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Offline Floridabowyer

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Overhauled Osage longbow
« on: May 01, 2015, 05:38:30 pm »
This is an osage longbow I built about a year ago. I was never really satisfied with its performance and recently thought I might be able to improve a few things. I flipped the tips more aggressively and narrowed them as well. Had some leftover deer antler from a successful harvest last year and used them for the tip overlays. Also, I toasted the belly while holding the bow into a more dramatic reflex. I'm sure glad I decided to make the changes as cast has greatly improved. Freshly unstrung reflex is 1.5" and rises to about 2" after an hour. I think this is my new favorite!

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64" TTT
62 3/4 NTN
1 3/8" out of the fades tapering to 1/4" tips
#43 @ 27"
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Offline Badger

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Re: Overhauled Osage longbow
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2015, 06:10:59 pm »
  That came out nice. I will often roughly finish a bow and then set it aside for later tweaking. Amazing how much difference a little tweaking can do.
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Offline alwayslookin

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Re: Overhauled Osage longbow
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2015, 06:58:36 pm »
Nice that came out good! Glad you squeezed a little more zip out of it
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Offline duke3192

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Re: Overhauled Osage longbow
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2015, 08:49:39 pm »
very nice job there, Erik, looking foward to the next shoot.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Overhauled Osage longbow
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2015, 09:09:13 pm »
Looking pretty good to me!
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Overhauled Osage longbow
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2015, 09:20:22 pm »
I don't know what it looked like before, but it looks great now.  Nice work
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Offline paulsemp

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Re: Overhauled Osage longbow
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2015, 09:37:28 pm »
very nice! I have also had great results with revisiting old Osage bows and he treating them
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Offline Vgo750

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Re: Overhauled Osage longbow
« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2015, 10:41:01 pm »
Agreed.  That looks great!
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Offline mwosborn

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Re: Overhauled Osage longbow
« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2015, 10:54:53 pm »
Nicely done.  Full draw pics looks spot on.
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Overhauled Osage longbow
« Reply #9 on: May 01, 2015, 11:02:10 pm »
very nice congrats
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Offline Chief RID

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Re: Overhauled Osage longbow
« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2015, 05:03:44 am »
I just love the clean lines of that bow. I would be proud to carry it in any woodlot.
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Offline Floridabowyer

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Re: Overhauled Osage longbow
« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2015, 08:24:51 am »
Thanks everyone! Really looking forward to hunting with this bow!
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Overhauled Osage longbow
« Reply #12 on: May 02, 2015, 10:10:57 am »
Nice lines.
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Offline Hans H

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Re: Overhauled Osage longbow
« Reply #13 on: May 02, 2015, 03:26:18 pm »
very nice, well done.
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Overhauled Osage longbow
« Reply #14 on: May 03, 2015, 02:50:38 am »
Nice rework!!  8)
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