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Offline Sabanim

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Short osage Recurve
« on: August 05, 2007, 06:41:32 pm »
Hi everyone
Here's a short Osage recurve I just finished. It's 58 inches long NTN and 42# @ 26".
It's 1-3/4" inches wide for about 2/3 the length of the limbs and then tapers to 1/2" tips.
The bottom limb has a worm hole all the way through it at one point but it seems to be holding up.
It has a pair of snake skins glued on to dress it up. Shoots around 148FPS through the chrono.
Had my friend draw it so I could take the picture. It shoots right where you point it. ;D


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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2007, 06:58:23 pm »
Nice looking bow.  That little grub hole would have scared me away.  Justin
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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2007, 07:02:35 pm »
That's a fine looking bow ;)
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2007, 07:20:15 pm »

nice bow! can hardly believe the wormhole...osage is such a extraordinary wood!
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Offline jpitts

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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2007, 07:46:00 pm »
Nice bow. That osage is something ain't it
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Offline Jbell

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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #5 on: August 05, 2007, 10:50:30 pm »
Congratulations, nice bow. I have a Maple bow I had been working on that has quite a few grub holes like that. It is sitting in the corner of my shop now. Glad to see yours made it, I don't think mine will.
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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2007, 08:05:21 am »
looks real good.
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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2007, 08:42:57 am »
Good job on a challenging bow! ;)
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Offline Woodland Roamer

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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2007, 09:23:36 am »
Really nice looking bow Sabanim. What kind of snake skins are those?

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Offline Sabanim

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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #9 on: August 06, 2007, 09:37:27 am »
Thanks Everyone

Yeap...gotta love the yellow wood!!! It's amazing stuff!

Alan...the skins are off a couple rattlesnakes that I killed here in Alabama last year.

Bill
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Offline OldBow

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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #10 on: August 07, 2007, 12:36:01 pm »
I am always more impressed the shorter the bow. Quite the challenge - this one is a beauty. 
I'd love to use it on all the whitetails in my flower gardens.  Got your fine bow set up for August Self Bow of the Month.
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Offline snedeker

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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #11 on: August 07, 2007, 01:19:55 pm »
really gorgeous profile on that.  Bravo.

Dave
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #12 on: August 07, 2007, 01:27:52 pm »
Very sweet short bow.Tiller looks good and the worm hole adds a lot of character.Good job.148
fps is quick for that kind of weight and draw length,very impressive. :)
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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #13 on: August 07, 2007, 01:52:48 pm »
great looking bow. would it be possible to see an unstrung side profile?
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Offline Sabanim

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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #14 on: August 07, 2007, 06:52:00 pm »
Hey Guys
Thanks for the compliments Pappy. I was pretty happy with the performance.
I didn't think it would shoot as fast as it did. I've been on a roll lately with some good shooters.

I'll try to take a unstrung side profile picture and post it tomorrow Finnish native
I'm at work right now so it will have to wait till then.
Thanks again
Bill
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