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Offline MWirwicki

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Re: first osage
« Reply #15 on: November 29, 2012, 11:40:11 am »
Chuck:  Looks great; I'll take it!


Seriously, I would have never thought that after 20 years this was your first osage.  Had I known, I would have gifted you some long ago.  I like your design on this one.  Send some dimensions, if you would.  I'd like to duplicate it, if you wouldn't mind.
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: first osage
« Reply #16 on: November 29, 2012, 11:54:09 am »
Nice one chuck.  With that sweet little number, you need to hop on a your horse and find the nearest buffalo herd!
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Offline RyanY

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Re: first osage
« Reply #17 on: November 29, 2012, 01:01:33 pm »
After looking at the profile pic for a minute the gull wing shape really surprised me!. Great looking bow. Looks like you could narrow those tips quite a bit for some increased speed.
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Offline BowEd

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Re: first osage
« Reply #18 on: November 29, 2012, 03:01:28 pm »
What a stick for yourself you made.No weight on those tips for such a short bow....No worries.You know that I'm sure from all of the shorties I've seen you post with such extreme bends.Very nice bend and job.
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Offline rossfactor

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Re: first osage
« Reply #19 on: November 29, 2012, 04:18:21 pm »
Yeah,I doubt in this case you'd gain much by narrowing the tips. Being a short bow style, you've tillered those tips as a thin, working section of the limb, not a stiff lever, where extra mass is particularly prone to kill speed.

Great bow, I'm always impressed with your stuff.

Gabe
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Offline loefflerchuck

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Re: first osage
« Reply #20 on: November 30, 2012, 12:41:46 am »
Thanks everybody. The limbs are just over 1.25 wide. Ryoon you may be right. There are other things I could do to make a faster bow too.  You remind me of my road biker friends talking about how they just spent $80 on a bolt to save 3 grams. Most of us don't flight shoot and don't care. I ride a downhill bike.
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Offline RyanY

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Re: first osage
« Reply #21 on: November 30, 2012, 12:54:39 am »
I'll remember to save my criticisms in the future. I can tell a lot of people don't take them well.
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