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Offline RG

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Re: First Osage character bow build along
« Reply #105 on: March 15, 2007, 10:31:00 pm »
Always use true oil on mine
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Re: First Osage character bow build along
« Reply #106 on: March 15, 2007, 11:00:26 pm »
Bob, it always worked on my other bows, do you think it was the wood? Is Osage an oily wood?
       Sean
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Offline Coo-wah-chobee

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« Reply #107 on: March 15, 2007, 11:07:25 pm »
............Sean...............yes 'sage is an oily wood, that may be why varnish is taking so long to dry....varnish takes a long time any way.........if its humid where its drying .......look out, will stay "tacky" for what seems forever, Luvs dust too :'(.......bob
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Re: First Osage character bow build along
« Reply #108 on: March 16, 2007, 11:02:55 am »
Might just be a bad can of varnish, could have gotten frozen or something. I've used Helmsman spray spar urathane on osage with no problems, it dried really quickly.
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« Reply #109 on: March 16, 2007, 11:06:12 am »
Tru Oil user here. Takes about 20 minutes for a coat to dry. I usually put on 6 coats with light 0000 steel wooling between the last couple of coats.

Been waiting to see finished pics of this bow Sean. Liek waiting for your first child to be born  ;)
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Re: First Osage character bow build along
« Reply #110 on: March 16, 2007, 11:15:28 am »
Would I be able to get tru oil from Bass Pro Shops?
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Re: First Osage character bow build along
« Reply #111 on: March 16, 2007, 11:48:20 am »
Wal-mart usually has little bottles of tru-oil in the sporting goods deparment, look where they have the gun stuff.
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Re: First Osage character bow build along
« Reply #112 on: March 16, 2007, 11:54:14 am »
3 Rivers has it, suspense is killin us old geezers Sean

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Re: First Osage character bow build along
« Reply #113 on: March 16, 2007, 02:07:37 pm »
I'll probably look at Wal-Mart as soon as I can.
Dana, you think it's killing you? I'm the one who has been working on it. ;D ;)
      Sean
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Re: First Osage character bow build along
« Reply #114 on: March 17, 2007, 02:53:14 pm »
I'll just post the finished bow in the next 2-3 days.
       Sean
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« Reply #115 on: March 18, 2007, 12:22:35 am »
Just read the whole thread. One of the best I've read in a while too. Nice job Sean. ;D
Cant wait to see the finished bow.
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Re: First Osage character bow build along
« Reply #116 on: March 18, 2007, 09:42:47 am »
Well, the final coat of finish is dry. I'll work some more on it today if possible, most likely finishing it up.
       Sean
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Re: First Osage character bow build along
« Reply #117 on: March 18, 2007, 12:51:06 pm »
Sean ,looks great at full draw - good job,can't wait for finished pics.
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« Reply #118 on: March 18, 2007, 07:35:10 pm »
All right, the arrow rest is drying and we are going to church tonight, so I'll post it all finished up tomorrow.
      Sean
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Re: First Osage character bow build along
« Reply #119 on: March 19, 2007, 01:48:45 pm »
I finally finished it, sorry it has taken so long! This stave was given to me by Mickey Lotz at last years Mojam, Thanks again Mickey! The bow came out at 43lb.@23", 61"ntn. The extra length keeps string angle low, making the draw nice and smooth. The tips are the narrowest I've made to date, being just barely over 1/4". It's a very fast bow and I'm really happy with it.  I didn't want cover up the handle because of the nice colors in it, so I left the handle wrap off. The bow is about 1 1/4" wide for most of the limb (although with all the knots, it's not very uniform). I counted 8 knots in all. I will be shooting this bow a lot. It started out with 1/2 reflex and set is at about 1/4-1/2" after bracing and shooting.
      Sean

P.S. Yes those are Osage trees in the backround of the pictures.

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