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Offline Pat B

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Re: My new "favorite" 55" osage (full draw added)
« Reply #15 on: June 02, 2008, 12:26:22 am »
Great little bow Shannon. 55" would be quite short for me, I guess I gotta try one now.  This bow WILL get meat this fall!!!     Pat

ps. Skins look good too! 8)
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Re: My new "favorite" 55" osage (full draw added)
« Reply #16 on: June 02, 2008, 12:36:51 am »
The tips got my attention on this one.  Nice job! Not to mention the tiller! Excellent work and bookmarked for June Self BOM.
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Offline AndrewS

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Re: My new "favorite" 55" osage (full draw added)
« Reply #17 on: June 02, 2008, 06:44:37 am »
Great work Shannon!
Tiller is spot on and you did a fine detailed job on the rest. Compliment!


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Re: My new "favorite" 55" osage (full draw added)
« Reply #18 on: June 02, 2008, 07:06:56 am »
Surely a fine looking little bow
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Re: My new "favorite" 55" osage (full draw added)
« Reply #19 on: June 02, 2008, 08:01:42 am »
SWEET!!! Shannon, you da man, don't see how you could improve on that. If you don't watch it, you're gonna fool around and learn to make bows one of these days.  ;D ;D


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Re: My new "favorite" 55" osage (full draw added)
« Reply #20 on: June 02, 2008, 08:59:59 am »
That's a fine looking bow Shannon...great job. I like the skins, have one myself from a roadkill and keeping my eyes open for a second one. Tips look really good as well! Like always, your bows define the statement..."attention to detail". :)
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Re: My new "favorite" 55" osage (full draw added)
« Reply #21 on: June 02, 2008, 10:08:13 am »
great bow - you sure got the snakeskin thing nailed... You can send me that copperhead bow from last year since ya fell in love with this one! ;)
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Re: My new "favorite" 55" osage (full draw added)
« Reply #22 on: June 02, 2008, 12:02:58 pm »
Very nice Shannoe,tiller looks great,just a beauty of a bow.Bet it will spit an arrow. :)
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Re: My new "favorite" 55" osage (full draw added)
« Reply #23 on: June 02, 2008, 01:54:56 pm »
That bow is perfect in all respects. I can see why you are fond of it. That one is going in my scrap book.
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Re: My new "favorite" 55" osage (full draw added)
« Reply #24 on: June 02, 2008, 04:21:30 pm »
Man, that looks gorgeous to me.  I'm hugely impressed that you can get that weight out of such a short & narrow bow, without any significant set.  Great unbraced profile & tiller!

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Re: My new "favorite" 55" osage (full draw added)
« Reply #25 on: June 03, 2008, 12:20:47 am »
Thanks very much guys!
 Hillbilly, you crack me up, but I don't know if I'd ever call myself a "bowyer"
 And Gordon, there's no such thing as perfect. But i'm flattered all the same.
 Just so everyone will know, I don't like this bow so much because I think it's any better than any other bow here on PA.  It's more because I consider it a gift from a friend.  I liked that piece of wood from the moment I layed eyes on it and was silently saying to myself "boy, I hope he gives me that!"  It was just begging to be a bow! 
 Stickhead, osage is some amazing stuff.  The main thing with any wood is making sure it's dry.  I like to get it down to 7.5-8% MC and never over 9%.    Thanks again,  Saw Filer 
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Re: My new "favorite" 55" osage (full draw added)
« Reply #26 on: June 03, 2008, 05:48:21 pm »
I can see why you call it your favorite bow!!  It's beautiful in all respects! 8) 8)  I'd like to be able to shoot it. :D  Joe H

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Re: My new "favorite" 55" osage (full draw added)
« Reply #27 on: June 03, 2008, 06:56:32 pm »
Saw, much respect 'ol boy. How long did you have to season it?

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Re: My new "favorite" 55" osage (full draw added)
« Reply #28 on: June 03, 2008, 08:23:54 pm »
Great looking bow.  It is nice to see a change in the tips. 
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Re: My new "favorite" 55" osage (full draw added)
« Reply #29 on: June 03, 2008, 08:46:56 pm »
Shannon I may have to plagerize this design I really like  ;D
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