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Offline Floridabowyer

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Osage shortbow 44"
« on: November 18, 2015, 08:22:11 am »
Here is a little osage bow I have recently finished. It is 44" TTT and draws 48 lbs at 21". The width is 1.25" at the handle and tapers to .5" tips and has diamond style nocks. String is 12 strand FF with muskrat fur silencers.
The stave was a bit challenging from chasing a ring to tillering as it was full of knots and dips. It had natural deflex about midway so i decided to shoot for a semi deflex/reflex type hunting bow. I've not made any meat with it yet but plan on hunting small game and hogs with it in the next few months.
Thanks for looking!
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Ruddy Darter

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Re: Osage shortbow 44"
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2015, 08:42:09 am »
I love that lil' bow  8) , nice work and looks great fun to shoot.

Great to see what can be done with a short length of good wood, I've just chopped a damaged E. warbow and got a little under 65" of Italian yew to play with and hoping to keep good draw weight, this is encouraging  :),

Ruddy Darter.
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Offline smoke

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Re: Osage shortbow 44"
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2015, 08:47:34 am »
A very excellent bit of work!!
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Re: Osage shortbow 44"
« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2015, 09:11:50 am »
Very nice shorty. :)
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Offline Knoll

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Re: Osage shortbow 44"
« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2015, 09:35:09 am »
Just 44" and stiff-handled? Congrats!
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Re: Osage shortbow 44"
« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2015, 09:51:44 am »
Kewl!!! :)
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Osage shortbow 44"
« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2015, 10:11:38 am »
Nice job. Bet you can get at least another inch, if you wanted to that is.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Osage shortbow 44"
« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2015, 01:50:20 pm »
The Derringer of osage!
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Offline mullet

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Re: Osage shortbow 44"
« Reply #8 on: November 18, 2015, 03:12:01 pm »
That's a cute one. And Dang Florida people never where shoes.
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Offline bowandarrow473

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Re: Osage shortbow 44"
« Reply #9 on: November 18, 2015, 04:18:03 pm »
Why would you wear shoes, it's Florida!

very nice shortbow, i like the look of it.
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Osage shortbow 44"
« Reply #10 on: November 18, 2015, 04:32:22 pm »
Cool little bow, I dig the tips
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Offline hartj57

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Re: Osage shortbow 44"
« Reply #11 on: November 18, 2015, 05:46:03 pm »
I wear shoes because of the rattlesnakes and sand-spurs!  Either one can be a major buzz-kill if you're not wearing some good shoes!
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: Osage shortbow 44"
« Reply #12 on: November 18, 2015, 07:51:50 pm »
Very nice, looks like a native american museum piece.
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Offline NOMADIC PIRATE

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Re: Osage shortbow 44"
« Reply #13 on: November 18, 2015, 07:56:16 pm »
Sweeeeaat !....make me wanna make a shorty.
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Re: Osage shortbow 44"
« Reply #14 on: November 18, 2015, 08:25:12 pm »
real nice little bow.  great work. Tony
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