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Offline Stiks-N-Strings

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Osage snakey bow for my little buddy.
« on: March 27, 2011, 01:09:28 am »
started this back in feb., Got home from work one morning and my little buddy Sam was at the house. He's six and like my nephew, He's my preachers boy. Anyway after running traps and skinning beavers Sam decided he wanted to work on a bow. I pulled a stick out the corner of shame that I ruined for a hunting bow when I first started and I figured it would do nicely.

 Here's A few pics of me and Sam working some yeller wood!
 
 
 
 

 

 

 45" tip to tip 25# @ 20" black snakes from a road kill and some antler tips

 

 

 

 

 

 Thanks for looking, Stiks
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Offline ken75

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Re: Osage snakey bow for my little buddy.
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2011, 01:11:33 am »
now thats a nice deal

Offline Keenan

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Re: Osage snakey bow for my little buddy.
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2011, 01:12:53 am »
Kris that is awesome, Good for you for passing on the arts.  Great looking bow and looks like he's ready to do buisness with it. ;)

Ps when he out grows it can I have it!  >:D  I might be able to get that one to full draw. ::) LOL

Offline Postman

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Re: Osage snakey bow for my little buddy.
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2011, 01:13:49 am »
great stuff! way to go.
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Offline Stiks-N-Strings

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Re: Osage snakey bow for my little buddy.
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2011, 01:15:36 am »
I'll have to see if pry it out of his Hands Keenan, LOL as far as passing on the arts it was more like me and Sam learning together LOL.
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Offline Acutus

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Re: Osage snakey bow for my little buddy.
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2011, 01:17:48 am »
the bow is great!!! Even greater is you taking the time to teach a kid! Something I'm sure he'll remember the rest of his life! Very nice job!!

Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Osage snakey bow for my little buddy.
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2011, 01:20:08 am »
perfect day of bow making with a kid. way to help a youngster build his own stuff. he will want that bow forever(sorry Keenan).  excellent waves in that bow btw. snake skins seem to come back to life on a bow like that.
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Re: Osage snakey bow for my little buddy.
« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2011, 01:25:44 am »
Looks like thre are jewels in that corner of shame. Bow looks fantastic and the little bowyer looks like he's having his best day ever  ;D
I was HECHO EN MEXICO, but assembled in Texas and I'm Texican as the day is long...  Psalm 127:4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

Offline Keenan

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Re: Osage snakey bow for my little buddy.
« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2011, 01:40:55 am »
perfect day of bow making with a kid. way to help a youngster build his own stuff. he will want that bow forever(sorry Keenan). excellent waves in that bow btw. snake skins seem to come back to life on a bow like that.

Yep Eric. you never want to part with your first bow. Especially when uncle Kris helped ya make it. ;) 

Kris ya know I'm kidding of coarse! ;)

Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Osage snakey bow for my little buddy.
« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2011, 02:22:51 am »
 ;D
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Offline johnston

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Re: Osage snakey bow for my little buddy.
« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2011, 02:28:01 am »
Stiks, my work is a rotating shift set-up and when I get home most  mornings I am not fit to do anything much less start a bow with a kid. My hat's off to you sir. O:)

And the bow turned out awesome.

Lane

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Re: Osage snakey bow for my little buddy.
« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2011, 02:51:03 am »
Keenan, Keep your fingers crossed. You never know when an osage stik flinger may show up on your door step. Don't hold your breath though at the rate I've been going I might have to blow up a few more first  ;D. LOL

 Lane I've been off for about a month but was workin straight thirds and always stayed up till about 4 or so. I love the morning time and the morning sunshine. Always got to make time for my little buddy, I got 3 girls and although I love them dearly I like hangin out with my buddy Sam  ;D

 Criveraville, I don't ever throw away a failed bow, Got more of those than shooters. never know what may come out of that pile. I stole the title of my corner from Pat B., Kinda like it.

 Stiks
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Offline DEllis

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Re: Osage snakey bow for my little buddy.
« Reply #12 on: March 27, 2011, 03:10:14 am »
Nice! Good to see the young ones getting involved :)
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Re: Osage snakey bow for my little buddy.
« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2011, 09:35:36 am »
That is great.  Very nice to see a kid getting involved in some simple fun.  The bow looks great, I'm sure you made him very happy.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Osage snakey bow for my little buddy.
« Reply #14 on: March 27, 2011, 10:41:54 am »
That is just so nice to see, stiks. Well done. Jawge
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