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Offline bubby

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ash & osage
« on: February 03, 2013, 07:06:18 pm »
just a light weight little bow for a kid or my wife deflexed out of the handle, right now I gotta get more bend mid limb it's bending to much in the middle Bub

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Offline Jodocus

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Re: ash & osage
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2013, 07:09:03 pm »
Wow, is this bending in the splice? Sweet curve, interesting looking little bow.
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: ash & osage
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2013, 07:14:11 pm »
Sweeeeeeeet.   Nice job.  good work on the splicing. 
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Offline bow101

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Re: ash & osage
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2013, 07:19:03 pm »
Very clever.. 8)
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: ash & osage
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2013, 07:21:50 pm »
Nice looking bow Bub. Curious choice with the Osage at the tips. I thought the whole point with George's Osage and cedar experiment was to make the tips of a super light wood? Awesome looking combo though!

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Offline bubby

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Re: ash & osage
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2013, 07:46:15 pm »
jon I have some short 'sage I got in a trade, really used it for the color, this was just a quicky little bow to mess with while sinew drys, Bub
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: ash & osage
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2013, 12:45:49 am »
I like that bow bub . Update this post with some more pics of finish and full draw when your done, I'd like to see more.
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: ash & osage
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2013, 11:12:26 am »
Nice job! Really intriguing the way a second wood can be spliced in.
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Offline Ozzy

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Re: ash & osage
« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2013, 12:24:31 pm »
Really liking this one
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Offline coaster500

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Re: ash & osage
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2013, 01:22:23 pm »
I don't think I've ever seen a splice in the working part of a limb before.....  Pretty cool Bubby :)

Sweet little curve!!!
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Re: ash & osage
« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2013, 02:24:49 pm »
nice curves here and very clean joints you made here
don't shure if I have understand it right: do you plan to sinew it?
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Offline bubby

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Re: ash & osage
« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2013, 02:49:51 pm »
no, no sinew, i'm waiting on my ishi bow, that's the one with sinew, I may have to add a belly lam on this one as it's just bending to much in the middle
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Offline RyanY

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Re: ash & osage
« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2013, 02:54:26 pm »
Very cool. Osage bends so easily that this would be a good idea for woods that aren't as compliant. I'd need to work on the cleanliness of my splices before attempting that. Thanks for sharing!

Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: ash & osage
« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2013, 03:07:30 pm »
no, no sinew, i'm waiting on my ishi bow, that's the one with sinew, I may have to add a belly lam on this one as it's just bending to much in the middle

Heck yah bub, use osage so it matches your spliced in tips.
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Offline darwin

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Re: ash & osage
« Reply #14 on: February 04, 2013, 03:20:49 pm »
its really cool, but i got to ask whats to keep it from blowing right at the glue line?