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Offline osage outlaw

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Osage bow for my niece
« on: August 03, 2014, 10:33:28 pm »
I just finished a bow for my niece.  She has been shooting her cousins bow a lot so I thought I would make her one for her birthday next month.  The bow is osage, 48" long and 20 lbs @ 20".  She should have room to grow with it for a while.  It finished out dead flat.  It has a bit of a dog leg in the upper limb.  The skins are some kind of small water snakes.  She was with me when I caught them.  She was catching bluegills off the dock while I was catching snakes out of a bush on the lake shore.  The bow was finished with 6 coats of tung oil.  I'm not sure what type of wood the overlays are.  I used some leather that matched them for the handle.  The string is 8 strands of pink and purple with some white strands padding the loops.  I put an over sized floppy rest on it.  I'm not sure if she cants the bow or not.























My daughter with the full draw

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Offline KS51

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Re: Osage bow for my niece
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2014, 10:39:11 pm »
Thats a good lookin bow.  You are a great uncle.

Ken
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Osage bow for my niece
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2014, 10:40:04 pm »
  Nice work, Your niece will be well pleased... ;) Craftsmanship is spot on as is the bend...
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Offline burn em up chuck

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Re: Osage bow for my niece
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2014, 10:41:24 pm »
 wow very very nice, and cool

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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: Osage bow for my niece
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2014, 10:44:48 pm »
Nice in all kinds of ways.  Skins look great!
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Offline TRACY

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Re: Osage bow for my niece
« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2014, 11:15:28 pm »
Man Clint, that turned out really nice! Great little bow and gesture!

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Offline bubby

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Re: Osage bow for my niece
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2014, 11:41:55 pm »
nice to see the finished product Clint, everything look's spot on from tip to tip, of coarse a bow always look's better with a cute gal in the f/d ;)
your niece is gonna be happy happy
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Osage bow for my niece
« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2014, 11:43:53 pm »
Clint, each bow you build gets better than the last. Little, big it doesn't matter, all beautiful, well built bows.  8)
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Osage bow for my niece
« Reply #8 on: August 03, 2014, 11:55:37 pm »
Very nice bow there Uncle Clint. :)
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Offline Sasquatch

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Re: Osage bow for my niece
« Reply #9 on: August 04, 2014, 12:08:07 am »
You have making some really nice bows lately. Great job on the finishing work.
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« Reply #10 on: August 04, 2014, 07:23:05 am »
That finished up swell!!!  :)
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Offline Gsulfridge

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Re: Osage bow for my niece
« Reply #11 on: August 04, 2014, 07:35:28 am »
Good looking bow and daughter.  Ya know, I have a son that is about her age. . .  :laugh:
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Offline Buckeye Guy

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Re: Osage bow for my niece
« Reply #12 on: August 04, 2014, 10:06:01 am »
Was there a bow in those pics ,?
I could not get my eyes of the rings in that fire wood !  :laugh: :laugh:
Good job once again Clint !!
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Osage bow for my niece
« Reply #13 on: August 04, 2014, 10:12:32 am »
Thanks guys. 

Yeah Greg, I know. 
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: Osage bow for my niece
« Reply #14 on: August 04, 2014, 10:13:31 am »
Sweet bow, Clint. Those skins turned out great!
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