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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Pappy on July 07, 2008, 07:33:50 am
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Ron finished tillering his Osage bow this weekend,he has only been working on it for about a year.
After seeing it I don't know why I gave him that stave.It is sister billets splice in the handle .then about a year ago we straighted it and put in about 5 inches of reflex.They usually don't hold over a couple of inches if you are careful and lucky but this one held about 3 inches right after shooting
and over 4 inches after rest.He wanted 45 @ 26 so we stopped at about 48 @ 26.it is 66 tip to
tip.64 n-n 1 1/2 to mid limb then tapered to 3/8 or a little less at the the tips.Here are some pictures,I will post more when he gets it finished and all dressed up.
Pappy
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Hail to the King! ;D I bet it really spits an arrow. Good job, Ron-looking forward to seeing it all gussied up.
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Yes it will,he has some shoulder trouble,so he wanted something light but fast,now he has it.
The other bow he was shooting was light and had some string follow and he had to kind of lob them in,but this one will putting right when you point.He don't have any excuses now. ;) ;D ;D
Pappy
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Looks like the old saying is true Good things take time, nice bow Ron :)
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The best part of making bows is when you have shoulder problems you can make another. No need to spend $800 on something. Great bow Ron. Justin
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Looking good Ron. Sorry I didn't get to come sling an arrow through it myself. ;)
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Very nice bow. Jawge
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Man that's great! That a spliced-handle bow?!? Could we see a photo of the splice?
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I'll get one of the splice this weekend or get Ron to post it. :)
Pappy
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Very cool bow, and with that much reflex, cast should be really good. Tell Ron, no worries, good things take time!!
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They say well seasoned wood makes a better bow than just Dry wood. I'm starting to believe it. Either that or that piece was just really dry from all the hot box time it saw. I still think most of us guys tend to rush it, in the seasoning process. Super dry wood just makes a better bow.
Nice bow Ron.
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I agree Ryan, Dry and seasoned are 2 different things.I am thinking of floor tillering some and re flexing them and then just put them away for a year or 2.This piece was cut in 02,Worked down and spliced in 04 and reflexed in 05.Then made the bow this weekend,I have worked a lot of bows and always take my time tillering ,but this was the best I have seen,don't mean some don't do better ,they may But I haven't seen them.It hasn't been in the hot box until last week,it
has just been in the archery shop in the corner.I don't know if was just that piece of wood or if the seasoning had a lot to do with it ,but I plan on trying a few and see,all I have is time and got plenty
to work on.I will let yall know in 2/3 years. ;D ;D ;D ;) I do have 4 or 5 I floor tillered 2 or 3 years ago and just ant got around to them yet,so I may pull one out and give it a try.I usuall give Osage at least a year but ant sure that is really long enough to get the most out of it. :)
Pappy
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Way to go Ron - good looker so far!
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"King" Ron has a good one here and bookmarked, too
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Nice work Ron, and Pappy I think your on to something, extra curing time never hurts anything, unless were talkin about cookies. Course I have seen some exceptional osage a time or two could be some of that reaction wood ::)
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GREAT JOB Ron . see ya in a couple weeks
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Good lookin bow Ron! Nicely done!
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Nice bow Ron, awesome reflex that it's holding!
Alan
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Beautiful bow, Ron. Maybe there is something to letting it sit for a year. Seems to hold reflex better. ;D
Pat
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I did get to shoot one of the early arrows through it and it shoots great for the weight. Ought to make a good bow for whatever you want to do with it! ;)
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Way to go Ron! Sounds like you make bows about as fast as I do....
Great job!! ;)
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Same here! ;D
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Nice bow, Ron. It was nice meeting you and your son at the Classic this year. Great looking bow. I miss the old "bow shed." We have such good times there whittling out our bows.
Dan-
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great bow friend! yeah ive uped my bow making to 1 bow per season. im almost finished with summers bow, and ive got falls bow all marked out and ready to rough out. my second boy is comming in a couple of days so im going to be busy with the new babe for a bit...
Phil
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Thanks all for the looks and kind words Long story but will make it short With Pappys help I made several bows a few years ago and was learning
fast Was delt a bad card and had to go through cancer treatment with my wife and my priorities changed started getting back in to it a while back and now
my shoulders are giving me fits so I am trying lighter weight maybe that will help I do enjoy making and shooting bows but it is hard to get into it
if you cant shoot at all Just hope this lighter quicker bow will do the trick By the way wife has one more year of watching and then will be declared cancer free
Thats what is most important
Ron
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Great looking bow Ron, sure looks like a fast stick spitter. Now smile and look like you are happy ;) Have to agree with Pappy and Ryan about good cured bow wood. Those Friendship bows ought to be rocket launchers when they get finished. ::)
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Like That Bow, Lots of respect for yer Patience.PK :)
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Eddie I did all the smiling every time I took a measurement of the reflex after working it and listening to Pappy
wish he had not let me have the stave One thing Pappy did not mention when we were looking at the rings of this piece
of wood we noticed it had only two rings maybe that has something to do with it holding the way it did
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I'm smiling to Ron, ;) I don't think the thick growth rings had anything to do with it from what I have seen it is usually worse.By the way I looked at it again yesterday and it is back up to 3 1/2.
Also got you another string. :) See ya Friday. :)
Pappy
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Thanks for checking it Pappy I am smiling now EddieI found a string also Pappy I made a year ago and I think it will work
I will see you Friday night Pappy and finish it
Ron
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Got a few up dates,He may finely get this thing finished,he got some skins on it and tip overlays
and also a new string made this weekend,I also took some pictures of the splice someone wanted to see.Maybe next week it will be complete and he can get some good shots of it.It is a sweet
shooting bow.
Pappy
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Very nice ron! love the skins and tips you put on there. The bow is turning out really good. Is this one you might go hunting with?
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Ron, that's looking mighty good.
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Thanks guys it is basically finished I need to get a few more coats of tru oil on the skins and will
be all done
RON
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Looks muy very bueno ;D. Now for some stone tipped arra's ::).
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All hail King Ron!
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great bow Ron. looks like it took some set but in the opposite direction mine do :D
Jesse
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very nice! im really starting to come around on skins on bows. you guys keep it up and ill have to get a set.
Phil
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Thanks all this was my first purty bow have made about 15 bows but never dressed one up the thing with this one is
it turned out very well looked good shot good and so I decided I would dress one up I will get Pappy to post the final pics
after the shoot at Twin Oaks next weekend Never know Cowboy might just get into some cane and some stone
I seem to have the passion back Jesse it started with five and one half inch of reflex and it still comes back to 3 after it sets for awhile
Ron
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Ron, she's a beauty. Its no wonder she's a shooter also! 8) Pat
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You Guys really work that Osage like you are part of it,if can understand that,Im extremly Impressed, That snake makes it look tite.PK :)
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That's shaping up great Ron. Love the tips and skins, Great combo. Keenan
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That was me who asked for pictures of the splice...good job, guys!
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Hope we can get some finished up pictures this weekend and see how he shoots it in or tournament
this weekend,He has no excuses now . ;) ;D ;D
Pappy
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Hey Ron, that's a very nice looking bow, great job. We talked about you wife and both our pains, glad every things working out for both of you. you guys need to get down to your farm and speed some time down there, maybe there,s some Osage there waiting for ya. Hope I can get a bow looking halve that good, but with Pappy,s guidenice, I think I can do it. I'll be down next month to start one. And Pappy always says that about a stave after he sees it coming around. Have a good shoot this weekend, get Brother Bear on the course.
Brother Dan
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Well he finely finished it,I think all but a little tip thining.Turned out pretty nice.Here are
a few pictures. He don't know how to load them so he ask me to do it for him.
Pappy
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Turned out very nice...I think Ron named her "King Serpent"! ;)
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Nice job Ron.... ;D
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Sweet, Ron! She is a beaut... ;)
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Yep, she is a keeper...glad to hear your wife is doin well to....Brian
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Thanks guys first job was to make a good shooter and it shoots great then I had to purty it up
Ron
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Looks great Mister Ron ;D. Wouldn't leave it layin around too long, she may slither off :).
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Truly a bow worthy of a snake skin. Very nice bow and bookmarked for July Self Bow of the Month!!
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Boy, Ron looks like you learned a thing or two from Pappy. When I saw the first pics. it looked white an I was going to tell ya to stain it yeller if yer calling it Osage,but the close ups showed its true color. Nice work Ron an one to be proud of. What I want to know is which direction is it slithering in that one pic.?? Also what pound is it pulling for ya??
Tommy Two Arrows
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Man Ron that look fantastic. Just got the Ossage one you helped me at the classic with finnished. Came out nice. Love that snake skin on the your bow. Nice pattern to it.
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Looking good Ron - just wait until the second week of the season to kill one with it. You are still the enemy right now >:D >:D
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Nice work Ron. She turned out great. Justin
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She came out really nice Ron. You done good! Now, go skunk them other guys! ;) Pat
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Thanks much guys Yes I really learned a lot from Pappy and Greg on this one She is a real shooter Tommy I pull about 25 and it is around 48 pounds
Sorry Ranger I am not holding back gona get the big one opening morning We discussed this before about the back set it starterd with 5 inches and finished
with about 3 and 1/2 after several hundred arrows it still has about 3 inches Tiller glad to hear you finished it bring it with you next year and we will do some shooting
Ron
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Great looking bow, King Ron. I wish I could get a hold of a cane break skin like that one, pretty as a wobbly June bug. ;)
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Looking forward to shooten some targets with ya!