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Offline Cloudfeather

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"Bare Bones" - Osage Self Bow 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« on: December 11, 2016, 05:44:28 pm »
Just a very simple bow that I made recently. I started tinkering with a stave and just couldn't put it down. No frills, no fancy extras. Finished with a paste wax I made myself: ray linseed oil, turpentine, and beeswax. Will try to get a better pic of the tip overlays when the weather cooperates. Some really nice striping to it.

64" Tip to Tip
50# @ 28"
Ebony Wood Tip Overlays
Ebony Wood Strike Plate
FastFlight string w/ Beaver Fur Silencers

BB1 by James Rocco, on Flickr

BB2 by James Rocco, on Flickr

BB3 by James Rocco, on Flickr

BB4 by James Rocco, on Flickr

BB5 by James Rocco, on Flickr

BB6 by James Rocco, on Flickr

BB7 by James Rocco, on Flickr

BB8 by James Rocco, on Flickr

BB9 by James Rocco, on Flickr

BB10 by James Rocco, on Flickr

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Re: "Bare Bones" - Osage Self Bow 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2016, 05:52:37 pm »
Wow. I love it. Simplicity and beauty.
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Re: "Bare Bones" - Osage Self Bow 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2016, 05:57:45 pm »
That's a beautifull bow , your bow is the kind of bows I find impressive strait forward, meat on the table kinda bow ,maybe it's because I'm a simple person but I realy like simple strait foward bows awesome Job !!
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Re: "Bare Bones" - Osage Self Bow 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2016, 05:59:30 pm »
Nice and simple!   8)
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: "Bare Bones" - Osage Self Bow 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2016, 06:12:24 pm »
Very nice bow
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Offline penderbender

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Re: "Bare Bones" - Osage Self Bow 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2016, 06:18:25 pm »
Another very nice one! I like the simple ones the best. Cheers- Brendan

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Re: "Bare Bones" - Osage Self Bow 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2016, 06:21:27 pm »
That's a nice self bow in a good setting.Clean and smooth.
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Re: "Bare Bones" - Osage Self Bow 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2016, 06:41:27 pm »
Nice looking full draw...... were you planning on a gull wing look at the unbraced profile?  JIMO the tips look wide compared to the thickness. 
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Re: "Bare Bones" - Osage Self Bow 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2016, 07:16:36 pm »
Nice bow. I like the unbraced profile.
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Offline Cloudfeather

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Re: "Bare Bones" - Osage Self Bow 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #9 on: December 11, 2016, 07:20:28 pm »
Danzn Bar, it had some slight reflex and I left the tips static to keep the slight curves I put in it. It took a tiny bit of set and ended up with a slight 5 curve look to it. I think the tips look wider than they are from the angle and the narrow overlays.

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Re: "Bare Bones" - Osage Self Bow 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #10 on: December 11, 2016, 07:23:36 pm »
Cool......... I bet it spits and arra good....
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Re: "Bare Bones" - Osage Self Bow 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #11 on: December 11, 2016, 07:54:48 pm »
Not my fastest, but she shoots incredibly smooth and dead quiet. I mean the pluck of the string. :)

Offline Bob W.

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Re: "Bare Bones" - Osage Self Bow 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #12 on: December 11, 2016, 08:45:26 pm »
Nice one, I like the tips and full draw is spot on!

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Re: "Bare Bones" - Osage Self Bow 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #13 on: December 11, 2016, 09:16:40 pm »
That pretty girl looks cold, get her inside. You did real good with that one.
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Re: "Bare Bones" - Osage Self Bow 50# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #14 on: December 12, 2016, 06:40:08 am »
Very nice looking bow