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Offline ssgtchad

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Short Character Osage
« on: December 30, 2012, 02:31:20 pm »
This is the bow I was having trouble with arrow rest. It's 57" ttt, 55 ntn, 1.5" at the fade tapers to 3/8" at the tips. 48lbs@28". The grip is saddle strap leather with artificial sinew high trim. This was my first attempt at a character bow, tiller isn't perfect, but it shoots well. Thanks for looking.
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Offline ssgtchad

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Re: Short Character Osage
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2012, 02:34:59 pm »
And full draw.
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Short Character Osage
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2012, 02:40:03 pm »
   Beautiful shorty! That took guts with those knots!  Nice bend...
                                                        Don
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Offline ssgtchad

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Re: Short Character Osage
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2012, 03:11:25 pm »
Thanks Don. Yeah she has knots all over the place. Here are some close ups.
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Offline spyder1958

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Re: Short Character Osage
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2012, 10:11:41 pm »
Nice bend you got there Chad. Looks great. I can't wait to start my osage, maybe next month.
BTW, you active duty?
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Offline ssgtchad

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Re: Short Character Osage
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2012, 10:47:38 pm »
Nope. Did  13 years active, then finished with 23 in the reserves, now I work for Irving PD. Thanks for the comments and thanks for serving
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: Short Character Osage
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2012, 11:07:58 pm »
Nice job Chad. I like it. Looks like a good shooter to me. You did well with the knots they look cool.   Danny
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Offline ssgtchad

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Re: Short Character Osage
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2012, 11:15:46 pm »
Thanks Danny it shoots real nice.......nowbthat removed the arrow rest lol >:D
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Offline Dictionary

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Re: Short Character Osage
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2012, 11:25:23 pm »
That's a huge handle area..... :o especially for such a short bow.
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Offline cowboy

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Re: Short Character Osage
« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2012, 11:31:53 pm »
Well hello staff! Must be lots of Osage growing down in them creeks around Irving. That's a good looking bow! Go cut some more and keep on a scraping  :).
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Offline ssgtchad

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Re: Short Character Osage
« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2012, 11:58:13 pm »
It's all over the place,  but it's all short stuff....short Osage is better than no Osage imo  :-[
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Short Character Osage
« Reply #11 on: December 30, 2012, 11:58:37 pm »
looks like you are getting a lot of bend out of those limbs.  Nice work.  Pretty bow.
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Offline steve b.

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Re: Short Character Osage
« Reply #12 on: December 31, 2012, 12:12:36 am »
Looks good to me.
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Short Character Osage
« Reply #13 on: December 31, 2012, 09:50:54 am »
Love osage with that kind of color in it and the knots add some good character to your bow. Nice job Sarge, hope to see more bows from you. :)
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Offline ssgtchad

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Re: Short Character Osage
« Reply #14 on: December 31, 2012, 04:02:54 pm »
Thanks Greg I planning on several more. Got a real short Osage recurve with sinew back ready to start tillering this weekend. So it will probably take me more another month I go sooo slow ::)
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