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Offline Pappy

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Re: Curly osage bow finished
« Reply #30 on: February 06, 2015, 05:22:04 am »
Same happened to mine Clint, I still have 1 good half if you got the other. :)
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Offline chamookman

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Re: Curly osage bow finished
« Reply #31 on: February 06, 2015, 06:47:57 am »
Bummer Bud. One of those limbs would make a COOL Atlatl. Bob
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Re: Curly osage bow finished
« Reply #32 on: February 06, 2015, 07:59:16 am »
Quote from: Hamish on February 06, 2015, 03:26:26 am
Hi OO, Just curious to what the dimensions (width and length) were? I have seen some curly wood bows survive, and others that break in tension or chrysal.
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I can get the exact measurements later today.  I know I made it wider than I normally do for osage.
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Re: Curly osage bow finished
« Reply #33 on: February 06, 2015, 08:00:58 am »
Quote from: Pappy on February 06, 2015, 05:22:04 am
Same happened to mine Clint, I still have 1 good half if you got the other. :)
   Pappy

I'm not going to bother trying to bend any more of it Pappy.  I just think its not worth messing with as a selfbow.
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Re: Curly osage bow finished
« Reply #34 on: February 06, 2015, 10:01:39 am »
Quote from: Hamish on February 06, 2015, 03:26:26 am
Hi OO, Just curious to what the dimensions (width and length) were? I have seen some curly wood bows survive, and others that break in tension or chrysal.
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It was 63.5" long, 1.5" wide to mid limb, and just about 1/2" thick where it broke. 
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Offline Gsulfridge

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Re: Curly osage bow finished
« Reply #35 on: February 06, 2015, 12:48:33 pm »
I knew you were starting to have your doubts about it at the Classic.  Sure was pretty wood.
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Re: Curly osage bow finished
« Reply #36 on: February 06, 2015, 04:10:46 pm »
  That is weird.  I would have though that a well established ring on the back would have prevented that, despite the grain.  It wiggles but mostly forrlows the general grain perfectly, from what I can see.

  I have some BL like that and now I'm slightly intimidated, although the wood feels solid as a rock and heavy.
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