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Offline bjrogg

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Matt -n- Me
« on: March 05, 2024, 12:22:17 pm »
I got this Osage blank in trade blanket trade with Matt W. at one of the primitive archery meets at Marshall Michigan.

It had a ring chased and was reduced close to bow dimensions. I tiller it out to 50 lbs @ 28” a few years back. It’s a very nice piece of Osage and has been shot by a lot of people who have passed through my shop. It’s held its unbraced profile amazingly well.

I finally finished her up. I didn’t like the antler tips I originally used so I replaced them with water buffalo horn tip and then wrapped my handle with black leather from an old couch. Built an arrow shelf from antler.

I forgot how many coats of Tung oil. Really like the color off this old Osage. Thanks for the trade Matt. Miss you around here.

Bjrogg
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« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2024, 12:25:19 pm »
I think I need to make a new string for this one. It’s starting to look a little worn.

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« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2024, 12:26:14 pm »
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Re: Matt -n- Me
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2024, 12:54:59 pm »
Cut this healed over broken tine off for a arrow shelf
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Matt -n- Me
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2024, 01:03:53 pm »
Very nice osage bow, Brian. Aged osage is quite beautiful. Matt always has very good osage and usually almost tillered.  :OK  I wish he'd come back to the Classic. I miss seeing him.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2024, 09:54:00 pm »
Zoicks! I love, and I mean LOVE, those bow tips!
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Re: Matt -n- Me
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2024, 10:32:19 pm »
Ya right on the money with this one.  Love it!   Love the bend on that bow too. 
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Offline Pappy

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« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2024, 09:22:01 am »
Love it BJ, beautiful work. Matt and Gary use to have some really good blanks.  :)
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Offline Marc St Louis

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« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2024, 10:04:11 am »
Very nice Brian.  I still have a couple Osage staves waiting for me to get off my ass
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Offline WhistlingBadger

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« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2024, 10:16:45 am »
Beautiful work!
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Re: Matt -n- Me
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2024, 10:33:46 am »
Beautiful bow. Love everything about it.
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« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2024, 12:25:01 pm »
Thanks everyone. Matt is a good guy and he certainly did make a very nice blank. He had all the grunt work done and like Pat said almost tillered. It honestly could have been made into anything you wanted and was pretty straightforward to finish tillering.

It certainly would’ve given any beginner a good chance at finishing a decent Selfbow.

Miss Matt and have a lot of respect for guys like him

Bjrogg

PS JW the tips are water buffalo horn I got from PA Steve. I really like working with them. They make nice overlays. This one actually has a tiny bit of silver color in it.
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Offline Selfbowman

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Re: Matt -n- Me
« Reply #12 on: March 07, 2024, 02:30:42 pm »
Nice bow BJ. I like it.
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Offline wooddamon1

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Re: Matt -n- Me
« Reply #13 on: March 07, 2024, 06:45:42 pm »
Sweet bow, BJ!
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« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2024, 07:48:13 pm »
Love the color on this bow. Great work on the bows tiller too
Do have one question about the bow. How wide are the limbs at the fades. The reason I ask is that I have a belly split off the trade bow I’m making and I think it’s inch and a quarter wide where the fades would be right now. So it’ll be less than that if I make a bow with it   This bow looks fairly thin at the fades in the photos so though I’d ask.
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