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Offline SA

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osage short bow
« on: September 02, 2011, 10:31:10 pm »
hello , this one i made from a downed osage tree that had been struck by lightning , i found it working in tishomingo and had to try to get a bow out of it even though it was pretty charred.  you can still see some of the char especially on the tip, it is 54" overall 53"ntn 40# @ 25" shoots pretty good  not great just good ;) thanks for looking tell me what you think.
also it is rawhide backed...
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Re: osage short bow
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2011, 10:32:32 pm »
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Offline Elktracker

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Re: osage short bow
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2011, 10:50:30 pm »
Cool bow! and its even cooler its been struck by lightning! NICE!

Josh
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Re: osage short bow
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2011, 11:39:51 pm »
Cool story for a bow. Naturally heat treated ;)  was it a natural reflexed stave?
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Offline bryan irwin

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Re: osage short bow
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2011, 11:40:32 pm »
thats a nice bow great job remeber the movie the natural.
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Offline SA

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Re: osage short bow
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2011, 12:08:36 am »
thanks guys ..
ya it was naturally reflexed.
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Offline Gordon

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Re: osage short bow
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2011, 02:33:01 am »
A lightening bow. I like it - that bow has some big medicine!
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: osage short bow
« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2011, 09:03:07 am »
Sweet, nice work.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: osage short bow
« Reply #8 on: September 03, 2011, 09:37:01 am »
Outstanding! I believe I read that wood hit by lightning was favored by the Native Americans. Jawge
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Offline Dazv

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Re: osage short bow
« Reply #9 on: September 03, 2011, 11:26:21 am »
wow i love that bow man great job. do you think you will do a paint job???
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Offline swtchbckshtr

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Re: osage short bow
« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2011, 12:19:20 pm »
wow very nice bow, awesome job
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Offline SA

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Re: osage short bow
« Reply #11 on: September 03, 2011, 02:19:06 pm »
dazv- ya i was thinking of painting it just need to find a cool design.
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Offline dbb

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Re: osage short bow
« Reply #12 on: September 03, 2011, 04:46:54 pm »
Nice bow with a cool history!
I would have finished it with bearfat and called it "Greased lightning" ;)

/Mikael
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Offline Dazv

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Re: osage short bow
« Reply #13 on: September 03, 2011, 04:59:11 pm »
i think it would look really good.
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Offline MWirwicki

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Re: osage short bow
« Reply #14 on: September 04, 2011, 12:23:52 am »
Nice bow.  I like all of the pin knots on the belly.  Is that a rawhide backing?  Sapwood on the back?  If you paint it, leaving the belly as is, gets my vote!
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