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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: osage reflex/deflex character
« Reply #15 on: April 06, 2014, 10:26:49 pm »
Wow!  Bet that thing was a nightmare to tiller.  Very nice job Sir!
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Re: osage reflex/deflex character
« Reply #16 on: April 06, 2014, 10:29:34 pm »
Thanks Slimbob!  This is the one I told you about that I thought might have been out of my skill set.  Those whoopty-dos challenge my eye.  I learned a lot on this one. 
Howard
Gautier, Mississippi

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Re: osage reflex/deflex character
« Reply #17 on: April 06, 2014, 10:32:45 pm »
Yep.  Realized that as soon as I saw the pics.  Looks like you pulled it off nicely.
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Re: osage reflex/deflex character
« Reply #18 on: April 06, 2014, 10:34:52 pm »
Thanks - it means a lot coming from you guys.  The only other feedback I have had so far is from the wife who looks sort of confused and asked, "Couldn't you find a straighter piece of wood to work with?"
Howard
Gautier, Mississippi

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Re: osage reflex/deflex character
« Reply #19 on: April 06, 2014, 10:37:21 pm »
      You did a good job on it. Those bows give me fits!

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Re: osage reflex/deflex character
« Reply #20 on: April 06, 2014, 10:57:41 pm »
Thanks so much Badger.  I broke a couple of bows with those rollercoaster type dips before trying this one.  This time it sort of unlocked in my thick head, finally.  I made the thickness the same below and above the dip and then quit fooling with it.   Then when I tillered,  I looked at the whole bow and how it was bending.  Once the limbs were bending evenly, then I figured that's about as good as I could do.  There's my simple formula for dealing with whoopty-dos.  I know there are some expert character bow guys who are looking at this and if you have any advice or criticism that I can learn from, lay it on me, as I am sure there will be more snakes and dips in my future.   Getting this one to hold together and shoot well has been more satisfying to me than any other bow that I have built to date. 
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Howard
Gautier, Mississippi

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Re: osage reflex/deflex character
« Reply #21 on: April 07, 2014, 01:35:27 am »
Very nice work, that's an accomplishment!  I love the snake and curves.

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Re: osage reflex/deflex character
« Reply #22 on: April 07, 2014, 07:07:49 am »
Now that is one wicked looking stick,very good for what you had to work with. :)
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Re: osage reflex/deflex character
« Reply #23 on: April 07, 2014, 09:19:43 am »
You did a great job Howard, I know how hard it is to tiller that wicked staves
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Re: osage reflex/deflex character
« Reply #24 on: April 07, 2014, 10:00:09 am »
Looked like a good teaching stick there  ;)

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Re: osage reflex/deflex character
« Reply #25 on: April 07, 2014, 11:38:17 am »
looks excellent!
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Re: osage reflex/deflex character
« Reply #26 on: April 07, 2014, 05:07:44 pm »
Thanks Peacebow-Coos, Pappy, Simon, blackhawk, and Jesse.   I am fired up on these crooked osage staves now! :D  Thanks guys, it means a lot. 
Howard
Gautier, Mississippi