3 Sisters Snakey Osage Revisited!

[Almostpighunter]

Let this be a tale of warning as this story has a sad AND happy ending.

I was never really satisfied with the final version of the 3 sisters snakey osage bow, mostly because of the light draw weight. I finally decided to do something about it and cut 1.5 inches off each end in order to up the draw weight. Initially the bow came back at 50#@29", PERFECT!!!...and then I noticed the tiller was no longer equal. The last thing I wanted was to risk a break because of bad tiller so I went about the tillering process again and somewhere in the middle I decided that the bow should turn evil.

Sad ending: In the process of reestablishing the tiller I lost all the draw weight I had gained AND THEN SOME. The bow is now pulling 35#@29", but the tiller feels (and looks) right on.

Happy ending: I REALLY REALLY love the snake skins and heads on this bow (diamondbacks). Makes me feel like I have two fighting serpents in my hands so the bow is still a pleasure to hold, shoot and, most of all, show off.

[Almostpighunter]

More pics, sorry about the skinny pics above but my camera was set to a high res so I really had to crop to get them in under the 200kb limit.

[broketooth]

what cool lookin bow! love what ya did with the skins. very unique idea.

[Prarie Bowyer]

Should be in a movie. 

You don't hunt with that quivor do you?  I'd be scared to.  Be like sweeping down range in a bullseye T-shirt.

[blackhawk]

That's a nice showpiece stick ...too bad you couldn't keep a hunting weight with it,but its still prob a nice all day target shooter/head turner at your local range.

[Almostpighunter]

@ Prairie Bowyer: LOL I hadn't thought of that when I made the quiver. I mostly use back quivers for target 3D stuff anyway, but I was going to make a side quiver out of the next hide I acquire...may rethink that now .

[Dazv]

thats a real shame.

[soy]

Cool looking super snake/snakes looks mean