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Offline steve b.

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Osage "W" bow
« on: December 30, 2012, 07:15:22 am »
Bored at work--sharing some old pics.  This is a bow I made last year and turned out to be my all-time favorite.  The stave was almost a perfectly symetrical R/D type shape with fairly thin rings.  I did a working handle and sinew back.  I painted the sinew then covered it with parafin wax that I heated and melted into the sinew.   Its about 62" x 1.5" and 55 lbs @ 27".  Very simple and solid and a great ground stalking elk bow.  My friend calls it my "W bow".







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Offline steve b.

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Re: Osage "W" bow
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Offline chamookman

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Re: Osage "W" bow
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2012, 07:19:22 am »
Cool piece of wood - bet She really spits an arrow ! Nicely done - Bob.
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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: Osage "W" bow
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2012, 08:15:15 am »
I like the way that wax looks in the sinew.  I bet it shoots sweeet.
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: Osage "W" bow
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2012, 10:15:19 am »
Cool lookin' bow Steve.
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Osage "W" bow
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2012, 10:42:23 am »
Thats a hunting bow there, nice work on that one Steve. :)
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Osage "W" bow
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2012, 02:13:07 pm »
Very nice bow! Jawge
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Osage "W" bow
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2012, 08:03:51 pm »
That is a sweet one Steve.  Looks like a shooter. 
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Offline portlandfire

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Re: Osage "W" bow
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2012, 08:34:37 pm »
   You ought to bring that on the 1st.  Love to see it in person.  Nice looking bow.

Dave
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Offline Josh Shuck

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Re: Osage "W" bow
« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2012, 10:51:30 pm »
Cool bow.  Looks like a mustache to me!
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: Osage "W" bow
« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2012, 11:10:33 pm »
That piece of wood was just crying to be a bow huh? Could'nt ask for a better start than an R/D au natural. Good job.   Danny
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Offline steve b.

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Re: Osage "W" bow
« Reply #11 on: December 31, 2012, 12:09:36 am »
Thanks, dudes.   :D   Here's unstrung.



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Offline TRACY

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Re: Osage "W" bow
« Reply #12 on: December 31, 2012, 09:20:36 am »
Very appealing to the eyes and looks like it is very zippy! I like it!

Tracy
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Offline Adam

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Re: Osage "W" bow
« Reply #13 on: December 31, 2012, 02:23:38 pm »
I really like the look of that bow.  Looks like a shooter to me!
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