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Title: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Weylin on June 27, 2013, 11:19:08 pm

Here is my bow that I made for the 2013 Bow Trade. It is called "Evenstar." It is 66" nock to nock made from osage orange. I got the stave from Dean Marlow, it was straight, thick ringed and had maybe one pin knot in the whole piece. I almost felt like I was cheating after some of the pieces I have worked with in the past. It pulls 55# @ 28".  It is 1.5" from the fades to mid limb tapering to 3/8" at the tips. It has pin nocks overlayed with ebony wood. The handle is leather with leather lacing. The stain on the bow and the handle is Fiebing's leather dye and the stars are painted with acrylic. The bow is finished with eight coats of tru-oil and buffed with pumice powder. I'm really happy with how this bow turned out, I hope the recipient enjoys shooting it as much as I enjoyed making it.

(http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e113/olivewn/2013-06-27152633_zps58b91e49.jpg) (http://s38.photobucket.com/user/olivewn/media/2013-06-27152633_zps58b91e49.jpg.html)

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(http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e113/olivewn/2013-06-27152747_zpsa7e03f98.jpg) (http://s38.photobucket.com/user/olivewn/media/2013-06-27152747_zpsa7e03f98.jpg.html)

(http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e113/olivewn/2013-06-27152907_zps0bbeeb61.jpg) (http://s38.photobucket.com/user/olivewn/media/2013-06-27152907_zps0bbeeb61.jpg.html)

(http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e113/olivewn/2013-06-27152518_zpse0055753.jpg) (http://s38.photobucket.com/user/olivewn/media/2013-06-27152518_zpse0055753.jpg.html)

(http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e113/olivewn/DSCN6601_zpsd956381e.jpg) (http://s38.photobucket.com/user/olivewn/media/DSCN6601_zpsd956381e.jpg.html)

(http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e113/olivewn/DSCN6604_zps9b411813.jpg) (http://s38.photobucket.com/user/olivewn/media/DSCN6604_zps9b411813.jpg.html)

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(http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e113/olivewn/2013-06-27153132_zps489e8eaf.jpg) (http://s38.photobucket.com/user/olivewn/media/2013-06-27153132_zps489e8eaf.jpg.html)

(http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e113/olivewn/2013-06-27155237_zpsace2dbc6.jpg) (http://s38.photobucket.com/user/olivewn/media/2013-06-27155237_zpsace2dbc6.jpg.html)

(http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e113/olivewn/2013-06-27154446_zps0e62b050.jpg) (http://s38.photobucket.com/user/olivewn/media/2013-06-27154446_zps0e62b050.jpg.html)

(http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e113/olivewn/2013-06-27155102_zpsefffb26c.jpg) (http://s38.photobucket.com/user/olivewn/media/2013-06-27155102_zpsefffb26c.jpg.html)

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Cardboard_Duck on June 27, 2013, 11:34:51 pm

Wow! That is a stellar bow :)

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Badly Bent on June 27, 2013, 11:59:10 pm

Smokin' hot bow Weylin!!!!  Man you went all in for this trade huh?  ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: lostarrow on June 28, 2013, 12:04:51 am

That is one fine piece of work there fella! Someone is going to be real happy.

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Lemos on June 28, 2013, 12:06:00 am

Nicely done Weylin. Those tips turned out awesome!

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Post by: raghorns on June 28, 2013, 12:07:31 am

That's a beauty...love to stain and stars.

Lyle

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: okie64 on June 28, 2013, 12:14:03 am

BEAUTIFUL!!! :)

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: JW_Halverson on June 28, 2013, 12:17:31 am

That just leaves me breathless!

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: osage outlaw on June 28, 2013, 12:22:07 am

That is one sharp bow.  Great job on it Weylin

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Weylin on June 28, 2013, 12:30:53 am

Thanks, Duck!

Thanks, Badly Bent. All the more reason to go all out if the bow's for someone else.

Thank you, Lostarrow. I hope he likes it.

Thanks, Art. Looks a lot different since the stick and Sage, huh? Did you post the bow you made there, yet?

Thanks for the compliment, Raghorn.

Thanks, Okie!

JW, glad you like it. It took me a second but then I realized you rarely miss the opportunity for a joke.

Thanks, OO!

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: JonW on June 28, 2013, 12:48:14 am

Very nice! The unbraced view is as sexy as it gets.

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Ed Brooks on June 28, 2013, 01:03:27 am

That is awesome. Ed

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: mwosborn on June 28, 2013, 01:15:26 am

Really like the looks of that bow - very well done.

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: IdahoMatt on June 28, 2013, 01:29:54 am

Cool unique bow love the lines of the unbraced profile :)

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: portlandfire on June 28, 2013, 02:02:19 am

   Absolutely Beautiful!  Stunning

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: ionicmuffin on June 28, 2013, 02:19:37 am

I have to say, at first i was slightly disappointed because i thought this bow was going to be from the lord of the rings(evenstar) but it's a beautiful bow none the less!

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: hedgeapple on June 28, 2013, 02:31:08 am

Sweet Sweet Sweet. 

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: BOWMAN53 on June 28, 2013, 03:09:38 am

that one is coming to cali right?  >:D

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: chamookman on June 28, 2013, 03:13:43 am

GREAT pics and an even better bow - WELL DONE ! Bob

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Del the cat on June 28, 2013, 03:24:11 am

Yup, like the guys say, beautiful.
I particularly like the sculpted in overlay/inlay tips... little bit different, very classy. :)
Del

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Carson (CMB) on June 28, 2013, 03:30:43 am

Nice work Weylin.  That finish work is truly unique...and very well done.  Visually stunning bow there, and a great bend! 

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: danny f on June 28, 2013, 03:56:38 am

excellent workmanship. i love the dye and stars. its a cracker well done.

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Pappy on June 28, 2013, 06:38:32 am

Beautiful bow in all aspects,I feel sure they will love that. :) If not they could always send it to me. ;) :) :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: lesken2011 on June 28, 2013, 08:35:24 am

Very nice job, Weylin. The black and yellow contrast is sweet as well as the white stars and transition wraps. Those are some awesome tips, too.

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Dean Marlow on June 28, 2013, 08:42:07 am

  Weylin you sure did that stave justice with that bow. Beautiful bow. Thanks for sharing. Dean
   

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: SLIMBOB on June 28, 2013, 08:44:28 am

Beautiful all the way right there.

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: johnfolchetti on June 28, 2013, 09:11:50 am

 Simply stunning. I can't think of anything else to say.

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: blackhawk on June 28, 2013, 09:12:54 am

About time ya post some pics of my bow...I'm liking those stats right there...now hurry up and send it on over here ;)

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: burn em up chuck on June 28, 2013, 09:13:25 am

your detail work is very nice, very cool

                                   chuck

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: MWirwicki on June 28, 2013, 09:33:28 am

Now that's a cool looking bow.  Obviously, some time was spent on the artwork.  Gotta nice profile, to boot. m good on ya, Weylin!

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: hunterbob on June 28, 2013, 10:40:42 am

Sweet looking stick . I will be watching the mail for that beauty to show up

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: bushboy on June 28, 2013, 10:49:18 am

Wicked job on that one!!!great all around!

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: RBLusthaus on June 28, 2013, 12:57:09 pm

Really sweet looking bow.  Love the tip overlays. 

Russ

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Gordon on June 28, 2013, 01:04:01 pm

Well that bow certainly turned out nicely. The design is well executed and the artistic touches are stunning. Well done my friend!

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Bryce on June 28, 2013, 01:06:12 pm

Hot dog! That's a very nice bow right there! Look at those sweet sweeping curves!

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Adam on June 28, 2013, 01:13:39 pm

Wow!  Beautiful is right!  That's a superb bow in every way.

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Buckeye Guy on June 28, 2013, 01:17:20 pm

Not much left to say !
I agree this is a sweet bow for sure !
I hope the poor fellow that I am shipping to ain't expecting any thing like that !

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: dbb on June 28, 2013, 02:50:09 pm

Like Buckeye said not much left to say...but golly she is pretty,every detail that can be dressed up is accounted for.
Well done! Its times like this im sorry i live half a globe away or ill be in on those trades  ;)

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Weylin on June 28, 2013, 09:55:41 pm

Thank you everyone for the kind words and compliments. It means a lot to get the support of such fine bowyers. These trades are a lot of fun.

My draw length is just short of 26" so I'll be looking forward to seeing the bow get bent out to 28" by the recipient. It doesn't look much more than braced in one of those pictures where I'm drawing it. ::)

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: toomanyknots on June 28, 2013, 09:59:23 pm

Wow, I love it! Epic full draw photo too!  ;D

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Post by: Dvshunter on June 28, 2013, 11:46:12 pm

Man that thing is sweet. I hope itscoming my way. Very cool man.

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Weylin on June 29, 2013, 02:30:18 pm

Thanks, TMK!

Thanks Dvs, maybe it is, maybe it isn't...

I want to ship it out soon but the tube I got my bow in for last year's trade is 3" too short.  :( I need to go out and buy a new tube...

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: steelslinger on June 29, 2013, 02:36:23 pm

Dang! That's real purdy.

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Carson (CMB) on June 29, 2013, 02:57:34 pm

Weylin, if you are down this way, I have a tube that will work for that bow. 

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: rps3 on June 29, 2013, 06:17:17 pm

Top shelf for sure, I like the two tone leather wrap.

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Gaur on June 29, 2013, 10:48:04 pm

Awesome looking bow.  You are a great artist as well as a good bowyer.  That's a nice way to do the overlays and save on tip weight too.

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Weylin on June 30, 2013, 02:30:31 pm

Thanks Brad.

Thank you rps3.

Thats generous of you, Carson. I don't have any plans of getting down that way. I'll likely just pick something up from home depot

That's kind of you to say, Guar. The tips were a bit of an experiment for me. I've never done pin nocks before but I was happy with how they turned out. The overlays were kind of a pain and I spent way more time than I wanted to futzing around with them. I'll do tips like that again so maybe they'll be faster the next time I do it.

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Arrowind on July 16, 2013, 01:44:59 am

Hey Weylin,

That bow is AWESOME!  Love the tips, the handle, the artwork!  AMAZING!  Anyone would be lucky to have THAT BOW!  Hope it comes my way!


.....oh wait it did!  YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!    >:D ;D ;D ;D :laugh:

My wife called me at work today saying "something" arrived for me in the mail.  Knowing I haven't ordered anything recently I quickly asked her,  "Is it a long box?" she said "It's a long white PVC pipe."   "OOOOOOOOOOH MAN"   I almost wished she didn't call me because then I had to think about it all day.  I had to leave a little early for my hour long commute home.  Good thing I didn't get a speeding ticket! 

I've been away from this site for a while.  Just been extremely busy.  I totally missed this post and many others.  Such a nice surprise.   

Dude.   THANK YOU for such an Awesome bow!  I couldn't be happier!   Extremely well done.  The craftsmanship and artistry is outstanding.  Love the color scheme and the stars.  The bird is really nice touch as well.  Very impressed with the handle stitching.  Need to learn how to do that.   I can see I still have a long way to go.  And Osage.  Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet.  Now I can finally shoot an Osage bow.  This one will be my first to shoot AND own.   Thanks man.

It was storming out today so I didn't dare take it outside.  I'll shoot it tomorrow hopefully and take some pics.

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Weylin on July 16, 2013, 01:43:25 pm

I'm glad that it arrived safely and that you're pleased with it. I read that you didn't have an osage bow yet so that's why I picked out that stave. I new that you were into dolling up your bows with all kinds of awesome art so I new you'd appreciate a little embellishment. And since you are a Tolkien fan I decided to give it a Tolkien inspired name. It sure was a lot of fun to make . I hope it shoots well for you.

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: rossfactor on July 16, 2013, 02:19:12 pm

Man that's too cool.  I especially appreciate all the work you put in, to tailor this bow to your recipient.  Really, inspiring.

Gabe

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Weylin on July 17, 2013, 04:20:14 pm

Thanks, Gabe. It was fun.

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Arrowind on July 19, 2013, 11:30:47 am

Quote from: Weylin on July 16, 2013, 01:43:25 pm

I'm glad that it arrived safely and that you're pleased with it. I read that you didn't have an osage bow yet so that's why I picked out that stave. I new that you were into dolling up your bows with all kinds of awesome art so I new you'd appreciate a little embellishment. And since you are a Tolkien fan I decided to give it a Tolkien inspired name. It sure was a lot of fun to make . I hope it shoots well for you.

Well you totally nailed it bro.  Thanks again.   By the way it SHOOTS AWESOME.   I still intend to post some pics.

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Arrowind on July 19, 2013, 11:31:19 am

Quote from: rossfactor on July 16, 2013, 02:19:12 pm

Man that's too cool.  I especially appreciate all the work you put in, to tailor this bow to your recipient.  Really, inspiring.

Gabe

Yeah...what he said!

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Josh B on July 19, 2013, 12:09:02 pm

Wow!  That is some kinda purty!  Well done Weylin!  Well done indeed!  Josh

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Dan K on July 21, 2013, 11:29:42 pm

Got my vote for sure Weylin!  Beautiful bow.

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: juniper junkie on July 22, 2013, 12:03:40 pm

Wow!!! that turned out awesome great job.

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Post by: Buffalogobbler on July 22, 2013, 08:40:20 pm

Weylin, congratulations for winning BOM!
That's a beautiful bow!!!

Kevin

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: portlandfire on July 23, 2013, 02:24:46 am

   Absolutely beautiful bow.  A well deserved win.  Congratulations

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Weylin on July 23, 2013, 06:44:10 pm

Hey, Thanks fellas!  :D I appreciate the support and the compliments.

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: Jacob Parnell on July 26, 2013, 02:02:22 pm

congrats! beautiful.

Title: Re: "Evenstar" Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
Post by: simson on July 26, 2013, 05:10:33 pm

You have made a great bow, Weylin!
BTW. Congrats on your BOM win!