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Offline Will H

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Osage/Mocassin Bow
« on: April 10, 2011, 07:23:43 pm »
Hey Guys! I just finished up my last bow for a little while, work is picking up and I dont like making bows as much when its hot! Anyway, its 62"NTN 45#@27" Osage backed with a couple water mocassin skins I got a while back. This stave was paticularly thick ringed with decent early/late ratio...I used steam on the handle to line the tips and dry heat on the limbs for reflex and to untwist a little. She was a challenge to tiller with all the charecter dips and dives and I ended up missing my target weight a bit, but she is a SWEET SWEET shooter!!! :o Virtually no handshock. I put a FF string on after finishing. Only my second time trying that but it seems to lessen handshock and add a bit of cast. Overall Im really happy with the way it turned out. Here she is. Start to finish almost...(I forgot to take pics of the skinning)  :) ;D :) Hope you enjoy!!!
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Re: Osage/Mocassin Bow
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2011, 07:29:20 pm »
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Re: Osage/Mocassin Bow
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2011, 07:49:38 pm »
 :) :) :)
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Offline Will H

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Re: Osage/Mocassin Bow
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2011, 07:54:50 pm »
Here she is all finished up ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Osage/Mocassin Bow
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2011, 07:56:39 pm »
 :) :) :)
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Offline DEllis

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Re: Osage/Mocassin Bow
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2011, 07:58:44 pm »
Nice bow. Crazy lookin antler tips. Handle looks comfortable :)
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Re: Osage/Mocassin Bow
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2011, 08:14:23 pm »
 ;D
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Osage/Mocassin Bow
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2011, 08:46:02 pm »
Sweet.
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Offline billy bowmaker

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Re: Osage/Mocassin Bow
« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2011, 10:22:07 pm »
Pretty damn good man
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Offline juniper junkie

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Re: Osage/Mocassin Bow
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2011, 10:30:56 pm »
wow that is cool. thanks for the progress pics looks like a lot of work. you handled it well
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Re: Osage/Mocassin Bow
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2011, 10:51:00 pm »
Very nice work, I like the pictures of the progression of your bow.  Job well done.
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Offline Timo

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Re: Osage/Mocassin Bow
« Reply #14 on: April 10, 2011, 10:57:55 pm »
Very nice job! I kinda shirked when I seen those braced pics on the tree, it looked like a horrible hinge! But then When I seen that full draw, I was satisfied that you had done well with that piece of wood!

I like it.
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