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Offline sleek

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mild character osage
« on: October 04, 2012, 04:17:01 am »
Hey guys, I just finished up a bow I had been working on for some time now and wanted to show it off. It is 45@25, 66" tip to tip, Iron wood root tips, and a boiled linseed oil finish. Let me know what yall think, good and bad please... I am really trying to get my skills up and seem to have leveled out recently....

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Offline sleek

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Re: mild character osage
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2012, 04:28:13 am »
Hmmmm.... having trouble posting pics, lemme get back to you on that one...
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Offline sleek

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Re: mild character osage
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2012, 04:30:20 am »
Untill I get this figured out, here is a link to the photobucket album...

http://s1092.photobucket.com/albums/i411/rocketernally/dons%20bow/
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Offline sleek

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Re: mild character osage
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2012, 04:31:49 am »
crap.... help?

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Offline DarkSoul

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Re: mild character osage
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2012, 06:21:01 am »
You can also edit your previous posts. This prevents you from making several replies after another.






















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Offline Pappy

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Re: mild character osage
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2012, 07:02:47 am »
That's a beauty,mighty fine job. :)
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Offline dwardo

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Re: mild character osage
« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2012, 07:36:14 am »
Fine looking stick and lots of character :)
Looks a tiny bit stiff in the upper fade and just off but it also looks like a massive orrible knot there too! Good job.
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Offline okie64

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Re: mild character osage
« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2012, 08:10:59 am »
Good looking bow Sleek. Just enough character to keep it interesting.
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: mild character osage
« Reply #8 on: October 04, 2012, 08:16:38 am »
Very nice job on a tuff stave! Do the curves line up in such a way that you have a natural sight window or is there enough handle area for that?
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Offline Parnell

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Re: mild character osage
« Reply #9 on: October 04, 2012, 11:15:52 am »
Cool looking piece of osage!
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Offline sleek

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Re: mild character osage
« Reply #10 on: October 04, 2012, 03:19:45 pm »
Thanks for putting up the pics darksoul, I really appreciate that.

Hrothgar, I am not sure what you mean by a sight window? But the string tracks slightly to the left of the handle making it almost a center shot...
Thanks Okie64, the character sure made it interesting, the curve top tip actually had to be heat straightened some for sting alignment.
Dwardo, the knot you see there is some kind of damage in the limb there, I dont know what it is, but it is soft and almost all the way through, so I left it stiff there.
Pappy, that a compliment from you for sure, much appreciated.
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Offline druid

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Re: mild character osage
« Reply #11 on: October 04, 2012, 04:11:23 pm »
Seems the best of your tillers man. Great character bow.
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: mild character osage
« Reply #12 on: October 04, 2012, 05:17:00 pm »
'Center shot' thats what I meant. Really nice job with the handle.
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Offline Keenan

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Re: mild character osage
« Reply #13 on: October 04, 2012, 06:51:26 pm »
Very nice, Congratulations
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: mild character osage
« Reply #14 on: October 04, 2012, 06:53:14 pm »
Sweet, gotta love that wiggle :-*
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