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Offline VicNova

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Finished Osage Bow
« on: October 16, 2012, 12:13:08 am »
Here is the finished bow from the thread I made about tiller it. This was my first attempt at Osage. The stave was less then perfect; it had a huge knot in it and the way one of the limbs came into the handle made it look like there was a hinge. It finished out at 67" long and 48# at 28". I hope to get another Osage stave and make a another bow real soon.   :)
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Offline okie64

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Re: Finished Osage Bow
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2012, 12:36:34 am »
That turned out very nice! You gotta love some osage.
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Offline gstoneberg

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« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2012, 01:39:48 am »
You did well taking what you had to a bow.  I hate deflex off the fades, not sure I would have tackled that one.  Good work!  How does it shoot?

George
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: Finished Osage Bow
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2012, 09:44:59 am »
Nice job working around that knot! ???
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Offline coaster500

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Re: Finished Osage Bow
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2012, 10:53:21 am »
You worked a tough one and got a shooter, well done!!!
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Offline dwardo

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Re: Finished Osage Bow
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2012, 11:17:05 am »
Nice job taming that evil knot n fade.  >:D
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Finished Osage Bow
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2012, 02:24:57 pm »
That looks nice victor!  Would be cool to see a front profile pic too. 
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Finished Osage Bow
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2012, 10:01:36 pm »
Yeah that looks like a tricky one. Those give me fits too, you did a good job with it Victor.
Watch the osage though, can be addicting.
Greg
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Finished Osage Bow
« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2012, 10:12:52 pm »
Good looking bow.
Rob
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Finished Osage Bow
« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2012, 08:34:22 pm »
Boy howdy, that looks like a horrible hinge right out of the fade!  I have a stave roughed out to dimension with that very same problem in the lower limb and it has been in that shape for over 3 years now.  Still ain't had the guts to go after it!

Looks like good sense and caution didn't get in your way, and you turned out a nice bow despite that!  Good work, son, good work for sure!
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: Finished Osage Bow
« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2012, 09:23:06 pm »
Very well done. That deflex right out of the fade is a toughy but you pulled it off. I did one about 6 mths ago that had a wicked knot and deflex out of the fade with a bunch of woop de doos in it and it turned out good but I was'nt sure till it was finished. I learned alot about patience on that one. Once again good job and keep it up.   Danny
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