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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Osage D-bow "Resurrection"
« on: February 22, 2017, 05:43:03 pm »
So I've never named a bow before, but this one really did come back from the dead. That is the stave was cut, thrown on the ground and left there until one day I came happily upon it. Low and behold, it's a shooter!

58" ntn
56# @ 27"
cork handle build up w/ cherry bark wrap
rawhide back (Thanks Bead)
India ink design on the rawhide
wrapped in some sketchy areas with sinew
Ebony overlays (Thanks Greenriver and Outlaw for setting up the trade)

Hope you like :)
"Even as the archer loves the arrow that flies, so too he loves the bow that remains constant in his hands."

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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Osage D-bow "Resurrection"
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2017, 05:43:55 pm »
4 more
"Even as the archer loves the arrow that flies, so too he loves the bow that remains constant in his hands."

Nigerian Proverb

Offline mxalex229

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Re: Osage D-bow "Resurrection"
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2017, 05:55:38 pm »
beautiful work! The small recurves really add to the look of refined simplicity.

Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Osage D-bow "Resurrection"
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2017, 05:59:05 pm »
That's a very nice looking bow.  Great job on the tiller
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Offline Bob Barnes

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Re: Osage D-bow "Resurrection"
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2017, 05:59:57 pm »
that is cool...  8)
Seems like common sense isn't very common any more...

Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Osage D-bow "Resurrection"
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2017, 06:15:09 pm »
Nice !! I like your art work & bend the little retro flip on the tips rely help the shooting quality in those short bendys that's one of my favorites you posted looks like a fun shooter !
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Offline DC

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Re: Osage D-bow "Resurrection"
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2017, 06:17:39 pm »
Good one!

Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Osage D-bow "Resurrection"
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2017, 06:48:35 pm »
Thanks a lot guys. Nice words from good peeps.  :)
"Even as the archer loves the arrow that flies, so too he loves the bow that remains constant in his hands."

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Offline selfbow joe

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Re: Osage D-bow "Resurrection"
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2017, 07:12:13 pm »
Very nice one!

Offline BowEd

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Re: Osage D-bow "Resurrection"
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2017, 07:34:44 pm »
I like the looks of that.Sweeet.Perfect tiller and rest profile.You did the finish work justice too.Congratulations.That's BOM material there.You're getting a real good knack for making those bendy handled retro bent tipped bows.Other bows too I might add.The Resurrection bow!!!!
On to another now I suppose....lol or are you going to enjoy this one awhile...lol.
BowEd
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: Osage D-bow "Resurrection"
« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2017, 08:13:20 pm »
Tiller is spot on.... love the bark handle too. Nice work.
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Offline tattoo dave

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Re: Osage D-bow "Resurrection"
« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2017, 08:20:37 pm »
NICE! I like it. Keep up the good work, and nice save by the way.

Tattoo Dave
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Osage D-bow "Resurrection"
« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2017, 08:31:12 pm »
Great job saving that stave and breathing some life back in it upstate. It would really be neat if you knew who cut it and left it there. Show them what you made from it.
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Offline loon

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Re: Osage D-bow "Resurrection"
« Reply #13 on: February 22, 2017, 08:34:49 pm »
Really cool, even with that arrow rest  >:D (guess it does allow you cleaner arrow flight without getting cut by fletching..)

Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Osage D-bow "Resurrection"
« Reply #14 on: February 22, 2017, 08:42:44 pm »
Bead, couldn't a done it without you.
bjroog, that would be sweet. The owner's of the hedge haven't been there long, so I guess that ship has sailed.
loon, I am a sucker for an arrow rest  O:)

Glad ya'll dig it. :)
"Even as the archer loves the arrow that flies, so too he loves the bow that remains constant in his hands."

Nigerian Proverb