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Offline Maxwelliuston

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Rawhide-backed Osage
« on: June 01, 2022, 11:11:06 am »
Hi all - just finished this fella a couple days ago.  It was the first soft backing I've done and really the only recurve I've done that I've ended up liking.  Also pretty stoked to say that it was my first time seeking out a local osage tree and harvesting some staves for myself - they're not native where I live so I lucked out in finding someone who was ok with me nabbing one of their frontage trees.  The bow was built for a giant friend of mine so it had to pull 31".  Initially, I wasn't planning on recurves but I knew that draw length from 68" might get a little stacky so I decided to bend some in.  This was a real beast of a stave to convince to be straight and had plenty of character on the back that pushed my ring chasing abilities. Overall a really great build experience that resulted in something I'm really proud of


Its 68" ttt and 50# at 31"










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Offline superdav95

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Re: Rawhide-backed Osage
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2022, 11:18:15 am »
I’d be proud of that one too.  Well done.   
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: Rawhide-backed Osage
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2022, 11:54:17 am »
Nice work, those concave backs are a treat to follow a grain with
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Offline PaSteve

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Re: Rawhide-backed Osage
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2022, 12:43:28 pm »
That's a sweet looking bow. Nice job!
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Rawhide-backed Osage
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2022, 03:46:25 pm »
congrats :)
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Offline Will B

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Re: Rawhide-backed Osage
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2022, 05:27:17 pm »
You should be very proud of that one. Beautiful bend and a nice story behind it. Well done!
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Rawhide-backed Osage
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2022, 06:15:39 pm »
Yup, chasing that ring had to be an exercise in patience! Well done!
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Offline BowEd

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Re: Rawhide-backed Osage
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2022, 09:22:06 pm »
Convex ring chasing is always a time consumer,or rather just having the right tool makes things easier.Good looking bow for your long armed fella.
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Offline Hamish

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Re: Rawhide-backed Osage
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2022, 09:51:40 pm »
Nice lines on this one. Looks great. Well done.
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Offline Kidder

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Re: Rawhide-backed Osage
« Reply #9 on: June 02, 2022, 01:24:46 am »
That my friend is a sick bow! Beautiful recurves, tiller, and tips. Nailed it.
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Offline M2A

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Re: Rawhide-backed Osage
« Reply #10 on: June 02, 2022, 08:31:17 am »
Real nice looking tiller on that one. Always hate to chase rings on a concave back but is sure is good looking when you get it done.
Mike
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Re: Rawhide-backed Osage
« Reply #11 on: June 02, 2022, 09:30:13 am »
looks great... gut
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Offline organic_archer

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Re: Rawhide-backed Osage
« Reply #12 on: June 03, 2022, 11:12:38 am »
The color combination of the osage, hide, and handle look great! Nice looking lines all around. Well done!
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Offline Maxwelliuston

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Re: Rawhide-backed Osage
« Reply #13 on: June 03, 2022, 05:04:36 pm »
Thanks everyone! I normally don't prefer shooting a recurve but it's really growing on me as I put the reps in, I guess I can understand the appeal. It doesn't feel like the fastest shooter on the planet but I don't think it was ever going to be -rawhide backed, wide limbed, chunky tips. I already started work on a mølle from it's sister stave that is equally full of character
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