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Offline Will B

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Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
« on: July 27, 2024, 09:25:20 am »
I finished this Osage selfbow for a friend who invited me to hunt Osceola turkeys on his place in Florida. The bow is 68" ntn and 42#@ 28". It is 1-1/2" wide at the fades and maintains that width for the first 12", then straight taper to 3/8" tips. It has a 4" (stiff) handle with 2" fades.
I wrapped the handle with black leather from a scrap pile I like to dig through at an Amish saddle shop near where I live.
The tip overlays are from buffalo horn. I finished the bow with seven coats of rubbed on Tru oil and a finish spray coat of satin Spar Urethane to dull the finish.
I glued on some broad-banded watersnake skins using TB3 and stained the end of the limbs with Fiebings dark brown and black leather dye.
The bow shoots nice with no noticeable hand shock. Thanks for looking.

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Offline Selfbowman

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Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2024, 11:29:28 am »
That’s a beauty Will!! I’m sure your friend will
Enjoy that bow.
Well I'll say!!  Osage is king!!

Offline Pat B

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Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2024, 06:03:26 pm »
Very nice bow, Will.  :OK
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC

Offline Muskyman

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Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2024, 06:24:17 pm »
Great looking bow will. Really like the snake skins. I think I like them better than any I’ve seen.

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Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2024, 11:25:51 pm »
love it.  love those skins!.  well done indeed will! 
Sticks and stones and other poky stabby things.

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Offline ajooter

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Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2024, 12:23:42 am »
Gorgeous bow.  Those skins are sick!!

Offline Will B

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Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2024, 08:19:45 am »
Thanks fellas. My buddy loves the bow

Offline bassman211

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Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2024, 08:17:49 pm »
Nice skins on that one Bill. Adds bling to the bow.

Offline bentstick54

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Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2024, 11:03:31 pm »
Great looking bow. Really love the pattern of those skins. They really dress the bow up.

Offline Bob Barnes

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Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2024, 12:07:32 am »
A classic design finished to perfection.  Looks like it will hunt.   :OK
Seems like common sense isn't very common any more...

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Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2024, 07:29:51 am »
Nice bow Will

Gotta love broadband water snake skins on a bow. They do have a nice pattern

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Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2024, 07:33:06 am »
Beautiful bow, very well done. Pappy
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Offline wooddamon1

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Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
« Reply #12 on: July 29, 2024, 11:41:30 am »
Agree with all the comments above. Beautiful work!

Offline Will B

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Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
« Reply #13 on: July 29, 2024, 12:52:25 pm »
Thanks for the comment guys