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Offline wizardgoat

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Osage Plains Bow
« on: October 17, 2015, 01:43:03 am »
Hey guys, nothing really crazy here, but I thought I'd share it anyways.
I finished her up and took some photos at my wives grandparents property.
Its my first plains style bow, and I did my best to replicate a Comanche bow from the encyclopedias.
It had a natural deflex, so a quick set back handle bend with the heat gun and the profile was there.
I used the ol vinegar steel wool dye, and finished with shellac.
Horse hair tied on with sinew.
41" ntn, 37# @ 20" , I made a set of little cedar arrows and they fly like darts.
Cheers thanks for lookin

















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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Osage Plains Bow
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2015, 03:30:56 am »
Cool little bow, bet it still packs a punch :).
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Re: Osage Plains Bow
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2015, 04:57:46 am »
awesome bow! now ya need a quiver and bow case. ;) Tony
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Offline bowandarrow473

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Re: Osage Plains Bow
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2015, 05:51:23 am »
Nice!!
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Offline neuse

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Re: Osage Plains Bow
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2015, 06:57:34 am »
Very nice.

What type of cedar did you use for arrows, any pictures?
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Offline redhawk55

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Re: Osage Plains Bow
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2015, 07:00:18 am »
Well done bow! I' m always impressed by guys making such shorties, you've to have a lot of tillering- experience.
Those Native American shorties are such effective!
Michael
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blackhawk

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Re: Osage Plains Bow
« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2015, 07:44:20 am »
Nice lil bend!!! :)
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Osage Plains Bow
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2015, 08:22:31 am »
Cool little bow goat.
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Offline bushboy

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Re: Osage Plains Bow
« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2015, 10:25:20 am »
Cool little bow!looks fun to shoot!
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: Osage Plains Bow
« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2015, 11:06:03 am »
noice!
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Offline PlanB

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Re: Osage Plains Bow
« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2015, 12:23:45 pm »
41", holy cow! That's something. Great bend. Puts things in perspective about what bows are to me.
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Offline bubby

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Re: Osage Plains Bow
« Reply #11 on: October 17, 2015, 12:37:16 pm »
Cool little bow Ryan
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Offline GB

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Re: Osage Plains Bow
« Reply #12 on: October 17, 2015, 06:16:14 pm »
Lovely bend on that little stick.  Love the finish, too.
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: Osage Plains Bow
« Reply #13 on: October 17, 2015, 08:14:49 pm »
Thanks guys!
Arrows are POC, I didn't take any photos of them, I don't spend much time on arrows, they are always a rush job. Just needed some smaller arrows to shoot out of some smaller bows in the works.
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Osage Plains Bow
« Reply #14 on: October 18, 2015, 11:51:51 am »
Great little bow Ryan
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