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Offline criveraville

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Almostpighunter bow- Beautiful knotty Osage Orange with reflexed tips
« on: February 17, 2014, 04:46:40 pm »

Here is a bow I am posting that was made by Mike (Almostpighunter).  Here is what he had to say about this sweet little bow: 
I think, if I remember right, she is 56", 54" n2n and exactly 50#@28". Beautiful knotty Osage Orange with reflexed tips and rawhide backed under those amazing copperheads. Bend through the handle tiller, which is why I went with the leather for a handle/riser that would bend with the bow.

I did end up using both copperhead skins for the bow, but I kept you waiting so long that I felt I had to make it as incredible as I could. I think the way it turned out that it was totally worth using them as I did! No worries, I am completely happy. Way I figure it, I was saving them for something special and I feel like I did exactly that... Although, if you happen to harvest any more this summer... ;)

Great pics too! Glad to see you have a string :) It's your bow, so I will leave it to you to as to whether or not to submit it to BOM.
Enjoy it in good health my friend,
Mike (Almostpighunter)


The pictures do not do this fine work of art justice.  I shoots delightfully and I am very thankful. 

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Re: Almostpighunter bow- Beautiful knotty Osage Orange with reflexed tips
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2014, 04:53:49 pm »
sweet bow, mike does some good work.
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Re: Almostpighunter bow- Beautiful knotty Osage Orange with reflexed tips
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2014, 05:02:40 pm »
Thank you.  Yes he does. Now that I figured how to post pics again I will post some better pictures tonight. 

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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Almostpighunter bow- Beautiful knotty Osage Orange with reflexed tips
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2014, 06:45:55 pm »
Sweet bow.  Copperheads and osage are a great combo.
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Re: Almostpighunter bow- Beautiful knotty Osage Orange with reflexed tips
« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2014, 06:53:34 pm »
Nice.  Have yet to do one with Copperhead skins, but I'm gonna.  Really sweet look to it.
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Almostpighunter bow- Beautiful knotty Osage Orange with reflexed tips
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2014, 10:51:34 pm »
Nice looking bow there.
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Almostpighunter bow- Beautiful knotty Osage Orange with reflexed tips
« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2014, 11:49:01 pm »
That is a sweet looking bend. 
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Re: Almostpighunter bow- Beautiful knotty Osage Orange with reflexed tips
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2014, 11:17:48 am »
More pics.  I took these with a gun, but made for a great pics I thought. 
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Re: Almostpighunter bow- Beautiful knotty Osage Orange with reflexed tips
« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2014, 04:50:08 pm »
I wondered how you had persuaded those bunnies and that squirel to tak a nap next to a GIANT copperhead!

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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Almostpighunter bow- Beautiful knotty Osage Orange with reflexed tips
« Reply #9 on: February 18, 2014, 06:30:35 pm »
APH outdid himself with that one.  You are one lucky guy, Cippers!
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Re: Almostpighunter bow- Beautiful knotty Osage Orange with reflexed tips
« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2014, 06:51:19 pm »
Quote from: JW_Halverson on February 18, 2014, 06:30:35 pm
APH outdid himself with that one.  You are one lucky guy, Cippers!

Yes sir and yes sir!!! I have skinned many many copperheads, but this is my first copperhead bow. I've been too busy trading them and selling them to keep any for my own use. Infact, these skins weren't meant for me. They were Michael's skins. Great guy there  ;) It's true. Great things come to those that wait.

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Re: Almostpighunter bow- Beautiful knotty Osage Orange with reflexed tips
« Reply #11 on: February 19, 2014, 04:02:11 am »
Thanks for the kind words y'all. Have to admit that was emotionally one of the hardest bows to part with and I may have "shot it in" a few more times than was necessary, but I couldn't be more satisfied as to where it ended up.
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Re: Almostpighunter bow- Beautiful knotty Osage Orange with reflexed tips
« Reply #12 on: February 19, 2014, 04:40:51 am »
Very nice ;D
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Offline jim mason

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Re: Almostpighunter bow- Beautiful knotty Osage Orange with reflexed tips
« Reply #13 on: February 26, 2014, 03:57:50 am »
i vote for No. 2  very nice bow
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Re: Almostpighunter bow- Beautiful knotty Osage Orange with reflexed tips
« Reply #14 on: February 26, 2014, 07:06:27 am »
Now that's a beauty in every aspect. :) Beautiful bow. :)
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