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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: "Ebony & Ivory" Osage Character
« Reply #15 on: August 07, 2014, 08:47:40 am »
Sweet.  Very nice work.
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Re: "Ebony & Ivory" Osage Character
« Reply #16 on: August 07, 2014, 02:05:11 pm »
Very nice!
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Re: "Ebony & Ivory" Osage Character
« Reply #17 on: August 07, 2014, 03:49:32 pm »
  Beautiful character bow...Nice even bend 8)
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Re: "Ebony & Ivory" Osage Character
« Reply #18 on: August 07, 2014, 03:54:52 pm »
Looks very nice.
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Re: "Ebony & Ivory" Osage Character
« Reply #19 on: August 07, 2014, 05:08:05 pm »
Thank you everyone for all the wonderful comments! Going out shooting with this bow tonight, should be fun!

That is a sharp bow! Unfortunately I don't have the option of working with a clean stave.  So a lot of what I have looks like that one. I just wish they turned out like that did.  Well done! Patrick
Haha this was the only osage stave I have managed to be able to find anywhere around here so I had to take it, warts and all. They do make for some great teachers though!
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: "Ebony & Ivory" Osage Character
« Reply #20 on: August 07, 2014, 11:13:18 pm »
Your right there JL!  You will learn a lot from a crooked Osage! Patrick
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Offline Hamish

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Re: "Ebony & Ivory" Osage Character
« Reply #21 on: August 08, 2014, 02:25:10 am »
That bow is living in perfect harmony. Lovely.

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Re: "Ebony & Ivory" Osage Character
« Reply #22 on: August 08, 2014, 05:29:17 am »
That tiller is great!
From the pics I'd say maybe the tips could be reduced some more in width to add speed and reduce hand shock; how wide are they??
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Re: "Ebony & Ivory" Osage Character
« Reply #23 on: August 08, 2014, 12:21:12 pm »
Man! I like that.

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Re: "Ebony & Ivory" Osage Character
« Reply #24 on: August 08, 2014, 02:59:17 pm »
Very good tiller on a lovely character stave, really good work here.
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Re: "Ebony & Ivory" Osage Character
« Reply #25 on: August 08, 2014, 04:48:10 pm »

That tiller is great!
From the pics I'd say maybe the tips could be reduced some more in width to add speed and reduce hand shock; how wide are they??
Thank you!
Agreed, I hadnt actually noticed how wide the were. Creepin up on 1/2" Might have to go and take a bit off. No handshock to speak of and shoots nice and quiet, though I may have actually been a bit conservative at the 55lbs. Measured it again today and it is closer to the 58-60 range.
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