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Offline Cloudfeather

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"Yukon Sky" - Sturgeon Backed Osage - 54# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« on: April 13, 2017, 07:30:54 pm »
This is my latest Osage. The stave had this scarring in it, so I decided to back it with thin rawhide, shoot it in, then sand the rawhide a bit thinner before applying sturgeon skins. I'm very pleased with the outcome.

The skins were a bit of a new experience, but not too terrible to work with all in all. There was a knot near the one tip, so I drilled it out and put in an ebony wood plug. Little beauty mark, lol. I hope everyone enjoys it. :)

62" Tip to Tip
54# @ 28"
Sturgeon Skins
Sheep Horn Tip Overlays
Buckskin and Kangaroo Lace Handle Wrap
Tru Oil Finish
Fast Flight String w/ Beaver Fur Silencers

YS1 by James Rocco, on Flickr

YS2 by James Rocco, on Flickr

YS3 by James Rocco, on Flickr

YS4 by James Rocco, on Flickr

YS5 by James Rocco, on Flickr

YS6 by James Rocco, on Flickr

YS7 by James Rocco, on Flickr

YS8 by James Rocco, on Flickr

YS9 by James Rocco, on Flickr

YS10 by James Rocco, on Flickr

YS11 by James Rocco, on Flickr

YS12 by James Rocco, on Flickr

YS13 by James Rocco, on Flickr
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Offline DC

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Re: "Yukon Sky" - Sturgeon Backed Osage - 54# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2017, 07:35:36 pm »
Good one, I like it.
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Offline penderbender

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Re: "Yukon Sky" - Sturgeon Backed Osage - 54# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2017, 07:35:48 pm »
Nice looking shooter. I really like those sturgeon skins! Cheers- Brendan
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Offline Mo_coon-catcher

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Re: "Yukon Sky" - Sturgeon Backed Osage - 54# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2017, 07:48:40 pm »
Great looking bow! I love the sturgeon skin. And the beauty mark is a nice touch.

Kyle
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Offline rps3

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Re: "Yukon Sky" - Sturgeon Backed Osage - 54# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2017, 08:26:04 pm »
Beauty of a bow. That check running off the limb would have had me a bit nervous. Good to see it worked out.
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: "Yukon Sky" - Sturgeon Backed Osage - 54# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2017, 08:36:52 pm »
I like it a lot cloud feather. Those sturgeon skin are really sweet and so is the rest of the bow.
Bjrogg
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: "Yukon Sky" - Sturgeon Backed Osage - 54# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2017, 08:45:42 pm »
Great looking bow.  That wind check on the tip scares me.
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Offline Cloudfeather

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Re: "Yukon Sky" - Sturgeon Backed Osage - 54# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2017, 08:54:47 pm »
It scared me, too. Left the tip static and soaked the checks with thin ca glue really good.
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Offline tattoo dave

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Re: "Yukon Sky" - Sturgeon Backed Osage - 54# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2017, 09:10:57 pm »
That's a great lookin bow. Gotta love sturgeon skin backings. Nice work!

Tattoo Dave
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: "Yukon Sky" - Sturgeon Backed Osage - 54# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2017, 09:22:07 pm »
Looks good.  Skins look great
« Last Edit: April 13, 2017, 09:29:54 pm by Aaron H »
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: "Yukon Sky" - Sturgeon Backed Osage - 54# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #10 on: April 13, 2017, 09:25:51 pm »
That's a beauty for sure. Love the bends and full draw.
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Offline turtle

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Re: "Yukon Sky" - Sturgeon Backed Osage - 54# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2017, 09:56:10 pm »
That's one of the best looking bows I've ever seen. Super job.
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Offline selfbow joe

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Re: "Yukon Sky" - Sturgeon Backed Osage - 54# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2017, 10:17:13 pm »
Nice looking bow. The skins looks real good.
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Offline Blayne

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Re: "Yukon Sky" - Sturgeon Backed Osage - 54# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2017, 11:11:21 pm »
Really nice! Those sturgeon skins are gorgeous👍
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Offline Bob Barnes

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Re: "Yukon Sky" - Sturgeon Backed Osage - 54# @ 28" (Pic Heavy)
« Reply #14 on: April 13, 2017, 11:32:45 pm »
pure class...  :)
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