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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Del Finally starts on the Monster Osage Stave
« Reply #75 on: August 12, 2016, 03:37:36 pm »
Quote from: Badger on August 12, 2016, 03:08:43 pm
   Your lighter arrow should have outshot your heavier arrow by at least 60 yards. That would have put you in world record territory. Try a little more weight up front on your lighter arrows and less taper in the front. More of a front to rear taper.
It was all a bit of a rush to finish the arrows and get out and try the bow before the sun went down.
I'll doing more work on the arrows some time soon, I've another bow on the go at the moment. I don't often do two at once, but the Osage leaped off the shelf and grabbed me round the throat wanting to be made into a bow  ;D ::)
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Re: Del Finally starts on the Monster Osage Stave
« Reply #76 on: August 13, 2016, 02:10:37 am »
Kool!
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« Reply #77 on: August 13, 2016, 08:51:35 am »
There is a reason Osage is king!   Great work del, thanks for taking us along
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Re: Del Finally starts on the Monster Osage Stave
« Reply #78 on: August 13, 2016, 11:37:53 am »
Here are some pics, I used the spliced Osage that I made ages ago as a reference (I'd forgotten most of what I did on that bow  >:( ). The little Osage shorty was made from an off cut and makes a great demo bow, showing what a tiny stick can do >:D
It's not polished up yet, I may do a little work on the tips, but I want to try some other arrows before I improve the bow too much and ruin it!
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« Reply #79 on: August 13, 2016, 12:55:55 pm »
No shame in how you handle your osage, Mr. H. What you have there stands up to anything you might have seen or handled at Pappy's place down in the holler. Brag if you want, you got room swagger some!
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Re: Del Finally starts on the Monster Osage Stave
« Reply #80 on: August 13, 2016, 02:10:23 pm »
Quote from: JW_Halverson on August 13, 2016, 12:55:55 pm
No shame in how you handle your osage, Mr. H. What you have there stands up to anything you might have seen or handled at Pappy's place down in the holler. Brag if you want, you got room swagger some!
I normally swagger just before a bow explodes  ::)
Cheers.  ;D
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Re: Del Finally starts on the Monster Osage Stave
« Reply #81 on: August 13, 2016, 04:10:12 pm »
wait til after the distance shot then swagger.  ;)
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« Reply #82 on: August 13, 2016, 04:19:13 pm »
Or carry an empty bottle of Montepulciano d'Abbruzzo as you swagger and maybe the spiteful Godz of the Bow will mistake your swagger for stagger!!!

 >:D
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Re: Del Finally starts on the Monster Osage Stave
« Reply #83 on: August 13, 2016, 04:20:00 pm »
Haha...you guys are goofy. That turned out to be a fine lookin bow. Nice work Del.
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« Reply #84 on: August 13, 2016, 04:22:06 pm »
Quote from: bowmo on August 13, 2016, 04:20:00 pm
Haha...you guys are goofy. That turned out to be a fine lookin bow. Nice work Del.

You don't know goofy until you sit down with Del at the Tennessee Classic Saturday night potluck, pull the cork on a good bottle of red wine, and start the conversation rolling!  A rare and wonderful experience!
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Re: Del Finally starts on the Monster Osage Stave
« Reply #85 on: August 13, 2016, 04:50:35 pm »
Quote from: JW_Halverson on August 13, 2016, 04:22:06 pm
Quote from: bowmo on August 13, 2016, 04:20:00 pm
Haha...you guys are goofy. That turned out to be a fine lookin bow. Nice work Del.

You don't know goofy until you sit down with Del at the Tennessee Classic Saturday night potluck, pull the cork on a good bottle of red wine, and start the conversation rolling!  A rare and wonderful experience!
That's gotta have been the best bottle of red ever  :)
Del
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Re: Del Finally starts on the Monster Osage Stave
« Reply #86 on: August 13, 2016, 04:58:53 pm »
Quote from: Del the cat on August 13, 2016, 04:50:35 pm
Quote from: JW_Halverson on August 13, 2016, 04:22:06 pm
Quote from: bowmo on August 13, 2016, 04:20:00 pm
Haha...you guys are goofy. That turned out to be a fine lookin bow. Nice work Del.

You don't know goofy until you sit down with Del at the Tennessee Classic Saturday night potluck, pull the cork on a good bottle of red wine, and start the conversation rolling!  A rare and wonderful experience!
That's gotta have been the best bottle of red ever  :)
Del

You may have been under the influence of that "creek water" getting passed around in the canning jars. Over-hydration can do that.
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Re: Del Finally starts on the Monster Osage Stave
« Reply #87 on: August 15, 2016, 12:12:00 pm »
Nice!
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Re: Del Finally starts on the Monster Osage Stave
« Reply #88 on: August 16, 2016, 05:21:05 pm »
Absolutely bloody brilliant!  :)
Did you do vids for YouTube?  8)
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Re: Del Finally starts on the Monster Osage Stave
« Reply #89 on: August 17, 2016, 03:22:45 am »
Quote from: sieddy on August 16, 2016, 05:21:05 pm
Absolutely bloody brilliant!  :)
Did you do vids for YouTube?  8)
Nope, sorry, no vids on this one  :(
it would be nice to video a flight shot with the fancy effects they use for golf on TV where you get the track of the ball... arrow in this case. Doubtless outside my price range and I don't expect they'd like me turning up at the Ryder Cup with a flight bow... ?
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