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Offline NOMADIC PIRATE

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Finished new Osage Hunting Bow
« on: September 28, 2015, 06:03:18 pm »
Well, the plan was to make a take down bow, however after I fitted the limbs into the sleeves and went to put the bow together it became immediately evident that the unit wasn't gonna work, it was so tight that I had to literally hammer it to get them to slide in, and that was the end of the take down dream   :( :( :( :( this bow will never come apart again  ;D ;D

Bowyer rust is very evident in this bow but I choose not to dwell on the negatives but rather focus on the positives.

I have a new hunting bow that shoots real nice and it's dead in the hand ( sure the metal sleeves help that  ;D )

On this bow I departed from my usual thick oval transitioning to D crosssection and made a full flatbow, it's probably a bit overbuilt since it took virtually no set.

The 64 1/4" ntn bow came out a bit under weight at 60 # at 28"

I kept 1/8" positive tiller on the assymetric limbs

Backed the bow with deer rawhide and I think the zebrawood overlays look good with this combo.

Since it's impossible to hide the transition from the metal sleeves to the wood I dressed the ends of the grip with Beaver pelt.

in the end I'm very happy with this bow.























I have to go get my daughter from school,...full draw and more pictures to come  ;D ;D ;D



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Offline Fred Arnold

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Re: Finished new Osage Hunting Bow
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2015, 06:52:19 pm »
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Offline mullet

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Re: Finished new Osage Hunting Bow
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2015, 07:07:29 pm »
Looks like a good one, Manny. Glad to see you back at it.
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Offline soy

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Re: Finished new Osage Hunting Bow
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2015, 08:01:43 pm »
Very nice! Can't wait to see the fd shot on that one ;)
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Offline bowandarrow473

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Re: Finished new Osage Hunting Bow
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2015, 08:28:32 pm »
Very pretty bow, I like it.
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Offline briarjumper12

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Re: Finished new Osage Hunting Bow
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2015, 09:06:42 pm »
I like that bow very much. Great work
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Finished new Osage Hunting Bow
« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2015, 10:52:43 pm »
Nice looking bow.  Good job on it
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Finished new Osage Hunting Bow
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2015, 11:38:10 pm »
She looks nice, Manny. Glad to see you back at it.
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Finished new Osage Hunting Bow
« Reply #8 on: September 29, 2015, 05:58:32 am »
Good looking bow, ya you have to really work to get the take down sleeves to work like that are suppose to.  :) They can be a real pain. Good to see ya back at it. :)
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Finished new Osage Hunting Bow
« Reply #9 on: September 29, 2015, 07:30:09 am »
Very nice bow. Good to see you making them again. Jawge
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Offline Will B

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Re: Finished new Osage Hunting Bow
« Reply #10 on: September 29, 2015, 08:17:53 am »
Very nice bow.  I love those tip overlays.  Great job!
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Offline Dvshunter

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Re: Finished new Osage Hunting Bow
« Reply #11 on: September 29, 2015, 09:07:22 pm »
Thats a sweet bow. Too bad the takedown didnt work out but the grip looks good to me.
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Offline NOMADIC PIRATE

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Re: Finished new Osage Hunting Bow
« Reply #12 on: September 29, 2015, 10:11:38 pm »
Thanks All  ;)

Been raining for 2 days, will try again tomorrow to get Full Draw pictures
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Offline simson

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Re: Finished new Osage Hunting Bow
« Reply #13 on: September 30, 2015, 02:44:26 pm »
Glad seeing you back on bow making!  :)
Cool hunting bow, I've expected guava when I saw your name ...
Good luck hog hunting.
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Offline jimmy

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Re: Finished new Osage Hunting Bow
« Reply #14 on: October 01, 2015, 09:30:25 am »
Is there a reason why you backed it?  Just curious.  Osage can handle a lot of stress without it.
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