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Offline simson

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Osage plains bows for two ladies (PART I) (No. 38)
« on: February 25, 2014, 07:52:34 am »
This little bow comes from a belly split from a regular stave. It has lot of character, wavy and snaky and three holes from dead branches. I filled the holes with wild boar hair, on the belly side cut even with carefully worked out (concave) knot areas. The dark spots are the hairs cut even.
The lower tip has a triangular shaped nock, the upper is carved like a face and (instead of a horse hair tassel)  wild boar hairs glued into a slot. Nock shoulders are sinew (dyed with earth pigments)  wrapped, the upper in a shape reminding on a female body (at least me, haha).
Just two inches below the limb tapers wide because of a knot, reminding me on female hips.

42½” ntn
4½” brace
24” draw
30# weight

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Re: Osage plains bows for two ladies (PART I)
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2014, 07:57:22 am »
Cool little bow, very primitive looking,nice touch on the boar hair. Tiller looks dead on,nice work. ;) :)
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Offline JonW

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Re: Osage plains bows for two ladies (PART I)
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2014, 07:58:09 am »
Wicked cool Simon.
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Re: Osage plains bows for two ladies (PART I)
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2014, 08:37:31 am »
Geez ya cant get any more draw out of that stick  ;)?!  Like pappy said...I love the primitive look and nice bend.  What did ya seal it up with?
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Re: Osage plains bows for two ladies (PART I)
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2014, 09:03:33 am »
Cool!!! :)
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Re: Osage plains bows for two ladies (PART I)
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2014, 09:09:23 am »
Very nice!  Sort of an American Indian meets Europe kind of thing . . . with boars not being native to N.A.
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Re: Osage plains bows for two ladies (PART I)
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2014, 09:28:34 am »
one word..."ARTEEST" !!!!
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Osage plains bows for two ladies (PART I)
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2014, 09:35:11 am »
Very cool man.  You never disappoint  :)
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Re: Osage plains bows for two ladies (PART I)
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2014, 09:35:44 am »
very very VERY sweet little bow!
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Re: Osage plains bows for two ladies (PART I)
« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2014, 09:50:02 am »
That is amazing.

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Offline Parnell

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Re: Osage plains bows for two ladies (PART I)
« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2014, 10:00:58 am »
Very nice little bow, the art is outstanding.
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Re: Osage plains bows for two ladies (PART I)
« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2014, 12:30:53 pm »
That little sucker is way cool, very creative decoration and great tiller from a tricky stave split. Nicely done Simon. :)
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Re: Osage plains bows for two ladies (PART I)
« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2014, 12:39:10 pm »
I like that little stick Simon. Very cool bow.
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Offline Buckeye Guy

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« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2014, 01:00:17 pm »
It is a little hairy , but that's OK !
Good job !
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Re: Osage plains bows for two ladies (PART I)
« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2014, 02:14:13 pm »
Very nice.
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