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Offline ohma2

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short osage
« on: January 12, 2018, 02:13:30 pm »
this was just a sliver of osage to start with but I got this out of it.been shooting it for a while and it seems to holding its own,pretty quick with 440 grain woods.50" 40@25#.need to finish it and put a grip on it,,, call it done.

Offline ohma2

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Re: short osage
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2018, 02:15:38 pm »
full draw pic to cold out side so this will have to do

Offline ohma2

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Re: short osage
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2018, 02:36:15 pm »
Full draw pic is pulled to 25"

Offline DC

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Re: short osage
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2018, 02:52:29 pm »
Very nice!

Offline Philipp A

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Re: short osage
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2018, 03:26:29 pm »
Sweet short bow! With the recurves and the stiff handle, making that bow work definitely requires a lot of skill!

Offline Yard Dog

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Re: short osage
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2018, 04:55:10 pm »
Very nice !!!

Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: short osage
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2018, 06:36:54 pm »
Sweet man!
"Even as the archer loves the arrow that flies, so too he loves the bow that remains constant in his hands."

Nigerian Proverb

Offline ohma2

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Re: short osage
« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2018, 06:53:45 pm »
Thanks folks,i enjoy seeing all of yours .sorry the pics arent better its just plane brutal outside on my old bones.

Offline selfbow joe

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Re: short osage
« Reply #8 on: January 12, 2018, 07:25:06 pm »
Very nice

Offline Pat B

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Re: short osage
« Reply #9 on: January 12, 2018, 09:38:38 pm »
Cool little bow.  :OK
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC

Offline k-hat

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Re: short osage
« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2018, 09:20:21 am »
That's sweet, well done!

Offline sleek

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Re: short osage
« Reply #11 on: January 13, 2018, 10:03:56 am »
I love that shape, my favorite design actually. Just an fyi, that design does not have to have sinew, especially at your draw length.
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Offline Scottski

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Re: short osage
« Reply #12 on: January 13, 2018, 01:35:50 pm »
Nice bow.
Did the Native Americans think about all this that much or just do it?