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PeteDavis

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Osage/Hick/Save/TIPS
« on: August 17, 2011, 11:00:32 pm »



Thanks for the comments y'all.
I took the bow and carefully retillered to get rid of the potential hinge in the lower limb. Then took a tad more wood off each limb to get it working into the handle a bit better. The bow then tillered out at about 46# @ my draw.
I then piked 3/4" off of each tip and re-nocked while slimming the tips to 7/16". Still tillered OK, and now pulls 53# @ 26.5 which is what I was after.
So now the bow is 66.5" tip to tip unstrung, and strung at my brace is 62.5"n>n.
Some times it is best to step back before giving up. This bow shoots great and is shorter than anything I would have tried.

Tiller of new length after sanding:





Regards-PD
« Last Edit: August 19, 2011, 04:40:18 pm by PeteDavis »
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Osage/Hick/Save
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2011, 11:06:56 am »
Much better! It looks slimmer and more streamline now.
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Offline JonW

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Re: Osage/Hick/Save
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2011, 04:15:34 pm »
Nice work Pete. I can remember a time that I thought 66" was short. Now I can't imagine making anything over 60". Come on over to the Dark SidePete.  >:D  Congrats on sticking with it.

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blackhawk

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Re: Osage/Hick/Save
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2011, 06:14:50 pm »
Yes....much better indeed  ;) sometimes its worth it to make those tweaking corrections. Now slap some of those stones of yours on your arrows and stick some meat with her
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Offline Eric Garza

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Re: Osage/Hick/Save
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2011, 07:28:21 pm »
Wow, you think 66 inches is short? I haven't made a bow over 50 inches in a couple years.

Nonetheless, that's a nice tillering job. I'm sure the bow tosses arrows with grace and authority.
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PeteDavis

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Re: Osage/Hick/Save
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2011, 04:24:45 pm »

Tips made from whitetail antler wedges







Now to stain the back and craft a handle....
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