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Offline straightarrow

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osage character bow finished pics (1st bow)
« on: January 27, 2010, 12:41:07 am »
Wanted to share some pictures of my first shooter.......other then a kids bow LOL. It's a 64.5" osage 1 1/4" at the fades with a slow taper. Finished out at 65#@27" The bow has a lot of character; two snakes, a knot, a kinked deflexed limb and propellar twist. Shoots great though!

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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: osage character bow finished pics (1st bow)
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2010, 03:49:23 am »
Looks great.
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Re: osage character bow finished pics (1st bow)
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2010, 06:32:43 am »
Looks good,did you have a problem in the snakes or just insurance ?
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Offline straightarrow

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Re: osage character bow finished pics (1st bow)
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2010, 06:56:02 am »
The one snake I had a small crack on the belly. So I put a sinew wrap on it at seems to be holding well. The other wrap I put over a knot, but that was just to make the limbs match. I've seen some of your work on here (pappy) You make some awesome bows.

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Re: osage character bow finished pics (1st bow)
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2010, 07:27:43 am »
Thanks,I was just wondering,I have done that also several times in the snakes because of grain run off,better be safe than sorry.Nice work. :)
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Re: osage character bow finished pics (1st bow)
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2010, 07:46:07 am »
Congrats, That is a fine bow especially for your first.
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Offline hedgeapple

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Re: osage character bow finished pics (1st bow)
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2010, 08:04:59 am »
Nice looking bow.  gotta love the snakey staves.
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Re: osage character bow finished pics (1st bow)
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2010, 11:47:14 am »
Nice bow... Way to go making your first bow a challenging one with the kinks, knots, and snakes. Clean wood will be no problem for you!    :)  -josh
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« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2010, 01:00:13 pm »
Congrats on your first bow eh :)
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Re: osage character bow finished pics (1st bow)
« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2010, 04:16:07 pm »
Got your fine weapon bookmarked under January Self Bows for BOM fun. Quite the warchest you have on the wall. >:D
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Re: osage character bow finished pics (1st bow)
« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2010, 05:30:37 pm »
That's a bow full of character!!! How's arrow flight off of that antler tine?? Lookin' Good!!!

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Re: osage character bow finished pics (1st bow)
« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2010, 06:53:33 pm »
Very nicely done!  Jawge
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