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Offline ohma2

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wallhanger
« on: March 14, 2014, 11:54:16 am »
a fella come to the house with a piece of osage that looked like it was a hotdog in a bun asked me if I could get him something wild looking out of it a longbow recurve sort of thing.well i  got the grown over piece out and it had no rings to work with and was as week as pine. it is 63" pulls 30# @28"it will make a wallhanger and that's what he wanted so here it is.
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: wallhanger
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2014, 11:58:02 am »
Pretty nice job really!
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Offline ohma2

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Re: wallhanger
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2014, 12:00:44 pm »
wish I had took a pic of the log cause it looked like the Oscar meyer hotdog car. :o
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: wallhanger
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2014, 12:07:41 pm »
Nasty piece of wood turned into a well tiller bow.
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: wallhanger
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2014, 12:27:28 pm »
Wow that's some hole... rest of the bow is mighty fine too :laugh:
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Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: wallhanger
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2014, 12:31:07 pm »
thats gnarly
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Offline half eye

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Re: wallhanger
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2014, 12:36:23 pm »
Ohma2,  really well done, sir. I have made a few staves that had different limb shapes, and they were really quick for their weight.....so I'm curious about your impressions of it's cast even @ 30#, I'll bet it shoots pretty flat. Again very nicely done
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Offline adb

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Re: wallhanger
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2014, 03:33:13 pm »
Why did you only recurve the bottom tip?
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Offline PAHunter

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Re: wallhanger
« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2014, 03:36:58 pm »
That's one crazy looking bow my friend!  Good job!
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Offline ohma2

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Re: wallhanger
« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2014, 05:26:47 pm »
Thanks guys, the bow wasnt meant to be a shooter.friend just wanted to have something different to put in his man cave.the bow does shoot a average0 speed for a 35# bow but I didnt push it as it is what it is a wallhanger.
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