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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: rps3 on April 07, 2018, 04:38:20 pm

Title: This one surprised me
Post by: rps3 on April 07, 2018, 04:38:20 pm

The more I took a drawknife to this stave, the more I had to cut away, until I was left with a one inch wide piece with a knot in the upper limb. My expectations were low for this bow, but it turned out to be a fine arrow slinger. 63" long, low 50's draw weight at 28"
(https://i.imgur.com/KIiWWRb.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/8ovUmYT.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/AGnpT3E.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/cgop7Fz.jpg)

Title: Re: This one surprised me
Post by: rps3 on April 07, 2018, 04:40:49 pm

(https://i.imgur.com/LrAZjs6.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/MAF3Ffn.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/BDRhczP.jpg)

Title: Re: This one surprised me
Post by: BowEd on April 07, 2018, 04:43:19 pm

That is a very nice bow.Nice lines everywhere.

Title: Re: This one surprised me
Post by: JWMALONE on April 07, 2018, 04:44:23 pm

Beautiful work.

Title: Re: This one surprised me
Post by: Badger on April 07, 2018, 04:53:18 pm

   That is a great looking bow, love that style.

Title: Re: This one surprised me
Post by: Stixnstones on April 07, 2018, 04:59:50 pm

Very cool bow

Title: Re: This one surprised me
Post by: bjrogg on April 07, 2018, 05:21:03 pm

Very nicely done rps3. It's nice when they surprise you like that. Looks great to.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: This one surprised me
Post by: Yard Dog on April 07, 2018, 05:33:11 pm

Nice work !!!

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Post by: Greg DeJanes on April 07, 2018, 05:41:15 pm

 That Osage is amazing stuff. I think you had something to do with it too.  :BB

Real nice,
Greg

Title: Re: This one surprised me
Post by: Aksel on April 07, 2018, 05:59:35 pm

really nice bow!

Title: Re: This one surprised me
Post by: Springbuck on April 07, 2018, 06:34:20 pm

  Great looking shooter.

Title: Re: This one surprised me
Post by: rps3 on April 07, 2018, 06:57:52 pm

Thanks a lot guys, I appreciate it. I don't know why the pictures look a little funny, they didn't look like that on my laptop. 

Title: Re: This one surprised me
Post by: burchett.donald on April 07, 2018, 08:16:37 pm

   rps3, Nice balanced bend...Doesn't take much Osage to make a shooter  :OK

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Post by: upstatenybowyer on April 07, 2018, 09:24:43 pm

Oh my. That's a beauty. I love the profiles and that FD is money.  (SH)

Title: Re: This one surprised me
Post by: Hawkdancer on April 07, 2018, 09:44:20 pm

Looks good!  Way to. Go!
Hawkdancer

Title: Re: This one surprised me
Post by: George Tsoukalas on April 07, 2018, 09:56:28 pm

Awesome bow! Great tiller?  Jawge

Title: Re: This one surprised me
Post by: joachimM on April 08, 2018, 12:27:16 pm

this how I like em most. Nothing too fancy, the bare essentials. Less is more.
Congrats on this one!

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Post by: leonwood on April 08, 2018, 02:07:23 pm

Lovely bow, guess it doesn’t take much osage to make a good bow!

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Post by: vinemaplebows on April 08, 2018, 03:52:31 pm

Perfect tiller, great job!

Title: Re: This one surprised me
Post by: rps3 on April 08, 2018, 03:57:06 pm

Thanks again. It sure doesn't take much osage to make a good bow. Every time I use it I am grateful to have access to as much as I need.

Title: Re: This one surprised me
Post by: Springbuck on April 08, 2018, 04:14:55 pm

  You should be grateful!  Whenever I wrestle yet another mediocre bow stave with my heat gun, made by butting a couple 2" diameter elm branches I stole from a ditch next to the highway (slippery elm at that), trying to arrange their two dozen pin knots each, I keep thinking,  "Having access to a bunch of osage orange would like being born rich, smart, and handsome!"

 ;) ;) ;) ;D ;D ;D :P :P :P