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Offline DQ

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Finished My Selfbow - Photo Added
« on: September 12, 2011, 08:54:31 pm »
My goal was a simple, reliable, powerful hunting bow.  I think simple can be elegant.

My Osage selfbow is 64" ntn and 60#@28" with 1/8" of positive tiller.  This bow has been shot over 600 times and still stands straight after unstringing.  I shaped out the arrow rest with glued on leather.  The handle wrap is tanned capybara hide, given to me by a friend after he bowhunted in Argentina.  Capybara are the world's largest rodents, weighing up to 140 pounds.  (It's true, look it up. LOL)  Finish is 3 coats of True Oil and 3 coats of Spar Urethane.  This bow really shoots an arrow!  I plan to start deer hunting with it next week. 

Thanks to everyone, for the information available from friendly and knowledgeable people on this forum.

Darryl
« Last Edit: September 16, 2011, 03:16:21 pm by DQ »
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Finished My Selfbow
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2011, 08:56:36 pm »
That looks very nice.  Good job.
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Offline DQ

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Re: Finished My Selfbow
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2011, 08:58:12 pm »
One more
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« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2011, 09:01:21 pm »
Oops, sorry.  Don't know how that triple happened.
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Offline Elktracker

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Re: Finished My Selfbow
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2011, 09:02:43 pm »
WOW Very nice bow! Well done simple yet affective! ;D

Josh
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Offline lowell

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Re: Finished My Selfbow
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2011, 09:11:21 pm »
Looks very good.....and I'm sure capable of getting some meat on the pole!! :)
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Offline Josh B

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Re: Finished My Selfbow
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2011, 09:27:11 pm »
Beautifully done, sir!  Beautiful.
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Re: Finished My Selfbow
« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2011, 09:45:48 pm »
I think I can see the blood on her already...lol  :laugh:  that bow has hunting written all over it
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Offline profsaffel

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Re: Finished My Selfbow
« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2011, 09:50:27 pm »
Better than most of mine, for sure. Very nice and I'd take that hunting, better believe it.
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Finished My Selfbow
« Reply #9 on: September 12, 2011, 09:51:25 pm »
very nice work. really like the leather on the grip.
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Offline WolfPupTee

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Re: Finished My Selfbow
« Reply #10 on: September 12, 2011, 09:52:49 pm »
Very nice! I love simplistic designs.
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Offline half eye

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Re: Finished My Selfbow
« Reply #11 on: September 12, 2011, 10:30:29 pm »
Now that's a huntin bow....fit's ya, shoots hard... looks like a killer to the old guy.
rich
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Offline bryan irwin

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Re: Finished My Selfbow
« Reply #12 on: September 12, 2011, 11:00:53 pm »
very nice well done
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Offline Matt S.

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Re: Finished My Selfbow
« Reply #13 on: September 12, 2011, 11:05:22 pm »
Simple is beautiful!! That's a fantastic looking bow. I especially like how it narrows near the slightly flipped tips. Oh, and cool handle wrap, that's something not many people up here can duplicate!  ;)
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Offline WolfPupTee

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Re: Finished My Selfbow
« Reply #14 on: September 12, 2011, 11:13:33 pm »
I have to say one more time how awesome that bow is! I'll make one as good as that one day. Excellence.
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