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Offline Postman

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Re: Osage selfbow finished
« Reply #15 on: September 01, 2009, 09:21:04 pm »
Getting a short 54# shooter outta that stave? Wow -  Nice work!
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Offline Keenan

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Re: Osage selfbow finished
« Reply #16 on: September 02, 2009, 11:55:05 am »
Very nice Dan. looks like that would have been a very challenging stave.
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Offline The Gopher

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Re: Osage selfbow finished
« Reply #17 on: September 02, 2009, 12:24:22 pm »
just wondering if any of you have had a stave where the back was concave instead of convex? i'll see if i can take a picture of this bow to show you, it made it a real pain to chase the ring.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Osage selfbow finished
« Reply #18 on: September 02, 2009, 12:32:12 pm »
I made an osage selfbow years ago with a convex back. Not only is it difficult to chase a ring but the tillering was a biatch also. You did a nice job on this bow!   8)
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Offline The Gopher

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Re: Osage selfbow finished
« Reply #19 on: September 02, 2009, 12:38:09 pm »
agreed on the tillering part too, when the back is concave you can get away with less wood, but you have to be carful that you keep it even throughout or you might get a really thin spot where the lowest "dip" is.
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