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Offline PAHunter

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My First Osage Orange Bow!
« on: April 19, 2012, 06:28:14 pm »
When I was a kid…
It all started six months ago when my uncle teased me about my high tech bow and explained how they made their own bows when he was a kid.  That day I set a goal to make a bow I can hunt with.  Well six months and six bows later I have finally accomplished that!

The Bow
This is my first Osage Orange bow and came out at 53@28.  It has padauk tip overlays and is 64 inches nock to nock. 

Thank you all so much!
You guys are great and are true craftsman and artists.  So many people to thank that helped along the way.  The generosity of this community still overwhelms me and is deeply appreciated! 

Chris, let’s take down some deer with our padauk tipped Osage this year!

Time to Shoot!!!  ;D  ;D  :P













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Rob - Wexford, PA

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Re: My First Osage Orange Bow!
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2012, 06:30:13 pm »
Very nice!  I am also working on an Osage bow with Padauk tip overlays!  Yours looks great, good luck with your upcoming hunting season! :)
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: My First Osage Orange Bow!
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2012, 06:31:48 pm »
Looks good. What your uncle say now? >:D
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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: My First Osage Orange Bow!
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2012, 06:34:02 pm »
looks like it turned out real nice! good job- Ryan
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Offline half eye

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Re: My First Osage Orange Bow!
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2012, 06:35:57 pm »
53# and stone head....hell man, that's gonna get ya so high you wont never come down. Took my first stone deer with a real small osage and stone head up here in Michigan last year....it's a RUSH 8)
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Re: My First Osage Orange Bow!
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2012, 06:44:08 pm »
@Josh thanks man, can't wait to see yours!  best of luck!
@Bevan he's been on the road and has not yet seen my bows.  He should be back soon so it will be a proud day when I show them off.  He helped me cut the hickory log for my first bow before he left.
@Ryan thanks man, it's appreciated!
@Rich I can't wait!!  I created the primitive arrow but the stone point was a gift.  That's next on my to do list.
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Thanks,
Rob - Wexford, PA

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Re: My First Osage Orange Bow!
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2012, 06:46:48 pm »
good lookin bow. rv
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: My First Osage Orange Bow!
« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2012, 06:48:44 pm »
Looks like one sharp meat maker  ;D  Good luck with it this fall.
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Re: My First Osage Orange Bow!
« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2012, 06:53:05 pm »
Some progress pics:





















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Thanks,
Rob - Wexford, PA

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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: My First Osage Orange Bow!
« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2012, 06:56:54 pm »
Nice! The first osage bow is something special on its own level. Long live the king!!
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Re: My First Osage Orange Bow!
« Reply #10 on: April 19, 2012, 07:25:19 pm »
I like the "No Photos Please" tshirt. :)
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Re: My First Osage Orange Bow!
« Reply #11 on: April 19, 2012, 07:25:50 pm »
The look on your face in the last pic of your first post pretty much sums it all up :)  That's a hell of a bow - nice curves, and cool tip overlays.  I like how you shaped them!
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Offline Adam

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Re: My First Osage Orange Bow!
« Reply #12 on: April 19, 2012, 07:37:23 pm »
Congrats!  That's definitely one to be proud of.
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Offline PAHunter

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Re: My First Osage Orange Bow!
« Reply #13 on: April 19, 2012, 07:48:40 pm »
@brooktooth thanks!
@osage outlaw thanks man, the plan is to definitely put some brown down!
@PearlDrums Long live the king indeed!
@Josh  :P
@Cameroo thanks much!  I put a lot of work into the tips because it's an area i struggled with.  I'm very happy with the result as well.
@Adam thanks much!
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: My First Osage Orange Bow!
« Reply #14 on: April 19, 2012, 08:10:37 pm »
Good job, PA! Fine piece of yella wood ya got there. Shaped up real nice.....REAL nice. OH....did I mention those tips?...OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH!
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