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Offline hoosierf

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Osage Sinew Shorty - “spare parts”
« on: December 25, 2018, 05:30:48 pm »
52.5” long 45#@26” - beef back sinew in one layer over linen all set in Weldbond PVA with whitetail antler tips and scraps of western diamond back skins. Completely a spare parts bow.   Belly split off another stave from days gone by and junk snake skin pieces leftover. I’ve been wanting to make another shorty since I gave my sinew hickory shorty away this fall.   Gratifying to build a serviceable  bow out of useless stuff laying around.  These scrappy bows have become a favorite...just love to build them from the scrap pile.

https://imgur.com/gallery/WzAuZR8
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Offline Bayou Ben

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Re: Osage Sinew Shorty - “spare parts”
« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2018, 08:18:13 am »
Oh yeah!  Nice bend on that shorty.  I'm really into these bows right now.  Unbraced? 
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Offline half eye

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Re: Osage Sinew Shorty - “spare parts”
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2018, 09:10:30 am »
A few red osier shoots/ rock/ feathers and ya got a fine deer killer right there. Them shorties will sneak up get ya, addictive dont ya know. :OK
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Offline Swampman

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Re: Osage Sinew Shorty - “spare parts”
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2018, 09:20:07 am »
I like it.  It turned out awfully nice for being made out of scraps. 
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Offline Little John

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« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2018, 09:31:57 am »
That turned out real nice.
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Offline High-Desert

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Re: Osage Sinew Shorty - “spare parts”
« Reply #5 on: December 26, 2018, 11:03:15 am »
At first glance I thought you were just gripping the bow too low, but looks like that was your plan, and looks like you tillered it just right. Good job, nice looking shorty.
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Offline DC

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Re: Osage Sinew Shorty - “spare parts”
« Reply #6 on: December 26, 2018, 11:11:23 am »
That looks really nice but don't those nocks make it a pain to brace? Or do you take the string off the end every time?
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Offline hoosierf

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Re: Osage Sinew Shorty - “spare parts”
« Reply #7 on: December 26, 2018, 11:44:26 am »
Don, big loops!  Another parts bin find. I had been using the string to tiller some other shorties over the last few years.  I think its 10 strands of 65# braided fishing line. Doh!
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: Osage Sinew Shorty - “spare parts”
« Reply #8 on: December 26, 2018, 12:03:41 pm »
Nice!  Might have to try that, Jacie gets a "shorty" anyway. 
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Offline hoosierf

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Re: Osage Sinew Shorty - “spare parts”
« Reply #9 on: December 26, 2018, 02:42:51 pm »
Unbraced profile. Thx everyone for the nice comments.
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