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Offline Bob W.

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Bamboo Backed Osage
« on: February 14, 2017, 05:32:46 pm »
Greetings PA. I  recently completed this D/R  66" 57#@28 Bamboo backed Osage with some broadband watersnake skins buffalo tip overlays.   This is my first time working with bamboo and  and boards and was a good learning experience. My first batch of Unibond 800 from 3R was defective and soon as it came off the form it started coming apart at the  glue joints although it did bind in a few areas which stunk, so i had to clean it all up and resand and level everything back up . I got some new Unibond 800 from nelsons and glued it up again. Its not perfect I tried the best I could to build according to Dean Torges Hunting the Bamboo backed Osage bow. She kept a good amount of her reflex after tillering and is a joy to shoot. Any comments are always encouraged thank you for looking.
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Offline Bob W.

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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2017, 05:33:42 pm »
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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2017, 05:43:29 pm »
Nice looking BBO congrats !
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2017, 05:53:23 pm »
Bob man that is one stellar looking bow. Love the skins and finishes and that tiller looks perfecto. Sweet 8)
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Offline Redhand

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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2017, 06:16:48 pm »
Sweet looking bow!
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Offline selfbow joe

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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2017, 08:35:37 pm »
Very nice work!  Really like the skins.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage
« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2017, 08:43:17 pm »
Great looking bow.  Those skins are about my favorite anymore.
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage
« Reply #7 on: February 14, 2017, 09:06:41 pm »
You did a fine job
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Offline JonW

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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage
« Reply #8 on: February 14, 2017, 09:49:47 pm »
You do nice work. Sweet bow.
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Offline BowEd

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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage
« Reply #9 on: February 14, 2017, 10:14:14 pm »
Really nice bow Bob.You went through some trouble to finish this one.Skins are great too.Congrats.I too in the past have used Deans' form and book advice on making D/R BBO bows with success,but I really screwed the pooch on a maple backed cedar once that taught me some more.The BBO's usually ended up around 1 and 3/8" wide for me too.I went to smooth on for my laminates.
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Offline Bob W.

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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage
« Reply #10 on: February 15, 2017, 08:22:53 am »
Thanks for the kind words, coming from you guys means alot
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Offline smoke

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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage
« Reply #11 on: February 15, 2017, 09:06:02 am »
A very impressive bit of work!  Dean would be proud of you!
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Offline sieddy

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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage
« Reply #12 on: February 15, 2017, 09:13:56 am »
Man that baby looks like she was worth the effort and then some!  :D
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Offline Stoner

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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage
« Reply #13 on: February 15, 2017, 10:01:15 am »
As I said on the other site, Great Craftsmanship.  Looking at the braced view. Is the upper limb bending a 1/4" more than the lower? I Have done that according to TBB. John
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Offline Springbuck

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Re: Bamboo Backed Osage
« Reply #14 on: February 15, 2017, 12:45:39 pm »
Excellent. 
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