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blackhawk

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Knotty Osage Bow
« on: July 29, 2012, 08:42:52 pm »
Heres a knotty belly split from 16 year old seasoned osage I started on back at marshall over on memorial day. I had chased a ring and got it floor tillered out when i was up there. All it took was two more hours to be winging arrows with it friday eve. Turned out 60"ntn,slight bendy,at least mid 60's or more at 26"(i never used a tree or weighed it,just went by feel as i tillered),18.8 ounces mass weight,three small holes,and assymetrical by almost 3". It was the only way to lay it out best and still keep some length because of the knots. I never put any heat to it at all. Just au'natural and made a bow the way it was.
















thanks for looking  ;)
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Offline Bryce

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Re: Knotty Osage Bow
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2012, 08:56:44 pm »
Very nice!
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Re: Knotty Osage Bow
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2012, 08:57:05 pm »
That looks just like what I expected. Good job pulling a bow from that stave.
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Knotty Osage Bow
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2012, 09:02:18 pm »
Great work on that one.  Nice example of how osage can bend through knots.  Love the full draw shot, tiller looks perfect to me.

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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Knotty Osage Bow
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2012, 09:02:58 pm »
You sure know how to find a bow in a junk piece of wood.  Great job on that one. 
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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: Knotty Osage Bow
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2012, 09:06:26 pm »
Thats amazing.  You can work a knotty piece of wood with the best of them!
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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: Knotty Osage Bow
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2012, 09:11:02 pm »
great looking bow! i love it!
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Offline BowEd

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Re: Knotty Osage Bow
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2012, 09:14:07 pm »
Great looking bow from a challenging piece of wood.I'd rather not heat any of my bows either.At least that one layed right for you from a sideview profile.
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Offline RyanY

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Re: Knotty Osage Bow
« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2012, 09:47:38 pm »
Awesome bow man. Your work is really inspiring. Great variety and well made.
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Offline coaster500

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Re: Knotty Osage Bow
« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2012, 09:55:31 pm »
Hawkman!!!!  That is about as cool a stick as I've seen :)
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blackhawk

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Re: Knotty Osage Bow
« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2012, 10:04:57 pm »
thanks bryce

thanks pearlie...you can shoot it this comin weekend as you know  ;)

thanks george...you know osage is king,and another reason why  :)

thanks clint....doesnt look like junk to me  ;)

thanks howard...i do my best and try...sometimes ;)

thanks ryan...this looks like one of your bows huh?  ;)

thanks beadman...i will heat some staves,but staves like this is usually asking for trouble so i decided against it and think it was the wiser decision

thanks ryoon....glad i inspire someone out there  :D

thanks kip....stick describes it well  :)
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Offline Fred Arnold

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Re: Knotty Osage Bow
« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2012, 10:14:10 pm »
Awesome work. Did you drill all of the knots out and when drilling them do you use anything to coat the inside of the vacancy?
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: Knotty Osage Bow
« Reply #12 on: July 29, 2012, 10:21:59 pm »
Oooohhhhh yeah!! :P  Nice job Blackhawk!!
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Re: Knotty Osage Bow
« Reply #13 on: July 29, 2012, 10:44:50 pm »
Another nice one, Chris.  I like it.
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Offline Buckeye Guy

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Re: Knotty Osage Bow
« Reply #14 on: July 29, 2012, 11:35:03 pm »
Good job !!
Wish I could shoot it this weekend ,oh well
You folks have fun up there !!
Maybe next year you can stop and get me so I can have fun up there too !
Take care and I will see the rest of you Michiganders at GLLI !!
Then I will rest up for Flint Ridge ,will I see ya there Chris !
Have fun
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