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Offline ajooter

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Osage Tiny Bow
« on: February 22, 2025, 08:20:07 pm »
Found some osage in Albany NY believe it or not.  I had a decent piece that I struggled chasing a ring on due to some lighting issues.  I had a small piece left so I decided to make a little bow oit of it.  I forgot how great this stuff is to work with.  I'll have to figure out how to get my hands on some without breaking the bank!  Here's a link to the initial short I made and the one to follow alog with some pictures.  After I finished the bow up I decided to take it outside and shoot a couple little arrows out of it.  Del was right...these little bow pack a punch.  I sent an arrow over my target and clean through my vinyl fence.  I did have to chuckle when I walked up to find the arrow and all I could see was the green nock through the hole in the fence.

Part 1 https://youtube.com/shorts/4B2HCgE9ddg?si=dH1_vUWjTsnnbSpz
Part 2 https://youtube.com/shorts/rSbGa5T1PuQ?si=SUeCNQY1lRdYpCpN











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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Osage Tiny Bow
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2025, 06:13:41 am »
Cool, little bows are fun and surprisingly fast
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Offline ajooter

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Re: Osage Tiny Bow
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2025, 03:05:48 pm »
TTT with some comedy! (SH)
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Offline Little John

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Re: Osage Tiny Bow
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2025, 09:30:01 pm »
Nice, good luck finding some nice osage without breaking the bank.
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Osage Tiny Bow
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2025, 09:44:32 am »
Love it, I built some like that for my grand kids, they are tougher for me to get tillered than an adult bow, nice job on that one.  :)
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Osage Tiny Bow
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2025, 11:58:14 am »
I really like making bows like that. Pappy is right. You can really learn a lot about tillering with those little ones. Need to get everything bending and every inch makes a difference.

Del is right to. They can be very fun to shoot with the right arrows to go with them.

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Offline mullet

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Re: Osage Tiny Bow
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2025, 10:02:58 pm »
I have some real small, bamboo arrows from the Edo period of Japan that were used in bar games. I believe they were shooting metal gong targets because they have tiny, flat metal tips. I plan on making a bow for them.
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