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Offline nativenoobowyer86

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saying goodbye :(
« on: January 21, 2012, 11:37:40 am »
So my osage bow, Old Reliable, has a new owner  :D  My friend shaun came and picked it up earlier today, but not b4 i could snap a pic or two :D  Osage Orange, 54 lbs at 28 in, 63 in NTN, 1.9 inches wide at the fades down to 7/16 at the tips.  It has a nice wobbly bottom limb.  along with a dozen 3rivers POC field points, and a selfmade northern white cedar shaft with an obsidian point and sinew bindings.....craft feathers from Micheal's :D  This is an older bow that i posted a while back,  it had a stiff top limb so i chopped it down 2 inchs and retillered :)
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"If it feels like ur life is about to fall apart, back it with some rawhide an hope it holds together"

Offline Pat B

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Re: saying goodbye :(
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2012, 11:47:31 am »
Very nice makeover. I'm sure Shaun will love shooting it. Seems to fit him perfectly!  8)
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC

Offline nativenoobowyer86

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Re: saying goodbye :(
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2012, 11:56:21 am »
lol thats me :D i wanted to get him to draw for a pic but he had to run :)
"If it feels like ur life is about to fall apart, back it with some rawhide an hope it holds together"

Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: saying goodbye :(
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2012, 11:59:44 am »
Very nice. May Shawn enjoy it in good health. Jawge
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Offline Dictionary

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Re: saying goodbye :(
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2012, 12:00:53 pm »
That was a nice bow. I'm sure your friend will get some enjoyment and hopefully food out of it.

how do those craft feathers from michaels work by the way?
"I started developing an eye for those smooth curves as a young man.  Now that my hair is greying and my middle spreading I make bows instead."

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Offline nativenoobowyer86

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Re: saying goodbye :(
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2012, 12:18:58 pm »
Leave the spine of the feather a lil thick and they r fine :D
"If it feels like ur life is about to fall apart, back it with some rawhide an hope it holds together"

Offline ErictheViking

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Re: saying goodbye :(
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2012, 01:01:02 pm »
very  nice work all around.
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Offline coaster500

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« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2012, 02:03:02 pm »
Sweet!!!  Shaun is a lucky guy :)
Inspiration, information and instruction by the ton and it's free,,, such a deal :)

Offline nativenoobowyer86

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Re: saying goodbye :(
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2012, 03:42:52 pm »
Thanks for the kind words guys.  just got a facebook update..... he loves it!   my work is done :)
"If it feels like ur life is about to fall apart, back it with some rawhide an hope it holds together"

Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: saying goodbye :(
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2012, 03:45:43 pm »
Don't think of it as losing a bow, think of it as gaining a archer-in-law!
Guns have triggers. Bicycles have wheels. Trees and bows have wooden limbs.

Offline Gaur

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Re: saying goodbye :(
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2012, 10:26:26 pm »
That's a fine looking set up.  Always hard to let go of them but hopefully they will be well used and your have venison in your freezer from him.
"...He made me a polished arrow and hid me in His quiver." Is 49:2

Offline Postman

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Re: saying goodbye :(
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2012, 10:41:24 pm »
Excellent stuff! Heckuva gift.
"Leave the gun....Take the cannoli"

John Poster -  Western VA

Offline rudderbows

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Re: saying goodbye :(
« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2012, 10:45:42 pm »
Those are really good pictures!

Offline ojibwatbowyer

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Re: saying goodbye :(
« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2012, 02:14:45 am »
That's a nice bow, i should have drawn it before i left :( next time i suppose.