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Osage fumed flipped flattie (No.89) Pic heavy!
« on: March 03, 2017, 03:13:08 pm »
Nice stick with some character and a hole in the upper limb. I used it to get some pheasant   feathers on.
The stick was fumed with a chased ring as a bow blank,. After tillering I got that two tone appearance.
It was a bit thin for a good handle, I glued on a piece of wood and wrapped all with hemp. At least a black serving thread was laid into the hemp ridges and all soaked in thinned TB 3. Belonging to to the angle of view you get totally different colors.
The handle is working, but only a bit.
Tip overlays are whit/transparent cow horn, I like the contrast to the black back.

This is an extraordinary bow, shooting feels like having spring steel as limbs. I don't know why. Maybe it is the combo of short design and super nice, very dense osage.

Forgot to say:
before fuming I have applicated several coats of 'osage soup', which caused an immediately aging process of the wood. The first pics from the building process show what happened to the yeller wood after the treatment with the soup. The yeller piece laying beside is cut off 30 min before, both came from the same stave. This is a quick method for aging osage. I will report in an extra thread.

l= 53” ntn
m= 435gram
netto reflex = 4”

08”: 12,5
10”: 17,9   (+ 5,4)
12”: 22,2   (+ 4,3)
14”: 25,7   (+ 3,5)
16”: 29,0   (+ 3,3)
18”: 32,2   (+ 3,2)
20”: 35,4   (+ 3,2)
22”: 39,2   (+ 3,8)
24”: 43,0   (+ 3,8)
26”: 46,9   (+ 3,9)
28”: 51,2   (+ 4,3)






compare the colors – this is quick aging!






































« Last Edit: March 03, 2017, 11:19:58 pm by simson »
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Osage fumed flipped flattie (No.89) Pic heavy!
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2017, 03:32:13 pm »
Very nice looking bow
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Re: Osage fumed flipped flattie (No.89) Pic heavy!
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2017, 03:40:30 pm »
Beautiful bow Simson, looks like your cat likes it to. That soup really did turn that Osage
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Osage fumed flipped flattie (No.89) Pic heavy!
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2017, 03:48:28 pm »
very beautiful, I love the profile ,, tips and handle,,

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« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2017, 03:55:59 pm »
You just bumped the bar up another notch, beautiful bow :) :)

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« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2017, 04:02:44 pm »
impeccable !

Offline Hans H

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« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2017, 04:09:27 pm »
awesome craftmanship my friend
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Offline Morgan

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Re: Osage fumed flipped flattie (No.89) Pic heavy!
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2017, 04:43:44 pm »
Beautiful bow! Like the age that the ammonia gives it.

Offline Stixnstones

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« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2017, 04:51:56 pm »
Crazy!
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Offline Greenriverwoodcraft

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« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2017, 05:56:50 pm »
that's a work of art!

Offline Danzn Bar

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« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2017, 06:22:54 pm »
That's a beauty Simon....where do you get your osage? is it local?
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Re: Osage fumed flipped flattie (No.89) Pic heavy!
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2017, 06:47:28 pm »
Very nice looking bow!

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« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2017, 06:54:23 pm »
Masterful work again simson a great display of pictures.Osage is like rerod.
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« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2017, 07:17:15 pm »
Beautiful bow Simson. Sweet tiller! Cheers- Brendan

Offline upstatenybowyer

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« Reply #14 on: March 03, 2017, 07:57:31 pm »
I knew you must have been up to serious bow making, haven't seen any posts from you in a while. You never fail to disappoint my friend. Beautiful work!
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