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Offline gmc

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Osage Sapling Bow
« on: May 31, 2010, 12:49:50 pm »
I just finished this up over the weekend and thought since I hadn't posted anything lately I'd take a few pictures. This bow is from a Osage sapling that I cut a few months ago. This piece of wood was a ring-chasing nightmare, I actually had to drop three rings to get it done, unbelievable.

This little creek I've been known to travel early on Sunday mornings with a cup of coffee in my hand. If I have a bow to take pictures of this is where it happens.

Hope everyone is having a nice long weekend.

Here is some information on the bow:
56'' NTN
1.25 wide at the widest
Tips are 3/8 wide, flipped
The handle is linen sealed in shelac
Draw weight is 46 lbs. @ 28
You can probally find .5 inch of set if you look hard enough











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Offline Josh

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Re: Osage Sapling Bow
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2010, 01:15:01 pm »
Wow that turned out beautiful!!!  I really like the knots on the belly side and half an inch of set from a 56" bow is pretty awesome in my book.  All around great job man! 
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Offline ken75

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Re: Osage Sapling Bow
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2010, 01:16:30 pm »
dang nice bow , and the creek is a beauty !! i'm likein the bendy handle bows more and more
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Offline aero86

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Re: Osage Sapling Bow
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2010, 01:32:04 pm »
nice bow and beautiful creek.  id walk down it with a quiver of arrows and a bow.  just because
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Offline Bullitt

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Re: Osage Sapling Bow
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2010, 04:51:25 pm »
Another SWEET Sapling! Great job gmc!

Looks like the size of creek behind my house! Hows the fishing? Any smallmouth?
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Re: Osage Sapling Bow
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2010, 06:52:37 pm »
Great looking bow  :) Thats one of the designs I like the most
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Osage Sapling Bow
« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2010, 06:56:24 pm »
Very cool, well tillered little osage pole bow. This is my favorite style of bow!  8)
   If you cut the wood yourself and take precautions while drying you can use the sapwood right under the bark as your back. You'll be surprised at the bows you can make using osage sapwood and heartwood and especially in a pole bow style. I have a 2" to 3" osage pole that Yazoo gave me at the TN Classic. I sawed it in half, lengthwise, added spacer between the two halves and wrapped them together until they dry. The spacers allow plenty of airflow and wrapping them together should insure no twisting and no excessive backset. On the last pole stave I split each half twisted a bit but also drew into about 6" of backset. A bit too much. IMO  I can always add backset later after the staves cure.
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Offline Dauntless

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Re: Osage Sapling Bow
« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2010, 08:35:33 pm »
It's always nice to see your bows GMC.  This one is just fantastic.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Osage Sapling Bow
« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2010, 09:35:16 pm »
gmc, awesome bow with a great tiller. Jawge
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Re: Osage Sapling Bow
« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2010, 10:06:07 pm »
That's so the kind 8)
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Re: Osage Sapling Bow
« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2010, 08:19:26 am »
Oh, yeah-sweeeet little bow.
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Osage Sapling Bow
« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2010, 09:37:37 am »
Really nice bow; nice pictures, too!
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Re: Osage Sapling Bow
« Reply #12 on: June 01, 2010, 10:43:34 am »
Sweet,very nice work. Thats a beauty. :)
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Re: Osage Sapling Bow
« Reply #13 on: June 01, 2010, 11:24:14 am »
Nice and primitive, fine work for sure.
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Offline Okie

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Re: Osage Sapling Bow
« Reply #14 on: June 01, 2010, 12:29:06 pm »
Wow, very nice!
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