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Offline Pat B

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osage ELB
« on: November 16, 2008, 05:22:41 pm »
This is a bow I built for a SCA group to be raffled off to make money for their group. It is 71 1/2"n/n and 75" t/t and pulls 45#@28". 1 3/16" for the center 20" and tapering to 1/2" tips. Thin ringed osage with a little squiggle at the upper tip. The horn nocks are made from cow horn(Justin's I think) and the handle wrap is hemp cord. I still have to set the handle wrap in glue...and a "floppy" rest for comfort.  I've shot about 50 or more arrows through her and plan to shoot at least 50 more before sending her off. She shoots quite well with a little hand shock but only holds very little set.

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Re: osage ELB
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2008, 05:35:29 pm »
Nice Bow Pat......... nice and simple and deadly..thats all they need to be....... ;) One question though....what did that poor Tree do to you???? You got it all Eyebolted down so it cant go anywhere........... >:D  I aint no Tree Hugger....but that looks like abuse to me......... ;D O:)
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Re: osage ELB
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2008, 05:41:09 pm »
cloths line! ;D  O:)  ;)
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Re: osage ELB
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2008, 06:05:01 pm »
I like it..!!! ;)
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Re: osage ELB
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2008, 06:19:03 pm »
  Nice Pat, taking a liking to the elbs myself lately. Steve
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Re: osage ELB
« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2008, 06:30:22 pm »
Very nice bow Pat and very generous of you also :)

Haven't tried an ELB yet but its on my to do list.

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Re: osage ELB
« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2008, 06:38:15 pm »
Thanks David and others.
    Steve, I've done about 5 or 6 ELB style bows and they shoot the most accuratly of all my bows. I guess it's the length. 
Thanks Dana, you need to try one.
   Below are a few pics of the cow horn nocks. I seem to be getting better at making them. I'm not sure if that is a good thing or not.  ;D

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Re: osage ELB
« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2008, 07:11:41 pm »
I am just not good at fitting the horn nocks right for some reason, My transition never comes out good. Yours look very good. Steve
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Re: osage ELB
« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2008, 07:34:52 pm »
Pat at least their on in the right direction eh ::) :P ;)
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Re: osage ELB
« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2008, 07:40:00 pm »
Nice work Pat.
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Re: osage ELB
« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2008, 08:42:57 pm »
I like it Pat.Nice clean lines,pretty arc,and I like the cow horn tips. Good work!!!.   God Bless
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Re: osage ELB
« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2008, 08:44:49 pm »
Steve, the first few sets were terrible. I spent more time on them than I did the bows. ::) This set came out pretty good. I drilled out the center first with a reshaped spade bit then fitted them to a 1/2" dowel with a matching taper and shaped them so the transition area was pretty thin. Then installed them on the bow and added the thread wrap to make the transition a bit easier.
  Thanks for reminding me Dana. ::)  Since that bow I always at least double check. ;D  I saw that bow last spring on the raffle table at the Hickory NC shoot. The horn (antler) nocks on it were still pointing back. ;)
   Thanks, slr and Pete.      Pat
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Re: osage ELB
« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2008, 09:33:30 pm »
Very nice, love the tips.
May I suggest and it's only a suggestion. Try using hot pure bees wax on the hemp wrap, soak it in real good.
It seems to set up really stiff and doesn't get sticky.
Again nice.

Don
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Re: osage ELB
« Reply #13 on: November 16, 2008, 10:45:31 pm »
Very nice Pat.  You could get another 3 or 4 inches of draw length with that length of bow
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Re: osage ELB
« Reply #14 on: November 16, 2008, 11:03:47 pm »
Very nice Pat. Love the tips!!

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