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Offline PeteC

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Bendy osage
« on: October 01, 2010, 03:12:26 pm »
Here's a little bow I just finished,which is another salvage job.It is all I could get from a broken stave,(one of the failed attempts for the big preacher),that had a whoop-dee-doo crack at 31" of tiller.That bow started out at 72",but after breaking,I got a piece 58" long,by 1"wide .It yielded a 43#@26"  little weapon thats a pleasure to shoot.It has no hand shock,and is so quiet it does'nt need silencers.It started out fairly straight with only a little natural reflex at the handle,which it kept during tillering.I built up a small leather handle,(since it bends),and wrapped it with cane.
East Texas osage,58" tip to tip,56" nock to nock.1'' wide at the handle,then tapering evenly to 3/8" tips.Tomorrow is our season opener,and I'm thinkin' seriously of takin' this one out with me. God Bless

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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Bendy osage
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2010, 03:21:17 pm »
That is really good. Very nicely tillered. jawge
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Offline swamp yeti

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Re: Bendy osage
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2010, 03:46:10 pm »
Hey Pete that is a beautiful bow all the way around.

Offline Thwackaddict

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Re: Bendy osage
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2010, 04:14:03 pm »
Very nice Pete and i like those bendy horns ya got as well!!
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Offline El Destructo

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Re: Bendy osage
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2010, 04:16:10 pm »
                                                             Nice Job on Da Yeller Wood Pete...I like it........ ;)
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Offline HoBow

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Re: Bendy osage
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2010, 04:17:43 pm »
Beautiful tiller!
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Offline Parnell

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Re: Bendy osage
« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2010, 05:53:23 pm »
Great save, that looks like another great bow!  They're rolling out this afternoon!
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Offline Woodland Roamer

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Re: Bendy osage
« Reply #7 on: October 01, 2010, 06:37:49 pm »
Sweet little bow! Just a perfect hunting bow. I am working on one very similar to that now.

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Offline half eye

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Re: Bendy osage
« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2010, 06:56:10 pm »
Looks a damned fine deer killer to this old man, very nice
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Offline gmc

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Re: Bendy osage
« Reply #9 on: October 01, 2010, 07:22:22 pm »
Super nice bow, Pete, as usual of course.  ;)

Without much bother, is there a way that we can get a closer shot of that handle? I am totally interested in how you pullled that off.
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Offline PeteC

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Re: Bendy osage
« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2010, 10:34:48 pm »
Thanks a lot fella's,I appreciate it.I will get a pic of the handle also. Thanks again. God Bless
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Offline NTD

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Re: Bendy osage
« Reply #11 on: October 01, 2010, 11:56:43 pm »
Great looking little bow!
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Bendy osage
« Reply #12 on: October 02, 2010, 01:21:52 am »
Very nice bow Pete!
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Offline hammertime

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Re: Bendy osage
« Reply #13 on: October 02, 2010, 09:59:11 am »
Real nice looking' bow Pete,tiller looks great and good luck on the hunt,that bow should getter done for ya!-Hammertime
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Re: Bendy osage
« Reply #14 on: October 02, 2010, 10:00:57 am »
Gotta like that one. Looks like it needs to go hunting somewhere.