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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: My first osage bow is done!
« Reply #15 on: August 11, 2018, 07:10:11 pm »
Not that you need to hear it again, but yup, that bend looks very nice.  (-S

Love the pics w/ the kids  :)
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Offline simson

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Re: My first osage bow is done!
« Reply #16 on: August 11, 2018, 11:57:08 pm »
Came out great!
What are the string materials, and why different?
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Offline M2A

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Re: My first osage bow is done!
« Reply #17 on: August 12, 2018, 12:05:57 am »
Nice bow! Such an efficient design. Good luck this fall. Mike
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Offline backtowood B2W

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Re: My first osage bow is done!
« Reply #18 on: August 12, 2018, 02:35:22 am »
Cool bow to go hunting with! But for this I would make her darker.
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Offline Jakesnyder

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Re: My first osage bow is done!
« Reply #19 on: August 12, 2018, 04:16:23 am »
The string is sinew. I just wanted to try a natural material string. I might switch it out with a dacron for hunting. And how would you darken it? If I would keep the natural feel I would want to use a natural type stain
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: My first osage bow is done!
« Reply #20 on: August 12, 2018, 06:27:28 am »
It will darken by itself, especially if exposed to sunlight. I've heard many say they hunt with bright new yellow wood and have no problems. I tend to agree with them. White seems a bit more of a problem to me. Movement is the huge problem. It's also one of the reasons this type of hunting is so challenging. Getting close enough is probably the easy part. Getting a good shot off undetected can be very challenging and rewarding.
Bjrogg
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Offline Selfbowman

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Re: My first osage bow is done!
« Reply #21 on: August 12, 2018, 07:44:06 am »
Looking good. Arvin
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Well I'll say!!  Osage is king!!

Offline burchett.donald

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Re: My first osage bow is done!
« Reply #22 on: August 14, 2018, 06:20:29 am »
 Jake,
             Bust that deer with the sinew string man...Stay the course...
                                                                                                         Don
                                                                                                                 
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Genesis 27:3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

Offline hoosierf

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Re: My first osage bow is done!
« Reply #23 on: August 14, 2018, 08:50:53 am »
Leave the bow in the sun one day and in a few weeks it’ll be mocha brown. It will turn either way but one day of full sunshine and it turns quick.

Nifty little bow, well done.
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Offline selfbow joe

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Re: My first osage bow is done!
« Reply #24 on: August 19, 2018, 08:42:12 am »
Nice work
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Offline ntvbowyer1969

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Re: My first osage bow is done!
« Reply #25 on: August 19, 2018, 06:09:51 pm »
Great bow! perfect meat maker.
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: My first osage bow is done!
« Reply #26 on: August 19, 2018, 08:34:59 pm »
Quote from: burchett.donald on August 14, 2018, 06:20:29 am
Jake,
             Bust that deer with the sinew string man...Stay the course...
                                                                                                         Don
                                                                                                                 

Yah it'd be great to use that sinew string. I wasn't trying to talk you out of it. I'm actually pretty impressed.
Bjrogg
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: My first osage bow is done!
« Reply #27 on: August 19, 2018, 10:08:08 pm »
bjrogg,
              Don't think he took it that way, but you are correct...You don't want sinew or rawhide to get wet! It will come apart or stretch severely if not sealed correctly...I use a pitch, wax and a fat mixture...In a down pour or a long rain I will simply unstring...Wet rawhide is very weak, I learned the hard way...
                                                                                                                                                                    Don
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Genesis 27:3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

Offline TimBo

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Re: My first osage bow is done!
« Reply #28 on: August 20, 2018, 09:48:48 am »
That's an awesome stick - good job!  I have messed around with sinew cordage enough to know that making a string is a pretty significant amount of work.  Good luck with hunting!
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