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Offline DanaM

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Re: Shorty Osage Flat Bow (lots of pics)
« Reply #15 on: April 15, 2009, 07:42:01 am »
Been looking forward to seeing this one done Rick, I'm duly impressed and hope ya let me shoot it :)
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Offline GregB

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Re: Shorty Osage Flat Bow (lots of pics)
« Reply #16 on: April 15, 2009, 08:10:16 am »
Now that bow is a great accomplishment with a lot of work involved! Very nice! I worked a little with dogbane and know it is very time consuming, especially to get enough for a handle, which turned out sweet by the way! Never did a sinew string, looks like it's doing the job it was intended for. Great tiller and artwork on the bow! Very impressive all around! Hope to see it at the Classic! ;)
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Offline Staver

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« Reply #17 on: April 15, 2009, 08:27:42 am »
That bow is what everybody else said 8)  Great work!  Joe H
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Offline TRACY

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« Reply #18 on: April 15, 2009, 09:14:04 am »
Excellent all around! I really like the way you tillered it and got all of it bending in unison.
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Offline Ryano

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Re: Shorty Osage Flat Bow (lots of pics)
« Reply #19 on: April 15, 2009, 09:49:48 am »
That's a cool looking very primitive little bow. Looks like the string angles are right at 90 degree's at your draw length and probably starting to stack pretty badly that last inch or so of draw....? The tiller looks spot on and I admire your very "primitive" finnish job on the bow and string, again great job!  8)
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Offline brownhillboy

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Re: Shorty Osage Flat Bow (lots of pics)
« Reply #20 on: April 15, 2009, 03:39:13 pm »
Very cool bow and I really like the art work!  Tiller is excellent too!  Great job!
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« Reply #21 on: April 15, 2009, 05:04:01 pm »
Very Nice, I like it alot!
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Offline Kent D.

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« Reply #22 on: April 15, 2009, 05:15:33 pm »
Great job.  Bow looks great.
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Offline cracker

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« Reply #23 on: April 15, 2009, 06:27:43 pm »
Great lookin piece of work.Very well done.Ron
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Offline John K

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« Reply #24 on: April 15, 2009, 06:32:33 pm »
Not much i can add that hasn't already been said.......Great bow !!
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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« Reply #25 on: April 15, 2009, 06:53:59 pm »
Outstanding work! Jawge
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Offline PeteC

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Re: Shorty Osage Flat Bow (lots of pics)
« Reply #26 on: April 15, 2009, 09:49:44 pm »
That's an excellent bow!!!All your detail work is wonderful.Like everybody else said;great job. God Bless
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Offline ricktrojanowski

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Re: Shorty Osage Flat Bow (lots of pics)
« Reply #27 on: April 15, 2009, 10:32:44 pm »
Dana- You're more than welcome to shoot it.  I know it will be safe, you have a short draw like me.
Greg B-  I'll be bringing it to Pappy's.  I figured it would be bad karma not to bring a Osage bow to Pappy's shoot.  The sinew string was pretty easy because of the long backstraps I used.  You should give it a go.  If I can manage it anyone can, and it is much easier and quicker than dogbane or milkweed.
Ryano-  It does get pretty hard the last inch or so. It definitely doesn't want to go past 26" 
Thankyou to everyone else for the compliments.
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Offline Woodland Roamer

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Re: Shorty Osage Flat Bow (lots of pics)
« Reply #28 on: April 15, 2009, 11:17:23 pm »
That's a really great little primitive bow! The art work is nice and the tiller and the handle and the sinew string.......it's all nice!

Alan
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Offline jamie

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Re: Shorty Osage Flat Bow (lots of pics)
« Reply #29 on: April 16, 2009, 06:02:45 am »
dude that one may end up dissappearing out of your truck next time. great job. i cant believe you can draw a 50 inch bow with those orangatan arms ;D
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