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Offline steelslinger

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Re: Plains Osage selfbow, 60# @ 27", pin nocks, flipped tips
« Reply #15 on: April 07, 2015, 10:29:24 am »
Man you are killing it lately!

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Re: Plains Osage selfbow, 60# @ 27", pin nocks, flipped tips
« Reply #16 on: April 07, 2015, 01:48:19 pm »
Outstanding work Mr. Carson!!!
Profiles are great as usual and the finish work is super nice.
btw. , I see arrows growing in f/d pic - looks like Japanese Arrow Bamboo (pseudosasa japonica) to me. I also have some in my garden.
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Re: Plains Osage selfbow, 60# @ 27", pin nocks, flipped tips
« Reply #17 on: April 07, 2015, 02:00:16 pm »
Cool one man. Less is more to a t. Well done.
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Re: Plains Osage selfbow, 60# @ 27", pin nocks, flipped tips
« Reply #18 on: April 07, 2015, 06:58:18 pm »
Now I got the pics- sweet! :-D
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Re: Plains Osage selfbow, 60# @ 27", pin nocks, flipped tips
« Reply #19 on: April 07, 2015, 09:00:09 pm »
Thanks for the comments guys.  :)
Greg, he does not hunt, but will shoot it each year at a memorial shoot. In memory of a young man that he worked with.
Mick, I used dry heat all around on this one, Flipping the tips, and also a series of tweaking alignment through the limbs and handle.
Simson, That bamboo has gotten a bit big for arrow shafts in that patch, not sure the species, but there is a smaller patch behind it that makes perfect arrow shafts. I do not know for sure, but I think it is japanese arrow bamboo, very low nodes. All on my neighbors property. 
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No sooner did the soft, sweet note of the bow-string charm the ear of genius than music was born, and from music came poetry and painting and..." Maurice Thompso

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Re: Plains Osage selfbow, 60# @ 27", pin nocks, flipped tips
« Reply #20 on: April 07, 2015, 10:13:55 pm »
Looks great man, nice job!!
Thanks,
Rob - Wexford, PA

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Offline Scottski

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Re: Plains Osage selfbow, 60# @ 27", pin nocks, flipped tips
« Reply #21 on: April 07, 2015, 11:00:31 pm »
Very nice!
Did the Native Americans think about all this that much or just do it?

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Re: Plains Osage selfbow, 60# @ 27", pin nocks, flipped tips
« Reply #22 on: April 08, 2015, 01:30:48 am »
I always look forward to seeing your bows and this one does not disappoint!  The bow itself looks like a very good shooter.  Tiller is awesome.    Nice attention to detail too.  I really like what you did to make it look aged and well used.  Very very nice. Good quality work.  You set the bar high my friend you set the bar high.
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Re: Plains Osage selfbow, 60# @ 27", pin nocks, flipped tips
« Reply #23 on: April 08, 2015, 02:21:56 am »
Great looking bow!
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Offline Dean Marlow

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Re: Plains Osage selfbow, 60# @ 27", pin nocks, flipped tips
« Reply #24 on: April 08, 2015, 06:05:48 am »
That is a nice looking bow Carson. Glad to see the stave worked out for you. Thanks for sharing.

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Re: Plains Osage selfbow, 60# @ 27", pin nocks, flipped tips
« Reply #25 on: April 08, 2015, 08:16:20 am »
I like it, very sweet looking bow. :)
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Plains Osage selfbow, 60# @ 27", pin nocks, flipped tips
« Reply #26 on: April 08, 2015, 12:18:53 pm »
Thanks Pappy!
That stave proved to be fine piece of osage. I love that dense stuff. Thanks!
Thank you Arrowind
Thanks GB
Thanks Scottski
Thanks PAHunter
"The bow is the old first lyre,
the mono chord, the initial rune of fine art
The humanities grew out from archery as a flower from a seed
No sooner did the soft, sweet note of the bow-string charm the ear of genius than music was born, and from music came poetry and painting and..." Maurice Thompso

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Re: Plains Osage selfbow, 60# @ 27", pin nocks, flipped tips
« Reply #27 on: April 08, 2015, 03:09:21 pm »
Well done Carson. That is a fine looking weapon. And your presentation is first rate also.
Gordon

Offline RLimerick

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Re: Plains Osage selfbow, 60# @ 27", pin nocks, flipped tips
« Reply #28 on: May 09, 2015, 12:18:23 pm »
Very nice osage bow!  Like the pins with the hair wraps.  Adds a cool accent.  Great looking cave man missile launcher! 

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Re: Plains Osage selfbow, 60# @ 27", pin nocks, flipped tips
« Reply #29 on: May 10, 2015, 07:31:28 am »
That's a nice looking bow Carson. I like the profile. The aged look you wanted turned out good.