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Offline Dvshunter

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Phoenix Osage Selfbow
« on: June 29, 2013, 11:52:45 am »
  I started this bow for Pearl awhile ago and had everything going good. I was almost finished shooting it in and was pretty happy with it. I added some overlays and was shooting it in when the bottom tip overlay of wenge and padauk split on me and the string basically split the bottom limb in two pieces by shearing off a layer of a growth ring. That's what I get for being stubborn.
  Anyway, I brought the broken bow to the classic to burn side by side with the bow Pearlie broke that was going to be mine. When I brought it down to the sheds I was showing it to a few people and Will told be it would be fine to glue it back together. He explained it to me and it made sense so back to Missouri it came after being ten feet from the fire pit.
 I brought it back home and glued it back together with tb3. Then I ground off the soft overlays and replaced them with whitetail antler. That shortened the bow a bit, but it got it back to shooting. I don't want to send any junk off to someone so this one is staying here with me and I have started another one for Pearlie. I call this one "Phoenix" and it finished 58@26 and is 58in. ntn. The skins are black snake and the leather for the handle is the same upholstery leather I got from a friend laced up with some hemp cordage. The rest and strikeplate are the same leather.























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Offline BowSlayer

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Re: Phoenix Osage Selfbow
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2013, 11:57:08 am »
" I don't want to send any junk off to someone"

That aint Junk! thats a fine bow and i would love to have it in my ever growing collection. Good work!
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Offline Dvshunter

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Re: Phoenix Osage Selfbow
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Offline Dvshunter

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Re: Phoenix Osage Selfbow
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2013, 11:59:27 am »


And the full draw.
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Offline Youngboyer2(billyf)

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Re: Phoenix Osage Selfbow
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2013, 12:06:49 pm »
That's a great save and an awesome bow!
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Re: Phoenix Osage Selfbow
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2013, 12:08:20 pm »
Ehemm...."I told ya so"   8) :laugh: ...aka "the jerk".... lol  ;D

Sorry ...a jerk just can't help himself n keep his lips shut.... :laugh:

Shoot the snot out of it ;) turned out nice still :D
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Offline smoke

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Re: Phoenix Osage Selfbow
« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2013, 12:08:27 pm »
REALLLLLY nice work!!!!!
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Offline dwardo

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Re: Phoenix Osage Selfbow
« Reply #7 on: June 29, 2013, 12:14:07 pm »
Yup looks like junk to me. Send it over the pond to me and I promise I will burn it for you  O:)
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: Phoenix Osage Selfbow
« Reply #8 on: June 29, 2013, 12:30:15 pm »
That is a sweet lookin yella stick. I bet Pearlie wouldn't mind getting it, even though it is a salvage job, cause that is one sweet bow.
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Offline missilemaster

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Re: Phoenix Osage Selfbow
« Reply #9 on: June 29, 2013, 01:18:21 pm »
Beautiful bow! Great finish work as usual. I've got a R/D selfbow that I'm putting the finishing touches on that has a similar profile to yours, its a great little shooter, bet yours is too!
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Offline rps3

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Re: Phoenix Osage Selfbow
« Reply #10 on: June 29, 2013, 02:15:32 pm »
Sounds like a well deserved name, and a beauty of a bow to boot.
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Phoenix Osage Selfbow
« Reply #11 on: June 29, 2013, 03:06:24 pm »
Nice save. Well named! I love the deflex reflex design in a stave bow.  That is a sweet one.  8)
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Offline 4dog

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Re: Phoenix Osage Selfbow
« Reply #12 on: June 29, 2013, 03:09:44 pm »
What snake skinned this bow ? I love that ya saved it.
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: Phoenix Osage Selfbow
« Reply #13 on: June 29, 2013, 06:00:19 pm »
Beautiful bow buddy really nice work. Love everything about it.   Danny
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Phoenix Osage Selfbow
« Reply #14 on: June 29, 2013, 06:09:33 pm »
Don't see no junk there that is a sweet looking bow would have been a real shame to have burned something like that.
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