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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: ohma2 on March 14, 2014, 11:54:16 am

Title: wallhanger
Post by: ohma2 on March 14, 2014, 11:54:16 am

a fella come to the house with a piece of osage that looked like it was a hotdog in a bun asked me if I could get him something wild looking out of it a longbow recurve sort of thing.well i  got the grown over piece out and it had no rings to work with and was as week as pine. it is 63" pulls 30# @28"it will make a wallhanger and that's what he wanted so here it is.

Title: Re: wallhanger
Post by: toomanyknots on March 14, 2014, 11:58:02 am

Pretty nice job really!

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Post by: ohma2 on March 14, 2014, 12:00:44 pm

wish I had took a pic of the log cause it looked like the Oscar meyer hotdog car. :o

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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on March 14, 2014, 12:07:41 pm

Nasty piece of wood turned into a well tiller bow.

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Post by: Del the cat on March 14, 2014, 12:27:28 pm

Wow that's some hole... rest of the bow is mighty fine too :laugh:
Del

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Post by: BOWMAN53 on March 14, 2014, 12:31:07 pm

thats gnarly

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Post by: half eye on March 14, 2014, 12:36:23 pm

Ohma2,  really well done, sir. I have made a few staves that had different limb shapes, and they were really quick for their weight.....so I'm curious about your impressions of it's cast even @ 30#, I'll bet it shoots pretty flat. Again very nicely done
rich

Title: Re: wallhanger
Post by: adb on March 14, 2014, 03:33:13 pm

Why did you only recurve the bottom tip?

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Post by: PAHunter on March 14, 2014, 03:36:58 pm

That's one crazy looking bow my friend!  Good job!

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Post by: ohma2 on March 14, 2014, 05:26:47 pm

Thanks guys, the bow wasnt meant to be a shooter.friend just wanted to have something different to put in his man cave.the bow does shoot a average0 speed for a 35# bow but I didnt push it as it is what it is a wallhanger.