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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: nlester on January 31, 2015, 06:13:02 pm

Title: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
Post by: nlester on January 31, 2015, 06:13:02 pm: This piece was a challenge. It required a lot of heat to get it aligned to string it. It eventually came around and the results were a bow that's 56in tip-to-tip and 42 @28. It's my first bend through the handle which was tricky for me. It's backed with faux rattle snake. That's also the 1st beaver handle for me. I had skinned it and fleshed it last year, but hadn't used it. It turned out OK. It shoots nice and is quick for no more wood than there is. Thanks for looking. Got a few more bows to post soon. I've been busy! :)(http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/tennjed9/IMG_0080.jpg) (http://s177.photobucket.com/user/tennjed9/media/IMG_0080.jpg.html)(http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/tennjed9/IMG_0081.jpg) (http://s177.photobucket.com/user/tennjed9/media/IMG_0081.jpg.html)
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Title: Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
Post by: Danzn Bar on January 31, 2015, 06:28:01 pm: Full draw pic with an arrow nocked would help to see the tiller...................56" tnt is a challenge for a 28" draw .....looks pretty good though.......
DBar
Title: Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
Post by: steve b. on January 31, 2015, 09:09:57 pm: Well done. Not easy for sure. Looks great.
Title: Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
Post by: Arrowind on January 31, 2015, 09:14:28 pm: Nice job. tiller looks good. I like the beaver handle.
Title: Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
Post by: jeffp51 on January 31, 2015, 09:17:10 pm: where did you get the faux skins?
Title: Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
Post by: nlester on January 31, 2015, 09:58:13 pm: I believe it was kustom king, jeff
Title: Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on February 01, 2015, 09:40:39 am: Im not seeing any bendy handle Jeff, but it looks good all the same! Osage is so good to us.
Title: Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
Post by: nlester on February 01, 2015, 05:50:12 pm: PD, if I pull it back a couple more inches, I think you'd see some bend. My 7 yr old was taking the pic, so I was instructing and not quite at full draw. It was a good experience to take a questionable piece and make something out of it. Definitely helped me learn.
Title: Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
Post by: JW_Halverson on February 01, 2015, 05:51:21 pm: Quote from: nlester on February 01, 2015, 05:50:12 pm
It was a good experience to take a questionable piece and make something out of it. Definitely helped me learn.

Oh yeah, fun to take on these challenges once in a while!
Title: Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
Post by: Del the cat on February 02, 2015, 03:28:38 am: Quote from: jeffp51 on January 31, 2015, 09:17:10 pm
where did you get the faux skins?
Why off a faux snake of course ::)
Del (ducks and runs)
Title: Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
Post by: nlester on February 02, 2015, 09:17:22 am: Quote from: Del the cat on February 02, 2015, 03:28:38 am
Quote from: jeffp51 on January 31, 2015, 09:17:10 pm
where did you get the faux skins?
Why off a faux snake of course ::)
Del (ducks and runs)
Oh my word. :laugh:
Title: Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
Post by: IdahoMatt on February 02, 2015, 09:28:29 am: Nice work on that piece :)
Title: Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
Post by: nlester on February 02, 2015, 10:18:42 am: Thanks Matt.
Title: Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
Post by: vinemaplebows on February 02, 2015, 04:16:53 pm: Good job, on a apparent hard piece! :)