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Offline hawkbow

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My first Osage bow..
« on: March 22, 2008, 11:31:14 pm »
Well i finally finished her... not pretty by bowyer standards, but should kill pretty well anyway.. decided not to do the antler tips .. given my inexperience ... but she tillered ok and came in at fifty pounds at twenty four .fifty four inches long, and should shoot my indian arrows deep into a buffalo... thanks  Slivershooter... for all the advise and your expertice on bowbuilding.. and thanks to the bowyers who's posts helped me along while building my first osage bow......please no poking fun at my bowyer skills... OK maybe a little ribbing won't hurt. ;).. Hawk a/ho

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Offline Jesse

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Re: My first Osage bow..
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2008, 11:35:10 pm »
I was expecting to see something else from the description. I think you know you did an awesome job on this bow 1st or 50th is that just the stain job or is the back not one ring?    Jesse
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Offline sailordad

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Re: My first Osage bow..
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2008, 11:36:05 pm »
looks good to me however i'm still a newbie so i dont make fun of anyones skills
i do have a question, was that made from a stave or a board?
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Re: My first Osage bow..
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2008, 11:41:56 pm »
It was a stave .. as far as one ring I think I got it but not absolutely sure... I drew her to twenty six inches and she didn't break... Hawk a/ho
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: My first Osage bow..
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2008, 11:57:00 pm »
Awesome bow with an excellent tiller. Jawge
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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: My first Osage bow..
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2008, 12:03:56 am »
looking good, it has a real nice full draw shape. i expect to see lots of good stuff to come in the future- Ryan
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Offline kayakfisher

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Re: My first Osage bow..
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2008, 12:17:28 am »
Well Hawkbow it appears to be pretty good ,But really don't know if its good till I try it out so just go ahead and send it on up here .Then when I get done with it say in a year I will pass it on to the next person for a second analysis



It really looks good, nice job on your first like that wood color to
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Offline huntertrapper

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Re: My first Osage bow..
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2008, 12:26:39 am »
looks real good sir. like the color of them osage. nice. :)
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Offline huntertrapper

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Re: My first Osage bow..
« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2008, 12:40:15 am »
oh yeah tiller looks real good. also, wyoming still looks great. cant wait to get out there. i say this everytime i see a picture of the west.
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Offline El Destructo

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Re: My first Osage bow..
« Reply #9 on: March 23, 2008, 01:24:29 am »
Nice Bow......Board or Stave ...dont matter looks great....whats up with the Braids on the Hat??? Mine are still on my Head!!!!!

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Re: My first Osage bow..
« Reply #10 on: March 23, 2008, 01:46:22 am »
Mike, You have been holding out on us. Beautiful, simple and I'd bet effective.  Excellent first bow!!! 8)      Pat
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Re: My first Osage bow..
« Reply #11 on: March 23, 2008, 02:06:31 am »
Hawk
that is a good looking bow..great job!
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Offline hawkbow

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Re: My first Osage bow..
« Reply #12 on: March 23, 2008, 02:24:49 am »
I built it out of a stave, sure have a new found respect for you bowyers...I never knew how much work went into building one .... lots of tedious stuff... but fun... Hawk a/ho
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Re: My first Osage bow..
« Reply #13 on: March 23, 2008, 02:57:27 am »
As Marc St Louis used to say..."just because it's simple doesn't mean it's easy"!!!  ;)     Pat
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Offline DanaM

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Re: My first Osage bow..
« Reply #14 on: March 23, 2008, 09:37:52 am »
I like it Mike, looks like a hunting bow should. Tiller appears to be excellent.
Now that you've made one you do know it won't be yer last 8)
Happy hunting :)
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