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Title: sinew backed osage 5 curve.
Post by: loefflerchuck on June 10, 2016, 12:05:01 am

 57" long 60# draw at 28". Nice piece of osage I think I got from Clint. Just 4 knots to work around. 3 layers of sinew. The top limb is slightly longer, all in the recurve. I modeled it after a bow in a painting. Classic, romantic 5 curve plains bow.  I try to never make 2 bows alike, so I still put in reflex and recurves by steaming and bending over the knee or standing on the tips. So if i ever post a perfect looking bow the perfection was a mistake. All I am after is good bend, shooting and long life. Even being osage and sinew I don't want to take any chances. This was a slow tiller and I ran a caliper up the limbs to make sure there is not a spot doing too much work. I don't think there is. After 100++ shots the bow shows no more bend in the limps right after unstringing than it did on shot #1 at 25". It has a few little hairline belly cracks from moisture excaping through the belly from fresh sinew. I always tape the belly with waterproof tape to keep this from happening, but sometimes I guess I don't get it on well enough. One of my personal bows has 1/4" monstrosities split on both limbs and has been going strong for 4 years, so I'm not worried. Just a little extra caricature.  Thanks for looking

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Post by: loefflerchuck on June 10, 2016, 12:09:08 am

Pics

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Post by: loefflerchuck on June 10, 2016, 12:10:35 am

Full draw

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Post by: lebhuntfish on June 10, 2016, 12:15:04 am

Very sweet bends chuck! Your sinew job looks awesome! I've got to make me one of those 5 curves one day. The only problem I see is that the arrow is on the wrong side of the bow for some reason! :laugh:

Patrick

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Post by: loefflerchuck on June 10, 2016, 12:38:39 am

Thanks Patrick, To remedy that problem I would switch hands and shoot away. Another good thing about shooting off the hand.

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Post by: Mounter on June 10, 2016, 12:45:43 am

Very nice. Love that bow profile..

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Post by: Redhand on June 10, 2016, 01:15:46 am

Excellent bow Chuck. Very nice work. I'm liking that bow.

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Post by: osage outlaw on June 10, 2016, 06:43:25 am

Beautiful 5 curve bow Chuck. 

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Post by: Pappy on June 10, 2016, 07:09:39 am

Beautiful bow, very nice work. :)
 Pappy

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Post by: ---GUTSHOT---> on June 10, 2016, 07:12:29 am

Great job!!

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Post by: SLIMBOB on June 10, 2016, 08:17:05 am

Really nice work. I like that a bunch. One of my favorite designs.

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Post by: bubby on June 10, 2016, 08:28:12 am

Nice as always Chuck😉

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Post by: Pat B on June 10, 2016, 08:30:17 am

That's a sweet little bow, Chuck.

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Post by: Aaron H on June 10, 2016, 09:47:51 am

That's a really great bow Chuck, I wouldn't expect anything less coming from you

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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on June 10, 2016, 01:00:42 pm

Cool bow, Chuck. As usual!

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Post by: wizardgoat on June 10, 2016, 01:05:53 pm

Looks pretty perfect to me.
5 curves are the sweetest looking profiles to my eyes, especially when they're done right

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Post by: bradsmith2010 on June 10, 2016, 01:26:04 pm

cool bow, I started putting hide glue on the belly after applying the sinew, seems to work on stopping the checking on the belly

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Post by: Stixnstones on June 10, 2016, 05:29:15 pm

too friggin cool.

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Post by: Badly Bent on June 10, 2016, 06:01:49 pm

Very nice Chuck. I like how you get them looking like the real deal, has the overall look of having been made by the hands of someone from a couple centuries back in time.

Title: Re: sinew backed osage 5 curve.
Post by: Josh B on June 11, 2016, 12:08:23 pm

Very nice work Chuck!  I really like that!  Josh

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Post by: tipi stuff on June 12, 2016, 06:47:44 pm

Nice bends Chuck. No brass tacks on the belly?  Curtis