56" copperhead character bow

[FlintWalker]

This is a little bow I made back in August.  I had this stave standing in the corner of my basement that looked bound for the Wood King but after picking it up and looking at it several times I thought, "What is there to loose?"
  So after several rounds with the heat gun I got it straight enough to work with. The stave was only 58" long so I left it deflexed a little at the fades and flipped the tips up a bit. It looks like it has a ton of string follow but it only took around an inch and a half of set during tillering. 
 It finished out 60# @ 28" of draw and measures 56" NTN. It has some good size knots and one hole almost completely through the lower limb that reminds me of a volcano. I put a couple road killed copperhead skins on the limbs and some beavertail on the grip.
   I really like the way this one shoots and as soon as it cools up, I intend to "Thump" a deer or two with it.

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[FlintWalker]

Here is a couple shots of the stave before I straightened it. Kinda looked like kindling to me! It was twisted about 45 degrees and had a bad dogleg in it. Just goes to prove, there is no "bad" osage.

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[lowell]

Very nice.

  Makes me want to take another look at some of my staves that I had put aside for not being "bow worthy"!! 

[white wood]

beautiful bow saw filer! tiller looks great. ive also been making my handles nice and round theyre comfortable. great job on that trickey stave, -whitewood

[Gordon]

I like how you salvaged a difficult piece of wood. Tiller and skin job are terrific.

[Milo]

Wow - that really turned out to be one really beautiful bow! great combination of materials & awesome job taming that stave!  Well done my friend!

Now simply mail that bow to:  8220 Dawn Hill.......

[Pat B]

She's a beauty Shannon. No such thing as throw-away osage. There is a bow in every piece...you just have to find it!...and you did.       Pat

[jwillis]

Wow, good-looking bow.  With that knot on it, shoulda named it "snake eye"...lol.  I'll bet that's a sweet shooting bow.  Jim

[FlintWalker]

I almost forgot.  The limbs are 1-5/8" wide tapering down to 3/8"

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[tradrick]

Great looking bow.You deffinatly got skills after seeing that stave.Excellant job.tradrick

[medicinewheel]

really nice bow! the details around the knots lock really coooool! great tiller, too!
frank

[Pappy]

Beautiful,got a lot out of that piece of wood,great detail and the tiller is dead on.
good job.
   Pappy

[a finnish native]

I was terrified after looking at the first pic, but after reading the text I got it. nice job!

[Woodland Roamer]

Beautiful bow! Great job getting a bow out of that piece of wood. Those copperheads look great on it.

Alan

[DanaM]

Great looking bow, I need to try a shorty like that some day.