Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: osage outlaw on September 03, 2018, 08:25:00 pm
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Many years ago I let a guy cut some osage logs off my property in exchange for making me a bow. That is what got me interested in selfbows and started me down this path. The bow that I received from that guy wasn't much. I think he was just starting out. The bow was supposed to be 50 lbs but was more like 35 lbs. The bow had a lot of issues. I only shot it one time and threw it in the corner of the garage.
This weekend I was tearing out an old goat pasture fence and found that bow wedged in a gate keeping it closed. I don't even remember putting it there. It had to be at least 7 or 8 years ago, maybe more. It was grey and weather checked. The upper limb tip was shoved in the ground. Of course my first thought was "I wonder if it will still shoot".
(https://i.imgur.com/H43w14P.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/OTV3UGC.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/T3JbtPQ.jpg)
The leather shelf is dead center of the handle. You have to hold the bottom fade to shoot it.
(https://i.imgur.com/PQ9ZTFM.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/9I4uBiz.jpg)
The brace is about how I remember it
(https://i.imgur.com/RwwwZJQ.jpg)
I put on some safety glasses and pulled it back. There was a lot of crackling noises from it the first few times I pulled it back. After that it quieted down.
(https://i.imgur.com/fIB9laW.jpg)
And yes, it will still fling an arrow, just not very fast. Pretty impressive for a piece of wood that has been exposed to the sun, rain, and ice for almost a decade.
(https://i.imgur.com/QU5bsAP.jpg)
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Plenty tough and is still the King! Arvin
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I always knew you have the best osage, Clint. )W( :OK
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Looks like some tlc is in order to make up for the weathering - doesn't look like the goats chewed on it though! (lol)! A little truoil, and she'll be good as new! I do think the bottom lim bends more than the upper, though! >:D :BB (lol)
Hawkdancer
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Cool story!
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That's cool Bud :OK ! Bob
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Good story. Now to pike it, recurve, add some sinew, and re tiller!
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Cool story Clint. So that's what started the Outlaw!! I'd say that makes it a pretty valuable bow. Sure glad that guy got the Osage from you. Glad he wasn't such a good bowyer that you'd of decided to just have him build you one and not start building your own. We owe him a Thank You.
Bjrogg
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That's pretty awesome! Shows how tough osage is! So from now on I can store my osage bow outside O:)
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And we worry about what finish seals the best :)
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Good post Clint.
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Amazing clint.
a few years back i read a story about a car made a long time ago ,it was supposed to be a rather high end car and only a coulpe were made .dont remember where.what i have always remembered though is that the thing had leaf springs made from osage,wish i could find the source of that story.
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That's impressive!
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That is a great story!
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That's cool Clint, I know I like the staves that I got from you, I'll be hunting with one this fall.