Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: straightarrow on September 15, 2014, 05:05:07 pm
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Hey guys, Finished up this Osage just in time for archery season. I wanted to take a new bow this year so I banged this one out pretty fast. This was the nicest osage stave I’ve ever worked with. The 20 + year old stave was very straight, had tiny bit of prop, and only one knot. I decided to name the bow One Knot”. It measures 60” grove to grove and finished 57#@27. It has about a 1 ½” reflex at rest and takes about ¾” of string follow. It took a inch of set during tillering. I’m really pleased with the way it shoots and can’t wait to take it to the stand in a few weeks. I put black snake skins on it with 8 coats of tru-oil. The tip overlays are ipe and ebony, Leather grip, and b-50 string.
Jon
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more pics
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beauty tiller, and i love those skins. nice work
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Sweet bow with nice tiller. 8)
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Very nice! And just my size too! I was hoping I would be the first one to post the use of black snake skins! Patrick
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Real nice looking bow/ tiller! Partial to rat snake skins myself. Do you get poison ivy? I was scratching just looking at the pics that it was resting in poison ivy :D
Tracy
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very nice, congrats, the draw and weight is perfect for me,,, :)
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Nice work.
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Looks good pal...hope to see it and you this Saturday!!! ;)
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Thanks guys. Hope to see you there, Chris. Should be a good time. My buddy was helping me with the pictures, Tracy. I yelled at him... Hey buddy you just stuck my bow in poison ivy... Lol kids. Lucky for me I've only got it once in my life... Hope it ain't two now. The other vine in the picture is wild cucumber.
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Great looking bow. Just started to put the finish on mine tonight. what do you use to write on your bow?
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Very nice looking bow, wish I could get a tiller that good on my bows..............
DBar
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Jeb, i use a super fine point sharpie marker. Then mist it with sealer, so it doesn't smear when I put the finish on
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whoa ,that sure is purdy. great tiller , great all around
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Built to kill would have been a good name for that bow also, real solid hunting bow staightarrow.
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Thanks badly bent, that would have been a good name. Hope to put it to good use this fall. Really getting pumped about the upcoming season... Other than God, my family, wife, and kids... It's what I live for!!!
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very nice!
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Nice looking bow!
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Looin good Bro...Prolly one of your nicer bows...( I'm partial to your wifes bow)...See ya Saturday...
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Really nice bend on that one. The skins look good.
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Nice sturdy looking bow, beautiful finish work also man.
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Hey Jon...maybe ya should rename it "the itch"...lol :laugh:
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Great workmanship. Looks like a first rate bow to me. Good luck this season!
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Beautiful bow. The tips look great.
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Jon, that's a beautiful bow man...Love the way the Black Snake skins look...Bend is really nice to...That is a hunter for sure 8)
Don
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Looking god man. I love the dark color of that sage. Great pics too.
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Very nice bow.Great job. God Bless
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Thanks for the kind remarks fellas. It was good Osage, Matt. It had dark red streaks in the grain. I think twisted limbs commented one time about the coloring of Osage. How old was that stuff, blackhawk? It was one of the staves we got in Ohio. I want to say it was cut in the late 80's.
Jon
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Early 90's Jon....I only have a couple special ones left(maybe just one now) of that more than awesome batch of well seasoned hedge...that stuff went like hotcakes...that was some fine well aged wine....good to see it still going around n being made yet ;) I know there's a few more of em out there too ;)
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I still got one big stave that probably has two stiffys and two bendys in it. It's propped and one end is reflexed but nothing heat can't fix. Nice rings though
Jon
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That is sweet,beautiful work in all aspects. :) :)
Pappy
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Thank you For the nice comments pappy
Jon
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Have missed that one - what a nice bow!
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I'm diggin it great bow love the rat snake skins! Great pics too...even it if it was ivy! >:D
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Thank you Simon and black coyote