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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Weylin on November 29, 2018, 02:56:12 pm

Title: Osage Character Bow 56#@28"
Post by: Weylin on November 29, 2018, 02:56:12 pm: I had a stave that barely seemed fit for firewood. A friend had thrown it into a trade years ago and it just sat around. I even cut a chunk out of one end for a tip overlay or knife scale or something. It was riddled with drying checks and didn't have much meat to it. I finally decided to chase a ring on it and see what it had to offer. Given that it was osage I shouldn't have been too surprised. It had a flawless back with no knots or checks. the belly had a fair amount of checks but I wasn't worried about that. The main thing I didn't like about the stave was the cracks along the edges. They looked like delaminations. Thankfully they were very superficial and when I reduced the width down' to bow dimensions they disappeared.

It was definitely one of those bows where you have to just work with whatever the stave gives you. I was pleased to discover that this stave had such a solid, stout bow in it. It came out to 56#@28". The bow is 63" long ntn. I used a combination of steelwool/vinegar stain and some leather dye on the tips. To go with the unique nature of the wood I used a piece of elk leather for the handle that had some scarring on it. This made the leather take the stain inconsistently which gave a unintended but cool rugged appearance to the handle wrap.

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Post by: bjrogg on November 29, 2018, 03:11:26 pm: Nice finding that one Weylin.
Bjrogg
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Post by: Danzn Bar on November 29, 2018, 03:21:53 pm: Tough stave to tiller
DBar
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Post by: bentstick54 on November 29, 2018, 06:21:15 pm: From firewood to bow, good job. That is one sweet looking bow. Congratulations on a job well done.
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Post by: bowster on November 30, 2018, 03:08:47 am: very nice bow, made of extra ordinary firewood ;D
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Post by: leonwood on November 30, 2018, 04:05:54 am: Glad you saved that one from the fire! Really nice rustic look that adds even more to the character!
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Post by: Del the cat on November 30, 2018, 04:49:38 am: Ooooh, love that, not too extreme, subtle supple and ripply .. nice :)
Del
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Post by: ohma2 on November 30, 2018, 10:09:36 am: That bow looks like it has been around awhile like it could tell stories.really like those kind of bows
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Post by: High-Desert on November 30, 2018, 11:21:19 am: I really like that rustic look. I think I would panicked a bit trying to tiler the guy out. Good job
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Post by: bradsmith2010 on November 30, 2018, 12:24:43 pm: very nice,, glad it worked out so well,, and its pretty,, (SH)
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Post by: RandyN on November 30, 2018, 04:27:21 pm: Beautiful bow. Great job bring it to life.
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Post by: S.C. hunter on December 01, 2018, 09:37:15 am: It don't get any better than that as far as I am concerned.
great job.
Steve
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Post by: wizardgoat on December 01, 2018, 05:06:32 pm: Beauty bow Weylin. Living in osage country has its perks
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Post by: Stixnstones on December 01, 2018, 05:19:08 pm: Nice work on a tuff stik
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Post by: JW_Halverson on December 01, 2018, 05:44:04 pm: I love those "redemption" bows, taking a junk stave and finding the gold inside.

Buddy, you sure got the 24 carat gold in this one!
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Post by: Hawkdancer on December 02, 2018, 10:45:22 pm: Nice! Now every body will want one just like it! :BB >:D
Hawkdancer
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Post by: simk on December 03, 2018, 12:11:18 am: Beautiful! Like that stain a lot - must try. Thanx for showing!
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Post by: Weylin on December 04, 2018, 03:16:45 pm: Thanks for the kind words, everyone. ;D