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Offline rps3

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60"sapwood backed osage sapling
« on: September 10, 2015, 09:13:02 am »
This osage is just a mile or 2 from my home. All the other osage I have cut has been at least an hour away. When my friend mentioned he knew where there was some trees close by I thought he was mistaken. Nobody around here has even heard of osage.  Anyway he was right, this bow is 60" long and 50# at 28" draw. Will have to see how long the branch stays on. Maybe too many pictures, but I couldn't help myself. The first pic is natural state after bark removal.

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Offline rps3

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Re: 60"sapwood backed osage sapling
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Re: 60"sapwood backed osage sapling
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2015, 09:19:36 am »
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Re: 60"sapwood backed osage sapling
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2015, 09:36:09 am »
That is a beauty in all aspects, very nice.
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Offline Fred Arnold

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Re: 60"sapwood backed osage sapling
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2015, 09:43:18 am »
 8) You've got the eyes for picking the right branch. It's a natural. Great 1.
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Re: 60"sapwood backed osage sapling
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2015, 09:50:32 am »
Pretty cool stick there Robert-O!
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: 60"sapwood backed osage sapling
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2015, 09:59:34 am »
That's an awesome bow.  Great job on it.
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Offline rps3

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Re: 60"sapwood backed osage sapling
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2015, 10:13:57 am »
Thanks guys, especially osage outlaw for the link on posting pictures. I was having trouble in the past and was doing it wrong. That video was very helpful.
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: 60"sapwood backed osage sapling
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2015, 10:17:04 am »
Very nice! I love bows with branches and knots on the back, the sapwood and belly wood make a really cool looking contrast too! You did a good job with recurving the one end to match the other.
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Re: 60"sapwood backed osage sapling
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2015, 10:58:52 am »
Good bowmaking going on there Bob :)
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: 60"sapwood backed osage sapling
« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2015, 11:17:32 am »
That's pretty neat,  I dig the tips
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Offline Pat B

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Re: 60"sapwood backed osage sapling
« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2015, 11:55:03 am »
Cool little bow there with beautiful tiller. Well done!   8)
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: 60"sapwood backed osage sapling
« Reply #12 on: September 10, 2015, 12:02:37 pm »
It is a beauty!
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Offline hunterbob

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Re: 60"sapwood backed osage sapling
« Reply #13 on: September 10, 2015, 12:22:12 pm »
That looks like yew. I love that look. So you just removed the bark and there you found the back of the bow. Love it.
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: 60"sapwood backed osage sapling
« Reply #14 on: September 10, 2015, 12:47:40 pm »
I love sapling bows, great job on this one
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