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57" Character Osage
« on: October 28, 2012, 02:20:33 pm »
Heres one I just finished up this morn with a hemp handle wrap. 57" osage selfbow,60's@27",16.9 ounces,slight bend in the handle. My good friend Marty Tarrant(old timber bows) gave me a 3" wide stave last year some time that i split into two and ill get two bows out of(second one will be done who knows when). I kept this one pure and simple,no knock overlays and just simple pin nocks,and no fancy adorenment with a simple handle. My 11 month year old baby girl just had to be in the pics,and i had to take pics inside as its been raining non stop here since fri eve and frankenstorm hasnt even hit yet and is gonna rain all week. and i hate waiting to show a bow off even tho id rather take better pics of this beuaty to show her off better,cus its hard taking good indoor pics due to poor lighting(sorry)















thanks for looking

Offline paulsemp

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Re: 57" Character Osage
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2012, 02:27:01 pm »
sweet bow from potential firewood! spot on tiller as usual. 

Offline Shaun

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Re: 57" Character Osage
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2012, 02:30:17 pm »
Very cool. Love the way grain swirls around a knot like water around a rock in a stream. Great tiller!

Offline Dictionary

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Re: 57" Character Osage
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2012, 02:32:11 pm »
I dont know how you saw a bow in that peice of wood, but you managed to make one out of it. Great job.

Did you use a nail knot for the handle wrapping?
"I started developing an eye for those smooth curves as a young man.  Now that my hair is greying and my middle spreading I make bows instead."

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Offline ionicmuffin

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Re: 57" Character Osage
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2012, 02:48:19 pm »
WOW!  :o i LOVE it! you did an excellent job!
Amo innectis arcus- I love crafting bows (latin)

Offline Bryce

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Re: 57" Character Osage
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2012, 02:59:05 pm »
BlueGrouse, that is one fantastic stick yah got there.
Kudos bud!
She looks smooth.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: 57" Character Osage
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2012, 04:08:22 pm »
I love it. 

I handed Blackhawk a piece of wood to throw on the fire at the Classic this year and the next thing I know he was flinging arrows from it.  He's an animal.
I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left

Offline bubby

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Re: 57" Character Osage
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2012, 04:16:32 pm »
another sweet stick blackhawk, you shure no how to get wood bendin', cute kid too, Bub
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: 57" Character Osage
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2012, 04:41:30 pm »
Sweet bow love the character in it.
Rob

Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: 57" Character Osage
« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2012, 04:48:22 pm »
Oooooo..That did turn out nice. I'll take it if you dont want it.................Im talking about the bow by the way...not the baby girl....
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.

Offline beetlebailey1977

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Re: 57" Character Osage
« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2012, 05:30:03 pm »
Looks pretty darn sweet....very nice tiller.  Baby girl is a cutie.
Happy hunting to all!
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Offline Starfire

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Re: 57" Character Osage
« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2012, 05:42:00 pm »
Always amazes me when I see bows like this with holes in them, plus now you have a place to hang it buy LOL!
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Offline dwardo

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Re: 57" Character Osage
« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2012, 06:05:47 pm »
Fin bow and great tiller. Your littlun stole the show though  :laugh:

Offline seabass

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Re: 57" Character Osage
« Reply #13 on: October 28, 2012, 07:21:32 pm »
very nice bow Chris.we have to do a trade some day.i need one of your mollies.get with me.cute kid by the way.
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: 57" Character Osage
« Reply #14 on: October 28, 2012, 07:26:42 pm »
Dude that is sweet, an the little fellah did it all on his own? :o
Great tiller on that tricky stave.
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