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Re: Osage with curves!
« Reply #45 on: August 08, 2009, 12:24:47 pm »
you are the man

Offline NOMADIC PIRATE

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Re: Osage with curves!
« Reply #46 on: August 08, 2009, 06:49:52 pm »
I think BOM for this month is gonna be unnecessary  ;) ;D
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Re: Osage with curves!
« Reply #47 on: August 08, 2009, 07:39:02 pm »
Wow, they don't get much nicer than that!
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Re: Osage with curves!
« Reply #48 on: August 08, 2009, 08:26:52 pm »
Snake!! Snake!! Somebody go for the anti-venin.  Congratulations on a real masterpiece.  This bow transcends craftsmanship and moves right on into art.

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Re: Osage with curves!
« Reply #49 on: August 08, 2009, 09:50:19 pm »
 
At the risk of stealing someone else remarks, you guys are making me blush! ;D I was lucky to get my hands on such a character stave and that it worked out...could have easily been a different story.

On a serious note...I really respect the bow making ability of so many of you and am constantly impressed with the high degree of skill I see on bows posted here. I often see a bow and wish I could duplicate some detail of the bow as well as the original. There are a lot of bow types that I would hesitate to attempt that I see others do a great job on. It is all in what you've got experience and confidence in. I think we should all continue to challenge ourselves to try something different occasionally, because even if you fail, I'd bet you'd learn something to add to your inventory of experience for the next bow.

Thanks again for you comments, I really appreciate it!
Greg

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Re: Osage with curves!
« Reply #50 on: August 08, 2009, 10:17:15 pm »
That is one beautiful piece of work.

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Re: Osage with curves!
« Reply #51 on: August 08, 2009, 10:19:31 pm »
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I had to show this one to my wife.  She said that is a "stop you in your tracks bow". ;D
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Re: Osage with curves!
« Reply #52 on: August 08, 2009, 10:41:35 pm »
It looks so nice l'm using it as a background image on my computer  ;D

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Re: Osage with curves!
« Reply #53 on: August 09, 2009, 04:38:49 am »
I think BOM for this month is gonna be unnecessary  ;) ;D

Tough to beat, that's for sure...
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Re: Osage with curves!
« Reply #54 on: August 09, 2009, 04:45:34 am »

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 I often see a bow and wish I could duplicate some detail of the bow as well as the original.
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Greg, at that point you for sure give as much as you take!
Frank from Germany...

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Re: Osage with curves!
« Reply #55 on: August 09, 2009, 02:34:22 pm »
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It looks so nice l'm using it as a background image on my computer 
Thanks Mathew, but your great looking recurve is definitely worthy of being your screen saver! ;)

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Greg, at that point you for sure give as much as you take!
I appreciate it Frank, I've always admired your bows...and especially your beautiful overlays!

Something I forgot to mention concerning a detail of my bow...I rotated the skins and mounted them 180 degrees opposite of what I usually see. The end of the skins next to the head of the snake is the end I put near the bow tips. A couple of reasons I did this...one is because the pattern is much smaller near the snakes head as is the bow limb near the tips. The other reason is that typically as you near the tail of a timber rattler the skin gets much darker and loses much of its detail...basically the pattern is not as distinct. I wanted the pattern to jump out in detail full length of the limbs, so the duller tail end of the skin was the portion I ended up not using.

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Re: Osage with curves!
« Reply #56 on: August 09, 2009, 03:47:16 pm »

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Greg, at that point you for sure give as much as you take!
I appreciate it Frank, I've always admired your bows...and especially your beautiful overlays!

Thanks Greg! (I figured you liked my overlays...!)
Frank from Germany...

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Re: Osage with curves!
« Reply #57 on: August 09, 2009, 09:44:21 pm »
Wow that is an incredible bow Greg! Everything about it is just right and I think that is the most unique handle treatment I've ever seen on a bow.

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Re: Osage with curves!
« Reply #58 on: August 10, 2009, 12:46:33 am »
what an awesome looking bow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  you are truly one to learn from.

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Re: Osage with curves!
« Reply #59 on: August 10, 2009, 02:47:26 am »
So very Impressive, what an effect on the tree. ;)