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Offline danny f

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Re: First piece of osage to cross my bench. Opinions please.
« Reply #60 on: December 22, 2013, 01:05:22 pm »
that turned out great, the full draw says it all nice one.
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« Reply #61 on: December 22, 2013, 02:12:19 pm »
Looking good!
Don't worry about the colour just leave it on a windowsill or somewhere in the sunlight (???) and turn it over now and again  :)
I sometimes use a walnut or other dark stain. Let it dry then sand most of it off again and the dye will stay in the earlywood pores...maybe not for everyone but I like the look  :)
The outer limbs/tips can be surprisingly narrow...or a better word might be scary! I've made my last osage recurve tips 3/8ths at the nocks...of course they need to line up to go that narrow  >:D
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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« Reply #62 on: December 22, 2013, 02:39:11 pm »
That is a sweet bend.  Very nice curves. 

I use a vinegar and steel wool stain to quicken the darkening of the wood on osage.  It works pretty well.
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Offline IdahoMatt

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« Reply #63 on: December 22, 2013, 02:42:57 pm »
Boy great looking full draw.  Very even in the hand.  Way to go on your first osage. 
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Offline bubby

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« Reply #64 on: December 22, 2013, 02:45:12 pm »
definitely worth the wait, nice bends, bub
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Offline toomanyknots

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« Reply #65 on: December 22, 2013, 02:50:59 pm »
Looking very nice!
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« Reply #66 on: December 22, 2013, 02:51:15 pm »
I don't think I could get the tiller that good unless I used Photoshop.   ;D  Looks very nice.
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Offline rps3

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« Reply #67 on: December 22, 2013, 11:28:09 pm »
Turned out great. Are you itching to work with more osage?
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Offline DuBois

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« Reply #68 on: December 23, 2013, 12:58:23 am »
I hope I can make a recurve as nice someday! Thanks and good job. Marco
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Offline dwardo

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« Reply #69 on: January 01, 2014, 11:04:52 am »
Getting there folks. Stupidly thought I would have time to play over the holidays, more fool me.



Chasing the tiller has been a nightmare on this. I get it looking good but then it doesnt fell right in the hand. I have probably halves the outers in width which did lose me a little weight but certainly dulled the hand shock. I have also backed it in silk to hide the not so nice bits.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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« Reply #70 on: January 01, 2014, 11:08:33 am »
Looks awfully good to me dwardo. Your bow is so symmetrical unbraced that it has to feel good in your hand if it looks that good.
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Offline SLIMBOB

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« Reply #71 on: January 01, 2014, 11:11:28 am »
Very nice Sir!  Careful, or you'll be spending the rent chasing that Osage high. :)
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Offline osage outlaw

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« Reply #72 on: January 01, 2014, 11:13:12 am »
Very nice!
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Offline IdahoMatt

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« Reply #73 on: January 01, 2014, 11:37:25 am »
Great job.  Looks to me like you nailed the tiller. 
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Offline dwardo

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« Reply #74 on: January 01, 2014, 11:42:03 am »
I think half the hassle comes from the limb twist in the bottom. Makes it look strange at different angles. That and its almost a symmetrical limb bow. It had natural deflex which I left in and didnt heat treat it for a change. The recurves put it into about an inch of reflex, it loses half an inch after shooting in and gains the full inch back after resting for half hour.

I really could do with another bowyer near by if not an archer to shoot this for me. I think a lot of the shock at loose is just me and my knackered elbow.

Will give it a sand over the next few days and shine it up some. Black back and buffalo overlays makes it very tarty. Almost fiberglass dare I day the word.
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