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Offline E. Jensen

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Stout Osage
« on: November 01, 2015, 05:40:38 pm »
Presenting a 65# @28", 64 - 1/4" side nock to side nock, osage bow.  Natural linen string.  Veg tan horse leather grip, tooled and dyed in Norse fashion.  A light coat of oil and wax finish.  It shoots like a dream, easily the fastest, most accurate bow I've built yet!
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Offline E. Jensen

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Re: Stout Osage
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2015, 05:42:18 pm »
 :)
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Stout Osage
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2015, 05:46:12 pm »
Uff da!
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Guns have triggers. Bicycles have wheels. Trees and bows have wooden limbs.

Offline E. Jensen

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Re: Stout Osage
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2015, 05:47:02 pm »
Some of you may recall I posted about this bow a while ago.  It was shooting really slow and had a lot of hand shock.  I took 2" off each end and thinned the tips quite a bit, opting for side nocks.  What a world of difference that made!
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Offline bowandarrow473

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Re: Stout Osage
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2015, 05:54:07 pm »
Smooth, elegant, I like it!
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Offline PlanB

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Re: Stout Osage
« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2015, 06:36:20 pm »
Congratulations! Really interesting looking bow.
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: Stout Osage
« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2015, 07:13:54 pm »
Looks cool. Is that a deflex kink at the end of your bottom limb?
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Offline pincushin

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Re: Stout Osage
« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2015, 07:31:06 pm »
nice job just like the one you made me what does the handle say
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Stout Osage
« Reply #8 on: November 01, 2015, 08:33:40 pm »
  Gotta love that red Osage, has a metallic sound when tools hit it...Beautiful wood and beautiful bow...
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Genesis 27:3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

Offline Scottski

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Re: Stout Osage
« Reply #9 on: November 01, 2015, 08:46:00 pm »
That sir is a nice bow. Like the leather also.
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Did the Native Americans think about all this that much or just do it?

Offline E. Jensen

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Re: Stout Osage
« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2015, 12:01:47 am »
Yes that is a natural kink, I believe.

The runes say:

"When life gives you lemons, kick it in the futharking teeth"
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Offline paleryder

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Re: Stout Osage
« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2015, 12:13:08 am »
Great looking bow. Did you use side nocks for aesthetic reasons or performance? I don't know much about side nocks. I've seen a couple of threads here but not sure I fully understand if they are every needed in order to address some function of the bow or if they are just an option. Thanks.
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Offline E. Jensen

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Re: Stout Osage
« Reply #12 on: November 02, 2015, 01:01:29 am »
Performance and simplicity.  I find them easier to do, although its more critical that you round out all the corners or it will wear out your string faster.  I also find it easier to get thin tip.  With a side nock and a single serving on your loop, and you can get a mighty thin tip.  The only thinner I believe would be the kind where there is no cut, and it's built up with cord.
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Re: Stout Osage
« Reply #13 on: November 02, 2015, 06:20:32 am »
Quote from: E. Jensen on November 02, 2015, 12:01:47 am
Yes that is a natural kink, I believe.


Even if it is/was theres still a hinge there...you can tell judging by the thickness taper with your eye..and the bend showed doesnt lie either. Itll prob survive being that way being osage but i personally couldnt live with that tiller. Hope ya dont mind me saying my two cents.

I like that simple design n your grip tho
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Offline E. Jensen

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Re: Stout Osage
« Reply #14 on: November 02, 2015, 09:00:46 am »
It hurts but if it's true then it needs to be said
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