Author Topic: osage character bow finished pics (1st bow) (Read 3385 times)

straightarrow · « **on:** January 27, 2010, 12:41:07 am »

Wanted to share some pictures of my first shooter.......other then a kids bow LOL. It's a 64.5" osage 1 1/4" at the fades with a slow taper. Finished out at 65#@27" The bow has a lot of character; two snakes, a knot, a kinked deflexed limb and propellar twist. Shoots great though!

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osage outlaw · « **Reply #1 on:** January 27, 2010, 03:49:23 am »

Looks great.

Pappy · « **Reply #2 on:** January 27, 2010, 06:32:43 am »

Looks good,did you have a problem in the snakes or just insurance ?
Pappy

straightarrow · « **Reply #3 on:** January 27, 2010, 06:56:02 am »

The one snake I had a small crack on the belly. So I put a sinew wrap on it at seems to be holding well. The other wrap I put over a knot, but that was just to make the limbs match. I've seen some of your work on here (pappy) You make some awesome bows.

Pappy · « **Reply #4 on:** January 27, 2010, 07:27:43 am »

Thanks,I was just wondering,I have done that also several times in the snakes because of grain run off,better be safe than sorry.Nice work.

Pappy

ricktrojanowski · « **Reply #5 on:** January 27, 2010, 07:46:07 am »

Congrats, That is a fine bow especially for your first.

hedgeapple · « **Reply #6 on:** January 27, 2010, 08:04:59 am »

Nice looking bow. gotta love the snakey staves.

Josh · « **Reply #7 on:** January 27, 2010, 11:47:14 am »

Nice bow... Way to go making your first bow a challenging one with the kinks, knots, and snakes. Clean wood will be no problem for you!

-josh

DanaM · « **Reply #8 on:** January 27, 2010, 01:00:13 pm »

Congrats on your first bow eh

OldBow · « **Reply #9 on:** January 27, 2010, 04:16:07 pm »

Got your fine weapon bookmarked under January Self Bows for BOM fun. Quite the warchest you have on the wall.

barebo · « **Reply #10 on:** January 27, 2010, 05:30:37 pm »

That's a bow full of character!!! How's arrow flight off of that antler tine?? Lookin' Good!!!

George Tsoukalas · « **Reply #11 on:** January 27, 2010, 06:53:33 pm »

Very nicely done! Jawge

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