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Offline simson

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Osage flatbow 42/24“ (No. 114)
« on: June 29, 2020, 12:58:00 pm »
Nothing special - just a common flattie. A natural grown grain narrowing is used as arrow pass.
The selftips have also a natural grown ‚overlay‘ - just an additional ring on the back (see the last pic).
The pattern on the back is painted with earth pigments (burnt umbra).
No heat, no steam, no fume. Matte finish.
Handle wrap is a two ply paper cord - I liked the matching colors, also the string is yellow/black.

dw/dl:   42#/24”
ntn:            50½”
bh:            5Ό”
max. w.:   1⅜“

reflexi:    20 mm
reflexn:   10 mm

mass:   300 gram + 10 gram wrap

asymmetrical
bendyhandle



08”:   08,1   
10”:   12,8   (+4,7)
12”:   16,9   (+4,1)
14”:   20,8   (+3,9)
16”:   24,7   (+3,9)
18”:   28,7   (+4,0)
20”:   32,8   (+4,1)
22”:   37,3   (+4,5)
24”:   42,0   (+4,7)






























Simon
Bavaria, Germany

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Re: Osage flatbow 42/24“ (No. 114)
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2020, 02:06:35 pm »
Apparently my definition of nothing special is much different than yours!  That is a beautiful bow.  Very nice work.

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Re: Osage flatbow 42/24“ (No. 114)
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2020, 03:35:30 pm »
X2. Beautiful bow.

Offline Selfbowman

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Re: Osage flatbow 42/24“ (No. 114)
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2020, 03:39:46 pm »
Simson you are bad to the bone! Perfect tiller! Good force draw also. Arvin
Well I'll say!!  Osage is king!!

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Re: Osage flatbow 42/24“ (No. 114)
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2020, 04:04:06 pm »
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Nothing special - just a common flattie
   

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interesting handleω
what you applied to protect the paper cord?

Offline bassman

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Re: Osage flatbow 42/24“ (No. 114)
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2020, 04:11:06 pm »
Nice bow . Good work, and Osage is a great wood to build that kind of bow. Well it is great wood for most kinds of bows.

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Re: Osage flatbow 42/24“ (No. 114)
« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2020, 05:22:05 pm »
Love these short bows. You are a master of your craft.

Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Osage flatbow 42/24“ (No. 114)
« Reply #7 on: June 29, 2020, 05:47:27 pm »
wow,,, I love that one,, just like a great artist,,, you left out everything not needed to complete the compostition,,, beautuful,,, :)

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Re: Osage flatbow 42/24“ (No. 114)
« Reply #8 on: June 29, 2020, 07:18:17 pm »
That’s a Great looking bow!  Love the paint!  Thanks for posting this!

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Re: Osage flatbow 42/24“ (No. 114)
« Reply #9 on: June 29, 2020, 08:36:25 pm »
Beautiful bow Simson. Perfect bend. Always look forward to seeing even your “nothing special “ bows
Bjrogg
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Re: Osage flatbow 42/24“ (No. 114)
« Reply #10 on: June 29, 2020, 09:19:44 pm »
Very nice. Always enjoy seeing your bows.
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Re: Osage flatbow 42/24“ (No. 114)
« Reply #11 on: June 29, 2020, 10:58:57 pm »

what you applied to protect the paper cord?

You can use a lot of materials: shellac, hardening oil, ... in this case white wood glue followed by matte finish of my homemade hardening oil.

Love these short bows. You are a master of your craft.

I learned how to make shorties here, mostly from Greg (badly bent) and Rich (half eye) - those guys are the masters. I'm very thankful they showed their way to make these kind of bows.

wow,,, I love that one,, just like a great artist,,, you left out everything not needed to complete the compostition,,, beautuful,,, :)

Brad, I have to keep it simple. I would like to make an artistic paint job like you showed lately. When I find the right time I will try that.



Thanks Gentlemen, my pleasure when you like that lil' stick

Simon
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Re: Osage flatbow 42/24“ (No. 114)
« Reply #12 on: June 30, 2020, 10:48:41 am »
Beautiful and perfect work - as always.

Congrats and thank's for posting this!

Michael

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Re: Osage flatbow 42/24“ (No. 114)
« Reply #13 on: June 30, 2020, 01:47:20 pm »
Hard to beat a perfectly tillered short bow like that. Great job!

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Re: Osage flatbow 42/24“ (No. 114)
« Reply #14 on: June 30, 2020, 04:48:06 pm »
Very well crafted, I really like the paint design. Excellent tiller.