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Offline Olschool

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Thank you bow
« on: March 30, 2012, 09:33:23 pm »
A little over a year ago my boss at the time came back to the range at Cabela's in Buda TX where I worked in archery while I was showing some of my selfbows to my co-workers. When he found out they were made out of Osage he said that I needed to come out to his ranch and cut some!
Not wanting to let an oppertunity pass, the next day off found us out with the chainsaws.
Keith, my ex-boss, shoots wheelie bows, but  I decided to make him a bow from some of his wood.
It came out 59" NTN and 48#@28".






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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Thank you bow
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2012, 09:41:30 pm »
Very nice, I'm sure he will be very pleased!
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"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline Scowler

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Re: Thank you bow
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2012, 09:43:48 pm »
That was the proper thing to do.  Well done.
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Offline IDreamofOsage

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Re: Thank you bow
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2012, 11:14:26 pm »
Nice work, sure he will be pleased! ;)
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: Thank you bow
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2012, 02:27:49 am »
Nice bow.  What an excellent gift!
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Thank you bow
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2012, 03:02:07 am »
Nice.  Looks like a fast one!
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"The bow is the old first lyre,
the mono chord, the initial rune of fine art
The humanities grew out from archery as a flower from a seed
No sooner did the soft, sweet note of the bow-string charm the ear of genius than music was born, and from music came poetry and painting and..." Maurice Thompso

Offline Adam

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Re: Thank you bow
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2012, 03:06:16 am »
Very nice! Good looking quiver there too.
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Offline Olschool

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Re: Thank you bow
« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2012, 10:01:12 am »
CBM, it shoots so sweet I was tempted to make him another one and keep it for myself. He asked for a bow of around 45#, this stave had nice rings and I had to narrow the limbs to get the weight down. At the tips they are only one and a half rings thick.
Adam, the quiver is from Mike's Archery Leather, very comfortable and well made.
Thanks, David
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Offline Dictionary

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Re: Thank you bow
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2012, 04:41:44 pm »
Awww man this is a nice bow. Like the string colors too. Whats it finished with? And i like the color of the handle too. Where did you get that material?
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Offline Dazv

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Re: Thank you bow
« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2012, 05:00:20 pm »
very nice bow what a great gift
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Offline Olschool

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Re: Thank you bow
« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2012, 11:30:17 pm »
Dictionary, I have been using tung oil finish on my bows, this one has 7 applications, then I use a coat of paste wax well rubbed. I like Osage as it ages and darkens to a dark coffee color.
The Grip wrap is a Burgundy leather from Tandy leather. I wasn't sure I was going to like it until I stretched some around the grip and saw the colors in the sun.
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