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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Osage 57# 65" Sheep horn nocks
« on: July 24, 2012, 05:38:44 am »
I need to post this bow.  I have been shooting it daily for about a month now.  It is 65" ntn. Pulls 57# at 28".  The upper limb is ~1 1/4" longer than the lower limb. The picks are from prior to finishing, for which I used a vinegar steel wool stain, followed by shellac, tung oil, beeswax, and linseed oil.  I will add picks of the stained grain soon.  This is the best shooter I have made to date.  It is super smooth and hits hard.  I just put a 12 strand fast flight string on and wow that makes a difference! (thanks for the string Weylin!) The tip overlays are  big-horn sheep.  The first tip overlays I have ever done.  Unless I make a better bow between now and September, this will be my elk hunting bow.

WARNING!  this first pic is overly sexy. 


I had to cover up that naked handle...it was just too much


I sinew wrapped a triple pin knot about midlimb. Just a piece of mind thing.  Did the lower limb for visual balance.


Sheep horn tips


Full draw pic 3/4


Full draw pic. I cant help but cant the bow a bit. Makes the upper limb look weak.  BTW, those are 32" arrows, so it is pretty close to 28 in the pic.


unbraced after ~150 arrows:


Dirty details: I narrowed the pinch at handle/lower limb a bit early in the process, the bow was still heavy and it caused some localized "set".  It basically deflexed the lower limb a 1/2".  It was not by design, but I feel this kept the working portions of the limb from taking much set.
Thanks for checking it out!

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Re: Osage 57# 65" Sheep horn nocks
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2012, 06:26:05 am »
Oh my...wow... :o congratulations!!!
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Osage 57# 65" Sheep horn nocks
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2012, 07:27:32 am »
Wow, yes, very handsome bow, great tiller and I just lurve the nocks.
Del
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Offline straightarrow

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Re: Osage 57# 65" Sheep horn nocks
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2012, 08:43:01 am »
Very nice.....! Those overlays are really sweet!!!!

Jon
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Offline briarjumper12

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Re: Osage 57# 65" Sheep horn nocks
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2012, 08:43:52 am »
Love the nocks!
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Offline okie64

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Re: Osage 57# 65" Sheep horn nocks
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2012, 09:00:28 am »
Very nice looking bow and those nocks look awesome. You gotta love some osage.
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Offline arklowrebel

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Re: Osage 57# 65" Sheep horn nocks
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2012, 09:03:26 am »
Man that is a beauty.  Great work.  Now where did I leave those sheep ...
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Offline mullet

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Re: Osage 57# 65" Sheep horn nocks
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2012, 09:04:04 am »
Very nice, and simple. I like it.
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Re: Osage 57# 65" Sheep horn nocks
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2012, 09:09:00 am »
Love those tips, very cool.
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: Osage 57# 65" Sheep horn nocks
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2012, 09:30:14 am »
Nice job, CMB! It was a shame to cover up that handle, but it turned out nice. And those tips are  :P !
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Offline Will H

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Re: Osage 57# 65" Sheep horn nocks
« Reply #10 on: July 24, 2012, 09:59:42 am »
Love the tips! Well done :)
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Offline jimmy

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Re: Osage 57# 65" Sheep horn nocks
« Reply #11 on: July 24, 2012, 10:50:41 am »
That is a cool bow mister.  It is pretty no-frills (that's the way I like them) , but very graceful.  I like the tips a lot.  Good luck with it this fall.  I want to see pics with it lying next to a deer.
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Offline coaster500

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Re: Osage 57# 65" Sheep horn nocks
« Reply #12 on: July 24, 2012, 11:05:36 am »
Super bow and those tips are awesome!!!
« Last Edit: July 24, 2012, 03:36:32 pm by coaster500 »
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Offline TRACY

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Re: Osage 57# 65" Sheep horn nocks
« Reply #13 on: July 24, 2012, 11:57:23 am »
Looks like a keeper to me! Well done

Tracy
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Osage 57# 65" Sheep horn nocks
« Reply #14 on: July 24, 2012, 12:49:18 pm »
Sweet looking bow, and gotta give you major kudos on the tips!
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