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Offline sadiejane

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Re: tale of an old fencepost
« Reply #15 on: July 08, 2012, 12:07:19 pm »
one wed nites that nasty old osage post came up in conversation
i drug it outta the corner and we all looked it over and gun doc
gently gave me a ribbing for being scared
as many of you have witnessed gun doc aint afraid of any old piece of wood
and loves a good challenge
so i shoved that sucker in his hand daring him to give er a try

that was several months ago
havent heard anything nor asked
figured it was either in the kindling pile or shoved in some dark
corner of gun docs shop

every so often gun doc has the opportunity to roll thru kc
sometimes on a wed nite, sometimes not
sometimes even tho its not a wed nite he gives me a shout
sometimes we meet down to the woodlot and shoot bows
monday he have me a shout and told me he had something to show me,
would i be around that evening.
well, as many of you know gun doc is not only a fine bowyer but a
better than average knapper
and does some fine carving outta wood and stone.
anything he had made i was sure gonna take the time to go check out.
i checked my calendar and low and behold the evening was free!
hollered at my bow guru wayne to let him know gun doc and i would be
meeting up at the woodlot later.
was he gonna be around-hmmm, waynes calendar was free too.

grabbed my trade bow as i wanted gun doc to get a chance to shoot it
before i finished it up and shipped it off.
wayne had liked the bow and i figured if i got a nod from gun doc too
then id be feeling pretty good about shipping it off to its new home.

wayne had dug up a cupla his bows too
cool, a evening hanging with the boys and shooting bows
doesnt get much better than that

gun doc and wayne were standing round talking when i got there
we headed out to the woodlot to shoot a new bow gun doc had just finished up
whaddya know-gun doc and done it-he had made a bow outta that old post
it was a lovely thing to behold
and a great little shooter to boot!
man, he pulled it off-i was amazed and delighted
we shot it a bit, shot the others too
then gun doc told me to take a look under the coyote fur he'd wrapped
the handle with
to my utter surprise and delight it read:

wow, for me!!!
have to be honest it brought a tear to this old gals eyes.ok enuf of my verbage.
heres some pix:





hopefully gun doc will add the pix he has too

thanks for sticking to my long winded story
hope yall enjoyed
will get a full draw shot as son as my shoulder heals a bit better
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Stringman

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Re: tale of an old fencepost
« Reply #16 on: July 08, 2012, 12:28:09 pm »
Wow! Heckofa nice bow, there Josh! See Sadie, you shouldn't have been such a chicken! 
 ;) :D
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Offline sadiejane

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Re: tale of an old fencepost
« Reply #17 on: July 08, 2012, 12:54:47 pm »
yr right stringman-i was a chicken
but to my own benefit in the end-gun doc made a mighty fine bow
sure i wouldnt been capable of pulling it off in nearly as fine a manner
but the story is not completely finished...
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Offline Josh B

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Re: tale of an old fencepost
« Reply #18 on: July 08, 2012, 12:57:08 pm »
I really enjoyed coaxing a bow out of that post!  Thank you for that Sadie.  I have to admit that i was doubtful a few times while working on it.  I don't believe there was an extra ounce of sound wood in that post that was not needed for the bow.  It ended up 49" ntn and I wanted 26" draw out of it so it got a couple layers of sinew.  I then tillered it for the most speed I could get without stack.  It ended up pretty fast.  160fps avg with 350gr arrows.  They were a little light I know, but all that i had.  The skins are garter snake that i caught on my place.  Here are a few more pics.  Josh
« Last Edit: July 08, 2012, 06:17:49 pm by Gun Doc »
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Offline sadiejane

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Re: tale of an old fencepost
« Reply #19 on: July 08, 2012, 01:09:27 pm »
mighty fine bow josh!

thank you ever so much!!!
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Offline criveraville

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Re: tale of an old fencepost
« Reply #20 on: July 08, 2012, 01:28:11 pm »
Wow Josh that's a fine looking weapon. That old Osage has a neat color to it. Congrats Sadie on a super gift.

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Offline sadiejane

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Re: tale of an old fencepost
« Reply #21 on: July 08, 2012, 01:46:18 pm »
btw-the color of that bow is the color that old post was all the way thru!

ok so i didnt follow thru and get a bow outta that stave myself
but over the holiday i was digging thru a pile o wood at the house
and found this!
thought id disposed of the other two bits of wood outta that post
but whatdoyaknow






ok, i wont give up on this one
make it or break it....
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blackhawk

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Re: tale of an old fencepost
« Reply #22 on: July 08, 2012, 01:59:16 pm »
Are ya sure josh didnt steal that from a museum and pawned it off on you  :laugh:

Nice job n decor
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Offline dwardo

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Re: tale of an old fencepost
« Reply #23 on: July 08, 2012, 04:25:17 pm »
Mad as a badger for taking that on but, what a bow,
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Offline Jodocus

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Re: tale of an old fencepost
« Reply #24 on: July 08, 2012, 07:02:36 pm »
Icredible! Imagine the one who hammered in that fencepost could see what became of it!  ;D
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Offline soy

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Re: tale of an old fencepost
« Reply #25 on: July 08, 2012, 07:15:19 pm »
Very nice job doc....congratulations on your new bow sadie ;)
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Offline coaster500

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Re: tale of an old fencepost
« Reply #26 on: July 09, 2012, 12:03:13 am »
"man, he pulled it off-i was amazed"

Me to!!!!!  Great job Doc ...  You're a lucky lady there sadiejane!!!

What a Slick shooter and from a what? Very well done!!!
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: tale of an old fencepost
« Reply #27 on: July 09, 2012, 11:02:42 am »
Sweeeeet! You're a lucky girl, Sadie! Nice job Doc.
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: tale of an old fencepost
« Reply #28 on: July 09, 2012, 10:46:50 pm »
That bow has a wicked cool look to it, garter snake and coyote fur are beautiful on that aged sage. Very artistic work on that bow Gun Doc and great bend on such a short bow. Congrats Sadie thats a cool one.
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Offline Josh B

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Re: tale of an old fencepost
« Reply #29 on: July 13, 2012, 03:14:53 am »
Thanks fer da kind words!  I was afraid that I was gonna have to eat crow after teasing Sadie.  When she handed me that post, it was definitely time to put up or shut up!  For once, it turned out all right.  I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with the rest of the post Sadie!  Josh
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