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Bikewer

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My First Osage, finished.
« on: April 11, 2007, 03:51:42 pm »
This is only my third bow, and my first osage.   I got the stave from fellow Missouri forumite Steve last fall, and this is how she turned out.
This was an excellent stave for a first-timer; no knots, pins, or defects.  Just a tad undersized, which meant that I had to make the limb tips rather narrow to have the string run centered through the handle.
I shot for a slightly lighter 45# at 28" draw weight than the board bow I made, to make it easier for my advanced age and infirmity ;D.

The bow draws very smoothly, even at the end of the draw.  A sweet shooter, so far.    That snakeskin is a blacksnake, also furnished by Steve.   I used the Knox gelatin method, and it seemed to work just fine.   The ends are wrapped with serving thread and epoxied.
The handle material is a nice bit of Italian leather from one of my wife's old purses.  (Don't worry, she donated it!)



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Offline DanaM

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Re: My First Osage, finished.
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2007, 04:52:46 pm »
Looks real nice, good job, the blake snake is pretty cool also. But wheres the full draw picture?

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Re: My First Osage, finished.
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2007, 05:00:13 pm »
I love the look of that black snakeskin on the orange.  Great job!  But, yeah, some fulldraw pics would be cool.  :)
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Re: My First Osage, finished.
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2007, 05:11:03 pm »
Looks really good. More pics! More pics!
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Offline AndrewS

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Re: My First Osage, finished.
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2007, 05:26:26 pm »
That bow looks cool 8).
Love the black snake on the back :)

And now waiting for more pics ;)
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Offline venisonburger

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Re: My First Osage, finished.
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2007, 08:19:44 pm »
Yea, show us some more pics, she looks like a beauty.
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: My First Osage, finished.
« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2007, 08:46:13 pm »
The snake and handle look great.
Question,  How do you keep a bunch of rednecks in suspense. 
Answear, Only post a couple of pictures of your new bow.   ;D ;D    Justin
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Re: My First Osage, finished.
« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2007, 09:30:52 pm »
Hehe- I have to get my wife to handle the camera!   Maybe tomorrow.
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Re: My First Osage, finished.
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2007, 06:11:56 am »
Very nice,love those black snake skins. :)
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Offline GregB

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Re: My First Osage, finished.
« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2007, 08:55:03 am »
I've been thinking about black snake skins myself, this is the first bow I've seen with them. Looks really good, I'm with Justin though...this redneck wants to see more pics too! ;D
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Re: My First Osage, finished.
« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2007, 11:16:53 am »
Cool looking bow. Snakeskins are alway a great enhancement for a bow. The color on these is awesome. Nice bow. Nice work.
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