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Offline Floridabowyer

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34" sinew backed Osage (prairie rattlesnake skin)
« on: June 28, 2016, 04:54:24 pm »
Hello all,
This is an Osage short bow that has two courses of whitetail leg sinew applied with sinew glue and covered with a prairie rattlesnake skin. Quiver is three squirrels sewn together with whitetail leg sinew thread.

Specs
34" ttt
1.125" at handle tapering to .375" tips
#48 @ 16"
Tru oil finish


Offline osage outlaw

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Re: 34" sinew backed Osage (prairie rattlesnake skin)
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2016, 04:59:59 pm »
Now that's a cool little bow.  Nice job on it.
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Offline Knoll

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Re: 34" sinew backed Osage (prairie rattlesnake skin)
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2016, 05:14:28 pm »
Yep, that is a cool lil stick. Congrats!
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Re: 34" sinew backed Osage (prairie rattlesnake skin)
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2016, 05:21:56 pm »
Well, that's cute.
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Re: 34" sinew backed Osage (prairie rattlesnake skin)
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2016, 06:13:12 pm »
Cool little bow. Can't hardly beat osage and sinew.
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Re: 34" sinew backed Osage (prairie rattlesnake skin)
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2016, 06:27:52 pm »
Cute's the right adjective for it 👍
Love it 😊
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Re: 34" sinew backed Osage (prairie rattlesnake skin)
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2016, 07:02:13 pm »
Nice little bow. But im curious, what do people do with bows like this?  ::) A backpack bow?
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: 34" sinew backed Osage (prairie rattlesnake skin)
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2016, 07:19:15 pm »
Dictionary,, we shoot them, they are fun to target shoot with,,, 48# @ 18 will shoot a hunting weight arrow really well,,  I am guessing from test I have done on short bows that this one will shoot a hunting weight arrow 450 ish at about 140 fps,, this will kill a deer at close range,,, so it would make a nice hunting bow as well,, very nice bow,, congrats, B

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Re: 34" sinew backed Osage (prairie rattlesnake skin)
« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2016, 07:41:18 pm »
Nice little bow I bet it's pretty fast. Nice bend like the squirrels to
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Re: 34" sinew backed Osage (prairie rattlesnake skin)
« Reply #9 on: June 28, 2016, 07:55:43 pm »
Every body's liking the bow what about that quiver. It's nice also. But that bow is awesome!

Offline Floridabowyer

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Re: 34" sinew backed Osage (prairie rattlesnake skin)
« Reply #10 on: June 28, 2016, 09:21:32 pm »
Thanks guys, really enjoy building the short ones. I do occasionally build longbows of the English and American flat bow variety as well! I'll be sure to post one soon!
Erik

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Re: 34" sinew backed Osage (prairie rattlesnake skin)
« Reply #11 on: June 28, 2016, 09:29:36 pm »
Cool!!
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Offline Montanaoutdoors

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Re: 34" sinew backed Osage (prairie rattlesnake skin)
« Reply #12 on: June 28, 2016, 11:49:15 pm »
That's a beauty! Should take it out hunting!

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Re: 34" sinew backed Osage (prairie rattlesnake skin)
« Reply #13 on: June 29, 2016, 12:08:35 am »
That's a beaut for sure. Never made any short ones, but the last simple one I did, and I love how it shoots! Really into that squirrel quiver too! Cheers - brendan

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Re: 34" sinew backed Osage (prairie rattlesnake skin)
« Reply #14 on: June 29, 2016, 03:50:13 am »
Sweet shorty, nice bend on that one. :)
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