53:51 pm
Nice bow andI like the look of the faux cloth.
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: simson on January 11, 2017, 02:03:14 pm
Yeah, nice one!
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: selfbow joe on January 11, 2017, 02:24:27 pm
Very nice work!
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: Philipp A on January 11, 2017, 03:23:52 pm
good looking bow and nice tiller!
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: Stixnstones on January 11, 2017, 06:33:20 pm
Good lookin stik, nice bend and those faux skins look cool.
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: mwosborn on January 11, 2017, 07:41:27 pm
I like it!  Nice work.
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: mullet on January 11, 2017, 07:59:44 pm
That is a good looking bow, very nice.
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: Badly Bent on January 11, 2017, 11:15:35 pm
Nicely done, looks real good in finish and tiller.
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: Halcon rojo on January 12, 2017, 12:38:09 am
I like that one. Good job.
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: trad bow on January 12, 2017, 02:14:51 pm
Very nice looking bow. The faux skins turned out looking great. Bet it will be a joy to shoot.
Jeff
Title: Re: Osage Copperhead 60” tip-to-tip, 45#@25”
Post by: George Tsoukalas on January 12, 2017, 02:27:37 pm
Very nice! I like it. Jawge