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Offline Badger

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Re: All show no go! Osage self bow
« Reply #15 on: June 18, 2007, 06:19:08 pm »
Dave this is 1 3/8 wide. Lately I have been going quite a bit wider on my osage bows than I used to especially near the handle and first 10" outside the fades. Using slightly rounded bellies. Steve
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Re: All show no go! Osage self bow
« Reply #16 on: June 18, 2007, 08:04:21 pm »
  Nice bow Steve,Are the limbs as thick as they look in the picture?It sure looks like it ought to be fast.What you mentioned about osage from the mid west,is similer to what I have run across with mulberry from northern states.The wood feels lighter and less dense than the mulberry I cut in Fl.Ours acts more like Osage.
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Re: All show no go! Osage self bow
« Reply #17 on: June 18, 2007, 08:13:20 pm »
Man you've posted some killer bows. I'm just sittin back soaking it all up ;D.
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Offline Dan Perry

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Re: All show no go! Osage self bow
« Reply #18 on: June 19, 2007, 03:00:22 pm »
Steve,

Are the outer limbs light?  If so, have you run real light arrows through the cronograph with it?

Dan
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Offline Badger

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Re: All show no go! Osage self bow
« Reply #19 on: June 19, 2007, 03:08:39 pm »
Havent tried light arrows yet Dan, but the bow has that soft feel that bows get when they have been overstressed a bit. It had the very crisp feel up to about 24" and then I could feel with each 1" of draw a slight softening. This is always a dead giveaway to me. Here is the original view before I started tillering, too much reflex right out of the handle, limbs had to make a u turn  just to get braced, really hard on the limbs and tends to kill them a bit. Steve

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Offline Dan Perry

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Re: All show no go! Osage self bow
« Reply #20 on: June 19, 2007, 03:44:38 pm »
I really like the bow next to it.  It looks like it is a sweet shooter.  What is the wood?  Very white in the picture.

I think you are right about the osage bow.  Once it softened up, that was it.

Dan
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Offline Badger

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Re: All show no go! Osage self bow
« Reply #21 on: June 19, 2007, 04:02:14 pm »
Dan the lower bow is hickory stav 72" long, The moisture was just a bit higher than I thought so I am letting it dry out a bit more, around 8 1/2% right now, otherwise the bow is finshed. I thought it was dry but I could get it to come around to a low enough mass so I checked my moisture and at that time it was close to 11%. from 11% tp it's 8.5% it has gained about 7# draw weight. Hickory really gets mushy when wet. Steve
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Offline AndrewS

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Re: All show no go! Osage self bow
« Reply #22 on: June 19, 2007, 04:52:30 pm »
A nice bow, Steve!

And if she is a good shooter she don't need to be a fps-killer ;)



a agree with you in fact of hickory!!!
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Offline Asiertxu

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Re: All show no go! Osage self bow
« Reply #23 on: July 02, 2007, 06:13:43 pm »
Thatīs a REALLY COOL BOW Steve!!... 8)...VERY NICE BOW INDEED my friend!!... :D :D...
Keep the good job fellow!!
Cheers...
Asier.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: All show no go! Osage self bow
« Reply #24 on: July 02, 2007, 09:03:26 pm »
Nice bow, Badger. Guess they can't all be screamers.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: All show no go! Osage self bow
« Reply #25 on: July 02, 2007, 09:20:20 pm »
So she took 2.75 in of set? 4.25+1-2.75? I'm thinking she wanted to be a bit wider say 1.5 particularly if you were not pleased with the ring structure. But I'm sure she's shooting quite well. I know how particular you are. :) Jawge
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