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Offline Badly Bent

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new bow-osage white dot
« on: April 26, 2017, 04:13:04 pm »
So I've said it before but this time I mean it for real, this is my best shooter ever. ;D ;D  No seriously it is!
Anyways.... it comes from a sweet grained stave I received from Stringman in a trade that just keeps paying off for me.
I've put at least 500-600 arrows through it over the past 3 weeks and the profile remains unchanged. I didn't take a picture of the full draw until I'd already shot the first 100 arrows and I don't even care if it looks off, I'm not changing a thing. Doesn't make a sound when shot, absolutely no hand shock and hammers an arrow home with authority and accuracy. So for all you new bowyers out there don't give up after your first 100-130 bows, heres proof that if you make enough of them you'll eventually get the one you've always wanted. Even if by accident. :)
60" ntn and a draw weight of somewhere in the neighborhood of 53# at my 24" draw
A little acrylic paint dot pattern and finished with several coats of beeswax and then paste wax only, nothing more
Dyed deerskin handle and shooting off the knuckle with no strike plate
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: new bow-osage white dot
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2017, 04:15:24 pm »
and of course there are always more pictures ;)
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: new bow-osage white dot
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2017, 04:24:15 pm »
Is that a stiff handle McGregor? What the "blank" is this world coming to.
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: new bow-osage white dot
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2017, 04:26:36 pm »
Next he's gonna be putting arrow shelves on his bows!
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: new bow-osage white dot
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2017, 04:28:44 pm »
Great looking bow Greg.  I hope you enter it for the BOM contest. 
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Offline paulsemp

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Re: new bow-osage white dot
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2017, 04:41:00 pm »
 He was telling me on the phone the other day about it  and I said the same thing about a stiff handle.  my next question was whether he cut a shelf in and his response was "shelves are for books". Very nice buddy!
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Offline Knoll

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Re: new bow-osage white dot
« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2017, 04:41:33 pm »
Looking forward to seeing that one in a week. Congrats, Mr Greg!
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Re: new bow-osage white dot
« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2017, 04:46:11 pm »
That looks fantastic! You really got the most out of that stick and I can't wait to take a closer look at it.
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Offline JonW

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Re: new bow-osage white dot
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2017, 07:33:33 pm »
Congrats Greg! A bow to be proud of for sure.
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: new bow-osage white dot
« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2017, 07:46:35 pm »
Bingo!!!!  every profile looks right on,  especially the one that says "swwwweeeet" when shot.  How does it feel to ruin a perfectly good arra?? :) Better bring that one to the classic.
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Offline selfbow joe

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Re: new bow-osage white dot
« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2017, 07:54:36 pm »
Very nice looking bow!
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: new bow-osage white dot
« Reply #11 on: April 26, 2017, 07:59:52 pm »
The full draw looks great to me. I dig the white dot pattern and handle wrap. I'd say you've got a winner there sir!
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: new bow-osage white dot
« Reply #12 on: April 26, 2017, 08:03:31 pm »
Always nice when that special one comes along. Really like the curves on that one Greg. Glad to see you build another. Hopefully see ya at Marshall in a month.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: new bow-osage white dot
« Reply #13 on: April 26, 2017, 08:14:23 pm »
Those white dots will show up more and more as the bow darkens with age. 
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Offline DuBois

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Re: new bow-osage white dot
« Reply #14 on: April 26, 2017, 08:17:02 pm »
Beautiful in every way.
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