"Badger"

[osage outlaw]

I finally finished up my bow that I made at the Classic.  This bow is very special to me because I got everything except the stave from people I met down there.  I got the string and the moose nock overlay pieces from Clay, the leather came from a super nice vendor, and the prairie rattler skins came from Matt Wirwicki.  The skins were beautiful until I messed them up.  I tried Gordons superglue trick on the scales and it left a haze over the skins.  Now they look frozen    Another reason this bow means so much to me is that I built it in the company of great bowyers.  Blackhawk and Hickory Bill were working on their bows next to me the first night.  The next day, I sat down on the bench next to Badger and worked on it.  I watched him make a bow for a young girl who liked to beat up boys.  Then he helped an older gentleman, I think his name is James, make a couple of bows.  I sat there and enjoyed some great conversations with both of them while I worked.  I hope that some of Badgers knowledge soaked into my brain    I enjoyed the experience so much that I decided to name my bow after him.  After shooting it in and sanding, it settled in at 50 lbs @25".  It is 61" ntn.  One limb is a little snakey.  It held a little bit of reflex also.

















And a special full draw picture for Blackhawk 

[blackhawk]

That finished up real nice Clint...i cant wait for next years festivities to build alongside you again and a great hoard of fellow bowyers.....i think the skins still look nice 

[George Tsoukalas]

That's awesome! Great tiller. Jawge

[mullet]

That is a nice one, Clint. I saw you working on it and wondered how it came out. It seems like when you leave the Classic you can't help but ooze knowledge.

[MWirwicki]

Now that's a fine lookin' bow.  And a well fitting name for her too.  An osage tree fell and you gave it a new life and purpose.  I can't wait to see the meat it brings.  Good on ya, Clint!

[Buckeye Guy]

Lookin good !!

I don't know if I will be able to go to the Classic again But my heart will be there and no one can take the memories from me !
Keep up the fine work Clint !!!!!

Guy

[osage outlaw]

Thanks guys     As of now, this will be my hunting bow for this fall.  Hopefully this year I can actually kill a deer.

Blackhawk:  Next year I'll bring more staves to work on.  Maybe you can show my how to build a Molly

[blackhawk]

Thanks guys     As of now, this will be my hunting bow for this fall.  Hopefully this year I can actually kill a deer.

Blackhawk:  Next year I'll bring more staves to work on.  Maybe you can show my how to build a Molly

Not sure if i know how to do that,i think i forgot how,so im prob not the right guy to show ya how to build one  ....dont know if i can teach a bengals fan    

[Pat B]

Nice bow, Clint. There is lots of Medicine floating around the Classic. Looks like you soaked some up. 

[Badger]

  Thats quite an honor! Ithouroughly enjoyes shooting the breeze with you over the weekend. It was a great outing for a lot of us. By the way, the bow looks great.

[lesken2011]

Really nice job, Clint. Man, I hate I couldn't make it this year.

[Del the cat]

Great bow, great story
Del

[Jodocus]

Beautiful bow! Those skins look real nice to me...

[rps3]

Fine looking bow. Sounds like this Classic event is quite the gathering. Is it held yearly?

[Gordon]

I'm sorry the superglue trick didn't work out for you. Did you remove the scales before wiping with superglue? That notwithstanding, the bow turned out excellent.