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Offline Bryce

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Re: Osage hunting bow 80#/28"
« Reply #30 on: December 01, 2012, 03:55:28 pm »
Quote from: adb on December 01, 2012, 02:56:55 pm
Quote from: Bryce (Pinecone) on December 01, 2012, 02:54:14 pm
You can take moose and elk with lower weight. 45-50 is just fine.

Yes... I know. I'm just asking what he had in mind for the weight.

He's gonna use blunts during a zombie invasion. HAMMER TIME!
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Re: Osage hunting bow 80#/28"
« Reply #31 on: December 01, 2012, 05:37:48 pm »
 ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Osage hunting bow 80#/28"
« Reply #32 on: December 01, 2012, 08:11:49 pm »
That is a very nice bow.
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Re: Osage hunting bow 80#/28"
« Reply #33 on: December 02, 2012, 02:31:15 am »
I will never get tired of looking at your bows Simson.  Absolutely beautiful.  I would like to have an 80 pounder hanging on the wall.  I would shoot it just often enough to keep my 55-60# hunting bows feeling like 40# target bows. 
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Re: Osage hunting bow 80#/28"
« Reply #34 on: December 02, 2012, 05:04:52 am »
That's one heck of a bow; really nice!!!
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Re: Osage hunting bow 80#/28"
« Reply #35 on: December 02, 2012, 05:14:11 am »
Thanks guys!

will try to answer some questions
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Re: Osage hunting bow 80#/28"
« Reply #36 on: December 02, 2012, 05:18:23 am »
Quote from: Will H on December 01, 2012, 08:22:43 am
Oh my, that is a beautiful bow! Was the wood that dark when you made it or did you take the pics some time after? Also I really like the look of the longer fades. Reminds me of the old American longbows of the 30s and 40s. That bow is classic  :o

this bow was about half a year old and in use when I took the pics, but I have osage  with a great variaty in colours.
One very dark one with red stripes. Thank you for your compliments


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Re: Osage hunting bow 80#/28"
« Reply #37 on: December 02, 2012, 05:21:59 am »
Quote from: dragonman on December 01, 2012, 08:59:05 am
thats a beautifull and well made bow,  80#.....you could hunt rhinos with that,,,,or pierce some serious armour....you must be stronger than me

I feel comfortable at 65-75# for target bows and like about 80# on hunting bows (one shot, heavy arrow)

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Re: Osage hunting bow 80#/28"
« Reply #38 on: December 02, 2012, 05:26:08 am »
Can't manage to answer to the earlier posts in one single reply  .... so i have to do it in extra replies. Perhaps someone can point me how to do?
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Re: Osage hunting bow 80#/28"
« Reply #39 on: December 02, 2012, 05:30:01 am »
Quote from: richardzane on December 01, 2012, 12:59:40 pm
now THAT is a beautiful bow....nice lines, you've sure got an eye for practical beauty.

Steam bending of the bow at the handle is a puzzle to me ...If you wouldn't mind me askin...how'd ya do that?

two jigs: one for the recurves, one for the handle/fade - area, recurves boiled for about 30 min, Fades about 40 min
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Re: Osage hunting bow 80#/28"
« Reply #40 on: December 02, 2012, 05:34:59 am »
Quote from: adb on December 01, 2012, 02:49:30 pm
Nice Bow!!! 80# though??! Phew! Betcha it's a pull gettin' that back! Shorter bows always feel heavier. Your tiller is super. Much handshock? Did you want that much draw weight for something specific? Moose, elk maybe?

absolutely no handshock, but I shoot arrows out of her with a weight at least 750gn.
and I like to shoot a heavy bow - ------>

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Re: Osage hunting bow 80#/28"
« Reply #41 on: December 02, 2012, 05:39:06 am »
sorry about the multitude replies - I couldn't manage to get them in one single

don't want to bore you
Thanks again for your response

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Re: Osage hunting bow 80#/28"
« Reply #42 on: December 02, 2012, 09:37:40 am »
That is a sleek lookin bow for sure! Sleek the adjective... not the person!! ::)
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Re: Osage hunting bow 80#/28"
« Reply #43 on: December 02, 2012, 05:44:31 pm »
Gorgeous! Work of art!
Also, low mass for this design and draw weight.
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Re: Osage hunting bow 80#/28"
« Reply #44 on: December 03, 2012, 11:36:33 pm »
That is thru and thru an awesome bow. Awesome curves, and great weight. Defnitely a perfect hunting weapon!
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