Well...here's what happened with my lil Osage.
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Here's the unbraced profile. 29.5"ntn.
![](http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-05-15_11-21-49_449.jpg)
Here it is low braced
![](http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-05-18_19-25-58_385.jpg)
And here's the money shot
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![Shocked :o](http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/Smileys/default/shocked.gif)
She let loose at that knot and it split and ran vertically through the whole bow. I was pulling it 9"@50lbs on the long string and had the tiller looking good. So I went to brace it and I got her down to 40lbs@15" and snap she went. Weird it went at that weight when I had been pulling her to 50 on the long string.
So it was a good learning lesson. I know it didn't make the cut here but I thought id post it for discussion and why it failed. Too short? Too much recurved tips? The knot? It was a waste cut. Id think a good piece of Osage wood handle it or if this was sinew backed.
It still pulls back to 12" and I shot some arrows for fun. Im not even bummed or mad. I think its amusing
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