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Offline DanaM

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Osage Recurve - NOT FOR BOM
« on: April 05, 2009, 03:01:12 pm »
Here's my first effort at a static recurve, their modest recurves but recurves none the less. Started out as a longer
recurve but the early weight threw me and came in under weight. So I lopped 6" of her and rebent the curves.
Skinned her with some Eastern Timber rattlers I traded from Timo and the stave is from a trade with Tom Sawyer(lennie).
Thanks for the trades guys :) Built this one specifically for my short draw length and never pulled it past 26"

57" NTN and barely 1.25" at the fades, 47#@ 25"
Eastern Timber Rattler skins
Cordage grip and a trimmed seal fur arrow pass
Cow horn tip overlays

Any and all comments welcome :)


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Re: Osage Recurve - NOT FOR BOM
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2009, 03:04:17 pm »
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Re: Osage Recurve - NOT FOR BOM
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2009, 03:15:50 pm »
Beautiful Little Bow Dana....I think the Tips look great too.... Thats a fine little Hunter you got there....just over the Michigan Limits and sure to be snappy enough to get you some Meat next Hunting Season..... What did you seal it with??....Looks like True Oil....it's so shiny
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Osage Recurve - NOT FOR BOM
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2009, 03:16:19 pm »
Hey Dana! - very nice bow! Nice arc, nice details!
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Offline FlintWalker

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Re: Osage Recurve - NOT FOR BOM
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2009, 03:24:59 pm »
VERY well done Dana! The tiller looks great and the tips look nice too.
   You done a heck of a job for your first attemt at a recurve. ;)
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Re: Osage Recurve - NOT FOR BOM
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2009, 03:29:29 pm »
Very nice Dana. I bet she's a shooter! Love them curves. Just enough!
  Looks like you put the seal skin on with the hair pointing. I always put hair-on rests with the hair pointing forward. ???
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Re: Osage Recurve - NOT FOR BOM
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2009, 04:04:35 pm »
 Wow Dana, That is one very fine work of art ;).  It's a perfect length for one heck of an ambush bow and would definitely be a head turner anywhere you take it. Love the way you did the tips and the tiller and profile are top notch. Congratulations
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Osage Recurve - NOT FOR BOM
« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2009, 04:12:13 pm »
Thanks Mike at 47# its about all my shoulder can take and with the cold damp weather I was working to hold the full draw for a picture. Its sealed with tru-oil and will knock the shine off before hunting season, unless I give it away first ;)

Thanks frank, I tried hard to pay attention to the details and take good pictures :)

Thanks Shannon shouldn't you be out hunting turkeys ;)

Thanks Pat, first time I did a hair on rest, so I pointed the hair down ??? Seems to work :)

Thanks Keenan coming from you that is a compliment indeed :) Sure hope yer back is better now.
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Re: Osage Recurve - NOT FOR BOM
« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2009, 04:17:03 pm »
  Whoooa! Nice looking bow, Dana. It looks like a zippy little booger. It's hard to fit those big ol' Eastern skins on a bow, the way you did it looks good.
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Offline Timo

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Re: Osage Recurve - NOT FOR BOM
« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2009, 04:51:55 pm »
Dang son that is nice! That bow makes them skins look good! :) Tiller looks swell.
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Offline JustAim

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Re: Osage Recurve - NOT FOR BOM
« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2009, 05:07:03 pm »
Bow looks Awesome! Great Job on that one!
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Re: Osage Recurve - NOT FOR BOM
« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2009, 05:12:49 pm »
Sweet!!
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Re: Osage Recurve - NOT FOR BOM
« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2009, 07:17:58 pm »
Nice looking bow!  Like the skins too.
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Offline Gordon

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Re: Osage Recurve - NOT FOR BOM
« Reply #13 on: April 05, 2009, 10:07:07 pm »
That bow has really pleasing lines and the tiller looks right on. That's a keeper for sure!
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Re: Osage Recurve - NOT FOR BOM
« Reply #14 on: April 05, 2009, 10:44:42 pm »
Nice looking bow.  The tips and the skins look great. As well as the tiller.  Nice job.
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