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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: YewArcher on July 26, 2008, 12:17:09 pm

Title: Knotty-The Osage Bow
Post by: YewArcher on July 26, 2008, 12:17:09 pm

Here is a twisted, snakey, knotty piece of osage. Great shooter. Finished her the otherday and have been shooting her lots. Sometimes nothing beats a good old simple osage flat bow!

Specs:

Osage Orange
62" n 2 n
55#@28"
1" set

Back:
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d114/yewarcher/knotty%20the%20osage%20bow/back.jpg)

Belly:
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d114/yewarcher/knotty%20the%20osage%20bow/belly.jpg)

Grip:
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d114/yewarcher/knotty%20the%20osage%20bow/gripside.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d114/yewarcher/knotty%20the%20osage%20bow/gripback.jpg)

Close up of Knots:
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d114/yewarcher/knotty%20the%20osage%20bow/closeup4.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d114/yewarcher/knotty%20the%20osage%20bow/closeup3.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d114/yewarcher/knotty%20the%20osage%20bow/closeup2.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d114/yewarcher/knotty%20the%20osage%20bow/closeup1.jpg)

Snake:
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d114/yewarcher/knotty%20the%20osage%20bow/snakey.jpg)

Tips:
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d114/yewarcher/knotty%20the%20osage%20bow/tip.jpg)

Braced:
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d114/yewarcher/knotty%20the%20osage%20bow/braced.jpg)

Full draw:
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d114/yewarcher/knotty%20the%20osage%20bow/fulldraw.jpg)

Thanks for looking,

SJM

Title: Re: Knotty-The Osage Bow
Post by: Dano on July 26, 2008, 12:21:49 pm

Very nice, tiller looks excellent for a knotty stave like that.

Title: Re: Knotty-The Osage Bow
Post by: medicinewheel on July 26, 2008, 12:35:26 pm

that's one beautiful frontview!
nice bow!
frank

Title: Re: Knotty-The Osage Bow
Post by: YewArcher on July 26, 2008, 12:36:16 pm

Thanks guys.

Ya Frank....that font profile is pretty cool.

SJM

Title: Re: Knotty-The Osage Bow
Post by: DanaM on July 26, 2008, 12:47:20 pm

looks great for a gnarly piece of wood :)

Title: Re: Knotty-The Osage Bow
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on July 26, 2008, 12:52:33 pm

looks great, thats my kinda bow.  keep them knots bendin" - Ryan

Title: Re: Knotty-The Osage Bow
Post by: YewArcher on July 26, 2008, 12:54:14 pm

I thought you ould like that one Twisted limbs.

SJM

Title: Re: Knotty-The Osage Bow
Post by: yellow feather on July 26, 2008, 02:21:01 pm

I like it!!! ;D

Title: Re: Knotty-The Osage Bow
Post by: Pappy on July 26, 2008, 04:16:37 pm

Very nice job on that,I love knotty,twisted,holey Osage.  :) Tiller looks good also. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Knotty-The Osage Bow
Post by: GregB on July 26, 2008, 04:31:53 pm

Your bow really turned out nice! Good looking tiller and finish work! :)

Title: Re: Knotty-The Osage Bow
Post by: Marc St Louis on July 26, 2008, 04:54:44 pm

Nice bow. 

I don't know about everyone else but I always like to see and unbraced side profile of a bow but not many people seem to include that one

Title: Re: Knotty-The Osage Bow
Post by: YewArcher on July 26, 2008, 06:01:53 pm

I am one of the guys who always shows the side profile of the bows. This is the one time that I did not. For some reason I did not get it on there. That shot sums up the whole bow more or less. Missed it this time.

SJM

Title: Re: Knotty-The Osage Bow
Post by: madcrow on July 26, 2008, 08:48:22 pm

I like it, but I think you should send it to me so that I can get a closer look at the tiller. ;D

Title: Re: Knotty-The Osage Bow
Post by: YewArcher on July 26, 2008, 08:50:37 pm

lol mad crow! Glad you like it.

Title: Re: Knotty-The Osage Bow
Post by: The Burnt Hill Archer on July 26, 2008, 09:43:02 pm

very nice. interesting profile, and you handled the tiller nicely. well done.

Phil

Title: Re: Knotty-The Osage Bow
Post by: Gordon on July 27, 2008, 03:56:15 am

You turned out a really nice bow there. I'm a sucker for character and yours has plenty to spare.

Title: Re: Knotty-The Osage Bow
Post by: a finnish native on July 27, 2008, 02:46:12 pm

now that's a bow for my taste :P very good.

Title: Re: Knotty-The Osage Bow
Post by: Woodland Roamer on July 27, 2008, 09:09:57 pm

Really nice bow yew, the tiller looks great on that one.

Alan

Title: Re: Knotty-The Osage Bow
Post by: OldBow on July 28, 2008, 11:23:19 am

Great candidate for Self Bow of the Month - a true stick bow. Very nice.