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Offline Dvshunter

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Re: Curly osage bow finished
« Reply #15 on: February 05, 2015, 04:31:36 pm »
That sucks clint. It was a pretty piece too. Even more surprised that it broke at 15 in. I assume that is "all the way back" for your t Rex arms. ::)
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Offline adb

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Re: Curly osage bow finished
« Reply #16 on: February 05, 2015, 06:56:39 pm »
Yup, I'd call that a tension failure. The picture where you put the pieces back together shows it. It failed in tension, then radiated down the limbs in both directions, leaving the little peak in the belly piece right under the failure.
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Offline bow101

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Re: Curly osage bow finished
« Reply #17 on: February 05, 2015, 07:14:54 pm »
Dam shame, but I guess I'm not the only one breaking....  >:( :o ::)  >:( :o
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Curly osage bow finished
« Reply #18 on: February 05, 2015, 07:20:21 pm »
I'm not going to give you any crap over this like some of these guys ....but
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Curly osage bow finished
« Reply #19 on: February 05, 2015, 08:28:33 pm »
Go ahead Bill.  I don't think I could have done anything to make this bow a shooter.
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: Curly osage bow finished
« Reply #20 on: February 05, 2015, 08:34:23 pm »
Man, too bad on that one Clint. Good thing you did'nt impale yourself with it. Now ifn that had been southern kansas osage it prolly would held together... >:D
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Curly osage bow finished
« Reply #21 on: February 05, 2015, 08:52:10 pm »
Quote from: osage outlaw on February 05, 2015, 08:28:33 pm
Go ahead Bill.  I don't think I could have done anything to make this bow a shooter.
I was going to say...but... it would have made a beautiful gun stock...  :laugh: :laugh: got ya buddy, I know, you did the best possible, I have no doubt about it.  it was just a bastard of a piece of osage for a bow.  Good for you, for giving it a try.  I bet curly osage is very rare.  If you have a piece big enough to make a gun stock out of someone's bound to want it. I can just imagine it finished with a little age on it.  Hell, if I was still making muzzle loaders I would trade you big time for it, I can see a beautiful Hawkins stock out of it.
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Offline duke3192

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Re: Curly osage bow finished
« Reply #22 on: February 05, 2015, 09:05:43 pm »
All my osage bows that break from now-on are going to be classified as curly-grained.
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Offline paulsemp

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Re: Curly osage bow finished
« Reply #23 on: February 05, 2015, 09:18:00 pm »
Ya finished her up nicely! Congrats
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: Curly osage bow finished
« Reply #24 on: February 05, 2015, 09:26:49 pm »
Dang
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Curly osage bow finished
« Reply #25 on: February 05, 2015, 09:45:12 pm »
Quote from: Dvshunter on February 05, 2015, 04:31:36 pm
That sucks clint. It was a pretty piece too. Even more surprised that it broke at 15 in. I assume that is "all the way back" for your t Rex arms. ::)

It broke at full draw DVS.  That's about 24" for my T-rex arms  ;)
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Offline Zion

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Re: Curly osage bow finished
« Reply #26 on: February 05, 2015, 11:00:08 pm »
good call on the knife scales, too bad about the break
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Curly osage bow finished
« Reply #27 on: February 06, 2015, 12:11:05 am »
I know from making flintlocks that curly wood is a mixture of wood as hard as a brick and wood that is very soft and weak.

Save your broken bow for tip overlays and handles, curly osage makes spectacular overlays.

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Offline Joec123able

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Re: Curly osage bow finished
« Reply #28 on: February 06, 2015, 12:14:42 am »
Never seen curly Osage... Looks freakin beautiful!!
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Offline Hamish

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Re: Curly osage bow finished
« Reply #29 on: February 06, 2015, 03:26:26 am »
Hi OO, Just curious to what the dimensions (width and length) were? I have seen some curly wood bows survive, and others that break in tension or chrysal.
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