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Offline bentstick54

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Re: Osage gnarly ELB-style (62#/28” (No. 129)
« Reply #15 on: September 19, 2021, 11:24:45 am »
Amazing work once again. I wish I had the patience to work a piece of osage like that. You are truly a master.

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Re: Osage gnarly ELB-style (62#/28” (No. 129)
« Reply #16 on: September 19, 2021, 03:49:41 pm »
Lots of fun to look at that bow!  Simple and fascinating at the same time.
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Offline Rowan Bows

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Re: Osage gnarly ELB-style (62#/28” (No. 129)
« Reply #17 on: September 20, 2021, 04:52:06 am »
Did you reflex the bow by heat treating or steaming or is it growth?

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Re: Osage gnarly ELB-style (62#/28” (No. 129)
« Reply #18 on: September 20, 2021, 07:18:03 am »
Now that is a funky bow! Interesting for sure! It has held a lot of reflex....fine job tillering that one.
Maybe you could round out your string grooves a little more tho....haha ;)  ;)

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Re: Osage gnarly ELB-style (62#/28” (No. 129)
« Reply #19 on: September 20, 2021, 01:08:55 pm »
Did you reflex the bow by heat treating or steaming or is it growth?

reflex is half natural, half induced with steam. No heat treating on that bow, just heat corrections for string alignment and balance.

Now that is a funky bow! Interesting for sure! It has held a lot of reflex....fine job tillering that one.
Maybe you could round out your string grooves a little more tho....haha ;)  ;)

Haha
I waited for that comment ...
I saw it as I posted the pics. But it is only the string wax, grooves are sanded o. k.  (-S (-S (-S
Reflex: I lost only 1" of reflex during tiller process and shooting in, this is very dense wood, very small early rings and that porous than usual.


Thanx all a lot!
Simon
Bavaria, Germany

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Re: Osage gnarly ELB-style (62#/28” (No. 129)
« Reply #20 on: September 20, 2021, 04:25:33 pm »
Wow, that thing is spectacular. You've got my vote for bow of the month, hands down!
Bellaire, MI