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Title: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: mullet on October 26, 2007, 07:01:33 pm
   That's what I named this one.I just wanted a simple Osage hunting bow.And It will bury an arrow deep in the target.This was made from some of that Tennessee Osage out of Pappy's stock.It has a nice dark orange color with some little curves and a few dips.I put some zebra wood tips onthe 1/4" nocks.The fades started at 1 1/2".It is also 63" N to N.She is still a petit girl ,60# @ 28".And it really loves Art Butner's cane arrows.

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Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: Gordon on October 26, 2007, 07:06:45 pm
That's a mighty fine looking bow. With a profile like that she'll get the job done - and then some.
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: Jbell on October 26, 2007, 07:46:55 pm
Super nice! I don't know if I have ever seen Osage that dark, sure is pretty. Your full draw and unbraced pic are second to none. No wonder it burys an arrow deep in the target!
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: Milo on October 26, 2007, 09:09:21 pm
Plain Jane doesn't look plain to me - very nice !

...and I second the comment on the color of the osage - I don't think I have ever seen one with quite so dark a reddish-orange color to it either.

really nice looking bow !
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: Marc St Louis on October 26, 2007, 09:23:54 pm
Very nice Eddie.
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: Coo-wah-chobee on October 26, 2007, 09:26:41 pm
.............Nice hunter Eddie ! ;D.......bob
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: George Tsoukalas on October 26, 2007, 09:28:48 pm
That is an outstanding bow. Good job. Jawge
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: cowboy on October 26, 2007, 10:10:35 pm
Looks great man!! 63" N/N and still pulling it @ 28"? so that's what you were trying to tell me, and with no string follow - I'll get there one day :).
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: wytetale on October 26, 2007, 10:15:30 pm
sweet looking bow, my goal over the winter to make an osage self bow. Awsome job!!!!
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: Indiancharlie on October 26, 2007, 10:17:18 pm
Really nice, Eddie....you make some of the nicest shooting bows I've had the pleasure to pull............Charlie
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: Dane on October 26, 2007, 10:21:43 pm
Suddenly some amazing bows are showing up, and this one is. The zebra wood looks great. It looks great all the way around.

Dane
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: mamba on October 26, 2007, 10:26:10 pm
Ugh ! Eddie ,60# your in good shape for a youngster.
 Beautiful bow,that im sure will do the job.Nice detail work on the knocks also.
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: tradrick on October 26, 2007, 10:31:08 pm
Plain Jane.I like it.Very nice and clean piece of osage.You can't beat simplicity.tradrick
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: TRACY on October 26, 2007, 10:38:48 pm
Simple and plain is sometimes all it takes. Looks like a real shooter. Nice job!
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: mullet on October 26, 2007, 10:40:36 pm
   Thanks for all the compliments.I'm dieing to go hunting with it this weekend.It's the start of muzzleloading,and the Mngt Area I hunt is not open for that this weekend.I'll have to find some private property.
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: Justin Snyder on October 26, 2007, 11:10:10 pm
That is a great looking bow Eddie.  Those simple ones are my favorite kind.  Justin
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: Ryano on October 26, 2007, 11:28:42 pm
I like it. Nice bow Eddie! ;D Hope it makes meat for ya....  8)
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: DanaM on October 27, 2007, 06:57:30 am
Yup thats surely is a sweet looking bow eddie. One question do you always shoot with yer eyes closed ;)
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: jamie on October 27, 2007, 07:17:17 am
awesome eddie
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: Roger on October 27, 2007, 07:57:29 am
Sweeeeeeeeeet! Great color to that wood.

R
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: Hillbilly on October 27, 2007, 10:30:31 am
Good lookin' bow, Eddie. I like that profile.(The bow's, that is  ;D )
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: white wood on October 27, 2007, 12:07:36 pm
nice bow! i like the darkness of it! she dont look very plain to me! -whitewood
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: Badger on October 27, 2007, 12:08:55 pm
       Great Job, no plane Jane for sure just back to basics. Looks like a deer killer for sure. Steve
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: a finnish native on October 27, 2007, 04:25:16 pm
how much reflex did you put into her while working on her?
Nice bow
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: mullet on October 27, 2007, 06:28:45 pm
  Finnish native,I did not put any reflex in it.I just turned the ends up.
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: Pat B on October 27, 2007, 06:40:43 pm
Nice simple deer and hog killer you've got there, Eddie. The best kinda bow! ;)    Pat
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: brian melton on October 28, 2007, 01:09:14 am

    Pat said my thoughts....nice bow!!!


Brian
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: mullet on October 28, 2007, 01:35:32 am
   Brian and Pat, Thank's   ;D
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: koan on October 28, 2007, 03:29:21 am
Ya got a gal there thats purty without the makeup (and she'll still look that good in the mornin ;D) This is one sweet bow!....Brian
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: Tom B on October 28, 2007, 09:40:53 am
Nice bow Eddie.60# out of 63" at your draw is impressive.Hope to see it at Cades sometime.Have fun. Tom
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: mullet on October 28, 2007, 03:08:30 pm
    Tom, You've already seen this one.It's the one I was working on at Pat's get together.
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: Tom B on October 28, 2007, 03:44:09 pm
And I thought I was paying attention.Been wrong before.Should I say looking foward to seeing it shoot.My hat comes off to you and the other guys that can keep the reflex,induced or otherwise.Much for me to learn. Have fun anyway.Miss ya at Cades this weekend.Tom
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: Pappy on October 29, 2007, 07:33:01 am
Nice looking bow Eddie,you done a fine job.I love that dark Osage,working on one right now.
The tiller looks great and the profile is great.Now go out and kill something with it.The one
I am working on now is very dense,and heavy.Is that one that way also ? They may have come from the same tree.It was cut in  03 or 04. :)
   Pappy
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: Woodland Roamer on October 29, 2007, 09:24:11 am
Great lookin bow Eddie, looks like a real performer!

Alan
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: OldBow on October 29, 2007, 01:36:26 pm
Got your fine bow set up for Oct Self Bow of the Month, mullet. Good luck hunting!
Title: Re: "Jane,Good Ol' Plain Jane'
Post by: mullet on October 29, 2007, 02:10:45 pm
  thanks Don,Alan.Pappy,yea it is real dense.It said it was cut in '04 in light pencil.