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Title: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: PeteC on September 06, 2008, 02:57:32 pm

I built this osage bow, in trade, for a dozen, good ,Arkansas osage logs, which I can get this winter.I have built about a dozen bows from wood from this same place,and it's all been great.This bow has straight grain side to side,but one big character lump front to back in the top limb right in the fade.It was a fairly difficult bow to tiller due to the limbs being on different planes,(about one inch difference),but,it made a very good shooter.

"Arkansas Toothpick", 65 15/16"tip to tip,64 5/8" nock to nock
1 1/4" @fades tapering to 7/16" tips
53#@ 28", Timber rattler grip,10 coats tru-oil






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Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: El Destructo on September 06, 2008, 03:16:11 pm

                                                   Looks Good Pete....gotta love Osage

Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: Dano on September 06, 2008, 03:39:43 pm

Nice work there Pete.

Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: medicinewheel on September 06, 2008, 04:38:47 pm

that is one really nice bow!
like the character at the fades a lot!
f.

Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: Pat B on September 06, 2008, 04:50:47 pm

Very nice bow, Pete. Tiller looks great!  Is the snake skin handle wrap comfortable?      Pat

Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: cowboy on September 06, 2008, 06:04:38 pm

That is a nice one Pete! Bet that was more difficult to tiller "which looks great". Looking at it braced, would have thrown me for a little bit of a loop :).

Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: Sidewinder on September 06, 2008, 08:05:22 pm

Great job. Love them osage bows.  Danny

Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: sknight199017 on September 06, 2008, 10:07:00 pm

That is a very nice looking bow. 

Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: Roger on September 06, 2008, 10:48:52 pm

Nice job on a gnarly piece of wood! Tiller looks good.

R

Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: OldBow on September 07, 2008, 01:15:47 pm

Got your fine toothpick bookmarked for Sept Self BOM :)

Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: huntertrapper on September 07, 2008, 02:40:31 pm

very nice bow looks just grand!

Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: PeteC on September 07, 2008, 07:38:24 pm

Thanks much fellas.I have the sister stave ,with the same front to back hump.It will be a heavier bow,but similar.Pat, the snakeskin handle is very comfortable.I glued it to a piece of leather,punched holes, wrapped and stitched it on.then put enough coats of spar varnish to fill in the gaps in the de-scaled skin.It(the spar varnish) is very durable and smooth. Thanks again,God Bless

Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: burn em up chuck on September 07, 2008, 10:36:17 pm

very nice, sweet!

                       chuck

Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: Pappy on September 08, 2008, 07:58:34 am

Love it,it looks great,good job on the tiller on that one. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: DanaM on September 08, 2008, 08:46:03 am

Great looking bow Pete and a great trade :)

Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: GregB on September 08, 2008, 08:48:30 am

Really a good looking bow! Good job on the tiller... :)

Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: Ryano on September 08, 2008, 09:22:40 am

Nice Job Pete.  ;D

Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: a finnish native on September 08, 2008, 11:53:09 am

gotta love that profile ;)

Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: Woodland Roamer on September 09, 2008, 09:08:53 am

That's a really nice looking bow Pete.

Alan

Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: Postman on September 09, 2008, 10:24:40 am

Beautiful....Love the name also - my favorite type of knife. How did you do the grip? is the snakeskin attached to leather and descaled?
Postman

Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: PeteC on September 09, 2008, 02:42:18 pm

Yes Postman,It's done just as you described,then finished with 5 to 6 coats of spar varnish.I've built about 6 bows for folks that requested this handle wrap with a cut-out arrow shelf,which I personally don't care much for .I hav'ent tried one on a glue-on type shelf yet,but due to the character of the snakeskin,would probably be difficult to do,and make look good.  Thanks Y'all,God Bless

Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: yellow feather on September 11, 2008, 07:44:11 pm

I like it. David

Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: George Tsoukalas on September 11, 2008, 08:24:23 pm

Very nice looking bow. Jawge

Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: BCB on September 12, 2008, 11:17:39 pm

thats one good looking toothpick.
the bow is not too bad looking either :D ;D
great job

Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: Cromm on October 01, 2008, 10:48:03 am

Hi,
I think that bow looks great!!!!
Cromm.

Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: robbsbass on October 01, 2008, 11:39:21 am

Great looking bow. I especially love that character hump as you put it.
           Robb

Title: Re: "Arkansas Toothpick"
Post by: Sparrow on October 01, 2008, 02:46:31 pm

Fine looking bow.  Frank