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Offline NorthHeart

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Copperhead and Teal, a short and flat sinew backed Osage bow
« on: November 18, 2020, 09:11:14 pm »
Hello PA!  Its been a busy fall season so far moving into my new house, getting my first stone kills on whitetails, plus getting ready for winter and the holidays.  I haven’t had much time to work on bows but I finally decided to finish this one up I’d been at for a while now.  Osage backed with sinew and copperhead, holds reflex unbraced.  This wide and flat beauty bends throughout and pulls 60# @ 23”.  Measuring 48” tip to tip unstrung, its short and stout and really spits an arrow.  After I applied the snake skins it sat for over 2 months while I contemplated final touches.  For a while now I've wanted to incorporate teal paint into one of my snake backed bows.  I realized as an artist that I ran the risk of busying it up to much, plus teal on snake wasn’t gonna be subtle, so it had to be just right.  Finally inspiration set in and I applied the artwork in moderation.  I'm happy with how it turned out, and this copperhead bow just might be the next one I pick up to bite a whitetail with and put some meat on the plate.

p.s.-i got a new phone, so well see if the pictures come out squashed like before, if they do i'll look into uploading to a hosting site.  Thanks for looking! )P(








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Offline NorthHeart

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Re: Copperhead and Teal, a short and flat sinew backed Osage bow
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2020, 09:23:46 pm »
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Offline NorthHeart

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Re: Copperhead and Teal, a short and flat sinew backed Osage bow
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2020, 09:26:23 pm »
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Offline Morgan

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Re: Copperhead and Teal, a short and flat sinew backed Osage bow
« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2020, 09:27:36 pm »
That’s pretty
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Copperhead and Teal, a short and flat sinew backed Osage bow
« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2020, 09:44:32 pm »
Very nice bow...and straight limbs too.  :OK
I think you added just enough turquoise with the copperhead. Nice subtle contrast. 8)
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Re: Copperhead and Teal, a short and flat sinew backed Osage bow
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2020, 02:07:51 am »
She looks sweet :)
How does it shoot? Looks to need some more mid/outer limb bend.
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Offline Jakesnyder

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Re: Copperhead and Teal, a short and flat sinew backed Osage bow
« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2020, 04:32:33 am »
Looks awesome and as the osage darkens the teal on the sides will pop out even more.
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Offline NorthHeart

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Re: Copperhead and Teal, a short and flat sinew backed Osage bow
« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2020, 01:37:06 pm »
Thanks for the appreciation fellas!  She shoots real nice, pretty docile in the hand.  Maybe that last bit of perfection could be in the mids and tips, but i don't want to loose any draw weight.  I forgot to mention its assemetrical, top limb is 1.5" longer;)
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