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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: steve b. on December 20, 2014, 02:39:38 pm

Title: Rawhide backed osage xmas bow.
Post by: steve b. on December 20, 2014, 02:39:38 pm

A friend wanted a beginner's bow for his adult son for xmas.  It was a little deflexed so, with some advice from Pearl Drums, I tempered in a little reflex with results exactly as PD said.  I agonized for a month over what appeared to be a worm track, that could barely be felt with the fingernail but which ran diagonally across one midlimb.  Finally I backed with rawhide.
Overlays are plum.
I did a trade with "ajbruggink" and got some arrows for it and they fly nicely from it.

Title: Re: Rawhide backed osage xmas bow.
Post by: steve b. on December 20, 2014, 02:40:42 pm

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Title: Re: Rawhide backed osage xmas bow.
Post by: steve b. on December 20, 2014, 02:41:34 pm

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Title: Re: Rawhide backed osage xmas bow.
Post by: Danzn Bar on December 20, 2014, 02:49:41 pm

 :o very nice looking bow and arrows, sweet tiller.  PD is a good guy for advise..
again, nice bow and tiller.
DBar

Title: Re: Rawhide backed osage xmas bow.
Post by: DavidV on December 20, 2014, 02:53:09 pm

I like that one a lot

Looks like a few people are getting osage bows this christmas :)

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Post by: simson on December 20, 2014, 03:15:35 pm

pretty good job on that stick!

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Post by: Carson (CMB) on December 20, 2014, 04:17:07 pm

Nice work Steve, good to see another bow from you.  Those tips look really nice.

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Post by: ajbruggink on December 20, 2014, 06:26:07 pm

That's a nice bow. The draw knives you traded me are great, I like the curved blades :)

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Post by: Gsulfridge on December 20, 2014, 06:34:51 pm

Thats a nice one.  Good job!

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Post by: George Tsoukalas on December 20, 2014, 06:38:26 pm

Great ow. Love it. Nicely done. Jawge

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Post by: burchett.donald on December 20, 2014, 07:25:08 pm

Somebody's going to be happy Christmas Day...Steve the tiller is awesome and excellent job all around 8)
                                                                                                                                         Don

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Post by: Badly Bent on December 20, 2014, 09:53:36 pm

Real nice bow Steve, should make the recipient's christmas merry. :)

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Post by: bradsmith2010 on December 20, 2014, 10:13:15 pm

nice congrats

Title: Re: Rawhide backed osage xmas bow.
Post by: steve b. on December 20, 2014, 10:45:32 pm

Thanks, Y'all !

Carson-- Yea, I packed up my basement/shop and put in storage, remodeled the basement, put the house on the market for 3 months, sold it, bought another, moved, and set up a new shop.  Took almost a year off.  Didn't even hunt (to really speak of).

Aaron--Great arrows....glad the knives are going to work for you.

Don--Where's that OS bow...should be done by now?!

Again, thanks everyone for the feedback.

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Post by: osage outlaw on December 21, 2014, 12:10:06 am

Nice job!  Looks like a nice little bit of reflex in the unbraced picture.  Should be a snappy shooter.

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Post by: adams89 on December 21, 2014, 05:44:23 am

very nice bow :)

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Post by: SLIMBOB on December 21, 2014, 08:49:12 am

Sweet!  Gonna be a very merry Christmas.

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Post by: IdahoMatt on December 21, 2014, 11:54:51 am

Nicely done Steve.  Love the slender tips.  Very classy

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Post by: Weylin on December 21, 2014, 01:31:38 pm

Nice looking bow, buddy. Good to see you back in the saddle.

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Post by: vinemaplebows on December 21, 2014, 09:40:43 pm

Nthin wrong with that bow, good job! :)

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Post by: Aaron H on December 22, 2014, 12:27:53 pm

The way you laced your grip looks very interesting, I dig it.

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Post by: Jax666 on December 22, 2014, 05:49:02 pm

I would love one of these in my stocking!