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Offline osage outlaw

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Osage and Black Rat Snake
« on: October 27, 2015, 06:15:13 pm »
Well, I was off to a good start on my year of using woods other than osage.  I had a vine maple and a yew bow bending nicely at floor tiller.  Things got busy this summer and I didn't work on them for a few months.  Somebody from a hunting forum I'm a member on asked me to build them an osage bow.  Since we have another mouth to feed in the family now I was in no position to turn him down.  So I picked out an osage stave and got to work.  The stave is from the tree that my Grandpa had a wooden deer stand in years ago.  Stringman posted a bow from the same tree not to long ago.  The stave had some wiggle to it but the tips lined up perfectly with the handle.  Its 66" long and 45lbs @ 28".  The tips are sheep horn from Loefflerchuck.  I left the tips natural on the back as much as I could.  The skin is a single roadkill Black Rat Snake.  Its finished with tung oil. 



 

 

 



 

 



 

 



 

 



 

 



 

 



 

 



 

 



 

 

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Offline TimBo

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Re: Osage and Black Rat Snake
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2015, 06:20:11 pm »
That looks great!  I really like the nocks, plus everything else of course.  The profile and bend are classic. 

At least now that you are back to osage, we won't have to think up new user names for you (Vine Maple Villain does have a nice ring to it though...).
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Osage and Black Rat Snake
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2015, 06:28:31 pm »
Thanks.  I'm still sticking with the non osage woods for myself. 
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Osage and Black Rat Snake
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2015, 06:35:46 pm »
Mighty nice tiller on that one Clint................
Love the baseball stich on the grip.
I followed this one on ITBA
Good job my friend...............
DBar
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Offline JonW

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Re: Osage and Black Rat Snake
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2015, 06:44:03 pm »
Dang Clint that is NICE!
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Offline rps3

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Re: Osage and Black Rat Snake
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2015, 06:46:30 pm »
Real sharp, especially the grip.
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Offline Glerian

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Re: Osage and Black Rat Snake
« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2015, 06:51:00 pm »
Nice looking bow!
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: Osage and Black Rat Snake
« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2015, 07:23:06 pm »
Lookin good Clint! Anyone would be very happy to receive that.
Doesn't the bighorn make the best overlays? It's all I use now
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Re: Osage and Black Rat Snake
« Reply #8 on: October 27, 2015, 08:04:53 pm »
That finished up sweet buddy!!!  :)
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Offline Knoll

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Re: Osage and Black Rat Snake
« Reply #9 on: October 27, 2015, 08:52:57 pm »
Nice, Clint!

And, yeah, commissioned bows don't count against ya . . . customer is always right!
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Offline bubby

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Re: Osage and Black Rat Snake
« Reply #10 on: October 27, 2015, 08:58:36 pm »
Winner winner chicken dinner, looks better in the bigger pics, osage and black rat is a great combo nice job the customer should be happy happy
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Offline knap_123

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Re: Osage and Black Rat Snake
« Reply #11 on: October 27, 2015, 11:18:49 pm »
Sweet
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Offline tallpine

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Re: Osage and Black Rat Snake
« Reply #12 on: October 27, 2015, 11:29:39 pm »
Nice work Clint
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: Osage and Black Rat Snake
« Reply #13 on: October 28, 2015, 02:52:23 am »
Very cool bow Clint! I can see your style in this bow for sure. Great work!
Patrick
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Offline PNewton

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Re: Osage and Black Rat Snake
« Reply #14 on: October 28, 2015, 06:39:19 am »
Great looking bow Clint.
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