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Offline jmshaust

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My First Osage Bow
« on: August 03, 2012, 11:02:33 am »
This is my first post, although I have subscribed to Primitive Archer for years.

This is my second successful bow, the first one was a board bow.  This is a Osage Stave.  It is 66" NTN, 1 1/2" at the fades to mid limb, 3/4" at the nocks.  It draws 57# at 28 inches.

I want to thank Eddie Parker for helping me get past the knots in the upper limb, and for the cane to make a new set of arrows.

Jim Haust
Land O' Lakes, Florida
email: jmshaust@verizon.net
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link to bow: http://haustosagebow.shutterfly.com/




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Offline tom sawyer

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Re: My First Osage Bow
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2012, 11:12:04 am »
Link didn't work for me.
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Offline coaster500

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Re: My First Osage Bow
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2012, 11:31:07 am »
Congratulations!!! 

Looks to be a fine shooter ...  Hope we'll see you here more :)
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: My First Osage Bow
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2012, 12:16:35 pm »
Not bad for a southpaw.....lol.  just kidding, love the bend on the full draw shot. you have a great bow there. now to take it hunting.
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: My First Osage Bow
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2012, 12:19:43 pm »
Nice job...especially around those knots!!
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Offline jmshaust

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Re: My First Osage Bow
« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2012, 03:14:48 pm »
Thanks for the comments, I'm planning to hunt with it this fall.
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Offline tom sawyer

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Re: My First Osage Bow
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2012, 06:49:47 pm »
Looked it up on my phone and got the pics, nice work!  Those are some interesting imperfections, what are they wind checks?  Bark inclusions?  You did a nice job working those.
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Offline jmshaust

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Re: My First Osage Bow
« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2012, 07:46:35 pm »
Tom, I don't know what caused the imperfections, I didn't find them until I removed the bark. When I cleaned them out, you could see through both of them. I'm sorry you had trouble getting the pictures. My son said he couldn't open them either. How do you post and have the pictures appear without having to go to the attachments.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: My First Osage Bow
« Reply #8 on: August 03, 2012, 11:11:21 pm »
Wow...those aren't knots, they look like windshake cracks in the limbs!!!  Excellent work turning out this bow.  I don't think those two character marks in the bow will ever cause a fatality.  Well done!
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Offline JonW

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Re: My First Osage Bow
« Reply #9 on: August 03, 2012, 11:33:52 pm »
Nice job on an interesting piece of Osage. I just finished one with the same type of cracks in it although not that big. Do you have the "Yellow Fever" now?
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: My First Osage Bow
« Reply #10 on: August 04, 2012, 12:29:41 am »
Oh yeah, thats a fine looking bow there. Nice work indeed, hope you have success hunting with it.
Greg
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: My First Osage Bow
« Reply #11 on: August 04, 2012, 12:55:33 am »
Congratulations! Very nicely done. Jawge
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Offline mullet

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Re: My First Osage Bow
« Reply #12 on: August 04, 2012, 11:01:50 pm »

I'll tell you again, Jim, that's a nice looking, fine shooting, smooth pulling bow. You know where I live now, you guys come on over anytime and hope to see you at the Long Hammock shoot Sunday if not, the TBOF Fall shoot.

P.S. I had the pictures saved on my laptop. ;)
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Offline Gaur

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Re: My First Osage Bow
« Reply #13 on: August 05, 2012, 09:42:39 am »
that bow turned out great.  Congrats.  Best wishes hunting with it.
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Offline jmshaust

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Re: My First Osage Bow
« Reply #14 on: August 05, 2012, 11:30:42 am »
Eddie, thanks again, I'm working on the arrows now. I might be able to get to the TBOF in the fall.
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