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Offline seminolewind

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Re: Old Osage build...
« Reply #30 on: April 09, 2013, 01:54:59 pm »
Ok so heres where it stands as of now. I made a jig to introduce the deflex after bending it at the handle. I am now ready for the buffalo tip overlays (there in the mail)  as my next step followed by sinew. It is floor tillered as it sits.
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Offline seminolewind

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Re: Old Osage build...
« Reply #31 on: April 09, 2013, 01:56:04 pm »
Another view...
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Offline hatcha

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Re: Old Osage build...
« Reply #32 on: April 09, 2013, 03:26:21 pm »
Looks like you battled through to get to where you are now!  Great job so far!!

With regard to gluing tip overlays - I use Araldite (2 piece resin and hardener).  I put horn on bamboo a couple years back and it worked out well.

Looking forward to seeing more on this bow!
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Re: Old Osage build...
« Reply #33 on: April 09, 2013, 04:40:24 pm »
Looking great! SS
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Offline seminolewind

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Re: Old Osage build...
« Reply #34 on: April 10, 2013, 06:00:56 pm »
I figured since I am going to be tillering this thing soon I had better build a jig !
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Offline seminolewind

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Re: Old Osage build...
« Reply #35 on: April 10, 2013, 06:01:40 pm »
Another view...
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Offline Onebowonder

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Re: Old Osage build...
« Reply #36 on: April 11, 2013, 06:46:41 pm »
I really like your five curve design.  That should be quite lovely when it's done...

OneBow :)
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Offline ScottN

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Re: Old Osage build...
« Reply #37 on: April 13, 2013, 11:47:11 am »
great idea for the tiller tree as well! wish i had the wall space for something like that.
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Offline Joec123able

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Re: Old Osage build...
« Reply #38 on: May 06, 2013, 02:34:46 pm »
 Has this bow been finished yet ??? I'm really liking it
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Re: Old Osage build...
« Reply #39 on: May 06, 2013, 03:12:54 pm »
Quote from: Joec123able on May 06, 2013, 02:34:46 pm
Has this bow been finished yet ??? I'm really liking it

+1. SS
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Offline seminolewind

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Re: Old Osage build...
« Reply #40 on: May 08, 2013, 08:20:12 am »
I'v been out of commission lately, I got my wisdom teeth pulled but I will be working on the boffalo horn tip overlays really soon followed by backing with sinew and black racers.
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Offline autologus

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Re: Old Osage build...
« Reply #41 on: May 08, 2013, 09:27:28 am »
That is going to be one amazing bow.

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Offline seminolewind

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Re: Old Osage build...
« Reply #42 on: May 16, 2013, 04:24:09 pm »
Ok sorry about the delay for those who were following the build. Well I'm back at it and got the buffalo horn tip overlays completed. I had a couple horns that were well aged, I had to file down into them quite a bit to get rid of the cracking but in the end it worked out fine. I have never done any tip overlay work prior to this but with the wealth of information on this forum I was able to achieve great results.
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Offline seminolewind

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Re: Old Osage build...
« Reply #43 on: May 16, 2013, 04:27:08 pm »
I cut the tip blank at an angle with a small hand saw...
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Offline seminolewind

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Re: Old Osage build...
« Reply #44 on: May 16, 2013, 04:34:08 pm »
I started by sanding on my belt sander both the buffalo horn and the bow, followed by gluing the horn blank to the back of the bow at the tip. After a lot of research I decided to go with this CA gel superglue, I was very happy with it because it is in a gel form and does not run all over the place like a lot of thinner super glues. I also found it to make for nice joining surfaces and it appears to be holding very strong.
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