I mentioned this bow in an earlier post. Osage, 63" overall. 45 lbs at 27 inches. 1 1/2" to mid limb, tapers to 3/8" nocks. 5" handle, 2" fades. Antler tip overlays. Buddy of mine called and asked if I would go halves with him on 2 staves he bought on Ebay. As luck would have it I somehow ended up with the lesser of the two. Go figure. It's been setting around my shop for 4 years. Lot's of issues with it. Paper thin rings, with a high percentage of early growth to boot. It had a bend that caused the tips to be 2 inches out of alignment. Drying checks that run through back to belly, a bit snakey and prop twist. Worst, the two limbs approach the handle at different angles. I finally pulled it out and decided to see what I could do with it. I made it for my best friends 12 year old boy Matt to hunt with. Long story short, it kicked my Ar$$. Still don't have the tiller right but it's as close as I will get it. Already piked it once as it came in under weight, but 66 inches was too long anyway for him. With the limb angles and prop twist, it just never did look right on both sides of the bow. Finally said that's the best I can do. The back is so thin I couldn't do much finish sanding on it. It's smooth, but you can see the tool mark shadows. I stepped it over in the handle to get the tips aligned. Heavy temper on the belly to firm it up. I've shot it a bunch over the last few days and it shoots really well which is what counts. I think he'll like it! Thanks for lookin'.
