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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Osage Limb Bow (FINISHED PICS)
« Reply #15 on: January 17, 2012, 12:39:34 pm »
Wow, nice work. I wouldn't have tried that much draw length. I just love shorties. Super bow.

George
St Paul, TX

Offline Keenan

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Re: Osage Limb Bow (FINISHED PICS)
« Reply #16 on: January 17, 2012, 12:51:52 pm »
 That came out sweet. Very nice profile and you really improved that tiller from what you started with.

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Re: Osage Limb Bow (FINISHED PICS)
« Reply #17 on: January 17, 2012, 12:59:02 pm »
Nice lookin' bow

Offline MWirwicki

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Re: Osage Limb Bow (FINISHED PICS)
« Reply #18 on: January 17, 2012, 03:17:34 pm »
Nice shorty, there.  Great stats and what a nice unbraced profile.  Hey, did you chase one sapwood ring, just pop off the bark or get somewhere close?  Great draw on a 49 incher.
Matt Wirwicki
Owosso, MI

Offline Gus

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Re: Osage Limb Bow (FINISHED PICS)
« Reply #19 on: January 17, 2012, 03:25:43 pm »
Yes Sir!

Very Cool Idea!
Love your Execution on This Short Bow!

Great Inspiration!

-gus
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Conroe, TX

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Re: Osage Limb Bow (FINISHED PICS)
« Reply #20 on: January 17, 2012, 04:10:10 pm »
Really enjoy the dye in the belly, good job ;)
Is this bow making a sickness? or the cure...

Offline Gus

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Re: Osage Limb Bow (FINISHED PICS)
« Reply #21 on: January 17, 2012, 06:55:50 pm »
JonW,

I've read back through this thread looking...
If you already answered this question I apologize.

Can you post the "Limb" specs before you made the first cut?
Diameter and length?

Thank You.

-gus
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Offline JonW

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Re: Osage Limb Bow (FINISHED PICS)
« Reply #22 on: January 17, 2012, 07:48:21 pm »
Thanks for all the kind word fellas. The limb was @3 " when I started. I just scraped the bark off with a butter knife so it was the first sapwood ring. The limb was 54" when I got it but had a knot I didn't want to deal with so I cut it down to 49". Since it was a limb the sapwood was not very thick and I didn't think it would be an issue to use the sapwood I have used this bow for hunting this year and have shot it at cornstalk shoots and it hasn't taken any more set than what you see in the pics.