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Title: Common carp backed Osage
Post by: Mo_coon-catcher on November 11, 2025, 10:27:21 pm

Osage orange pulling 43# at 28”. A pair of billets split form one short wide stave. Each side was reflexes a bit before gluing up then flipped the tips so the string lies just off the belly. Limbs are right at 1” wide to mid limb then tapers to 3/8” nocks. Overlays are bison horn. Belly is slightly rounded to accommodate for one side of the billet splitting out a bit narrow and just cleaning up the split outs. Decorated with common carp skins. I had some issues with the skins being extra oily after multiple dawn baths and soakings and the truoil coat didn’t want to dry, even after 3 days. So I stripped it off with acetone and coated with the matte lacquer I hit the bow with after filling the pores with truoil

Thanks for looking

Kyle

Title: Re: Common carp backed Osage
Post by: Mo_coon-catcher on November 11, 2025, 10:28:26 pm

A few more

Title: Re: Common carp backed Osage
Post by: Mo_coon-catcher on November 11, 2025, 10:29:43 pm

Last ones

Title: Re: Common carp backed Osage
Post by: Bob Barnes on November 12, 2025, 12:24:29 am

Quote from: Mo_coon-catcher on November 11, 2025, 10:27:21 pm

Osage orange pulling 43# at 28”. A pair of billets split form one short wide stave. Each side was reflexes a bit before gluing up then flipped the tips so the string lies just off the belly. Limbs are right at 1” wide to mid limb then tapers to 3/8” nocks. Overlays are bison horn. Belly is slightly rounded to accommodate for one side of the billet splitting out a bit narrow and just cleaning up the split outs. Decorated with common carp skins. I had some issues with the skins being extra oily after multiple dawn baths and soakings and the truoil coat didn’t want to dry, even after 3 days. So I stripped it off with acetone and coated with the matte lacquer I hit the bow with after filling the pores with truoil

Thanks for looking

Kyle

You did a great job on yet another great bow Kyle.  I agree with you about the common carp skins pattern.  I like it.    Thanks!

Title: Re: Common carp backed Osage
Post by: Hamish on November 12, 2025, 03:28:34 am

Another beauty. You have been pumping out a slew of high quality bows lately. I bet a lot of guys will go out fishing, to get some skins, I know I will.

Title: Re: Common carp backed Osage
Post by: Pappy on November 12, 2025, 09:16:17 am

That's a looker, love it.  :)
 Pappy

Title: Re: Common carp backed Osage
Post by: gifford on November 12, 2025, 11:12:46 am

Kyle - another winner, you sure have been busy. Very nice indeed. G

Title: Re: Common carp backed Osage
Post by: bentstick54 on November 12, 2025, 05:09:46 pm

Love the look of that one. Another beauty.

Title: Re: Common carp backed Osage
Post by: Robert Pougnier on November 15, 2025, 06:48:27 pm

Really sweet looking bow, nice job!

Title: Re: Common carp backed Osage
Post by: Pat B on November 16, 2025, 12:34:34 am

Another nice one, Kyle.   :OK

Title: Re: Common carp backed Osage
Post by: JW_Halverson on November 16, 2025, 02:17:33 pm

Common carp, sure, uncommon workmanship. Nice work, Kyle.

Title: Re: Common carp backed Osage
Post by: Selfbowman on November 18, 2025, 11:25:02 am

I like it Kyle! That’s a good smooth shooting bow design also!

Title: Re: Common carp backed Osage
Post by: bjrogg on December 01, 2025, 04:31:40 pm

Thought I already posted a reply but I guess I forgot to push the post button

Nice bow Kyle. Those skins do look good and so does your bow. Thanks for sharing

Bjrogg

Title: Re: Common carp backed Osage
Post by: superdav95 on December 02, 2025, 09:36:39 pm

Wow. Super nice.  I love the carp skins.  I can imagine the effort to get the oils out of the skins!   Worth it.  Sleek lookin and elegant bow there.  Well done.