Common carp backed Osage

[Mo_coon-catcher]

Osage orange pulling 43# at 28”. A pair of billets split form one short wide stave. Each side was reflexes a bit before gluing up then flipped the tips so the string lies just off the belly. Limbs are right at 1” wide to mid limb then tapers to 3/8” nocks. Overlays are bison horn. Belly is slightly rounded to accommodate for one side of the billet splitting out a bit narrow and just cleaning up the split outs. Decorated with common carp skins. I had some issues with the skins being extra oily after multiple dawn baths and soakings and the truoil coat didn’t want to dry, even after 3 days. So I stripped it off with acetone and coated with the matte lacquer I hit the bow with after filling the pores with truoil

Thanks for looking

Kyle

[Mo_coon-catcher]

A few more

[Mo_coon-catcher]

Last ones

[Bob Barnes]

Osage orange pulling 43# at 28”. A pair of billets split form one short wide stave. Each side was reflexes a bit before gluing up then flipped the tips so the string lies just off the belly. Limbs are right at 1” wide to mid limb then tapers to 3/8” nocks. Overlays are bison horn. Belly is slightly rounded to accommodate for one side of the billet splitting out a bit narrow and just cleaning up the split outs. Decorated with common carp skins. I had some issues with the skins being extra oily after multiple dawn baths and soakings and the truoil coat didn’t want to dry, even after 3 days. So I stripped it off with acetone and coated with the matte lacquer I hit the bow with after filling the pores with truoil

Thanks for looking

Kyle

You did a great job on yet another great bow Kyle.  I agree with you about the common carp skins pattern.  I like it.    Thanks!

[Hamish]

Another beauty. You have been pumping out a slew of high quality bows lately. I bet a lot of guys will go out fishing, to get some skins, I know I will.

[Pappy]

That's a looker, love it. 
 Pappy

[gifford]

Kyle - another winner, you sure have been busy. Very nice indeed. G

[bentstick54]

Love the look of that one. Another beauty.

[Robert Pougnier]

Really sweet looking bow, nice job!

[Pat B]

Another nice one, Kyle.   

[JW_Halverson]

Common carp, sure, uncommon workmanship. Nice work, Kyle.

[Selfbowman]

I like it Kyle! That’s a good smooth shooting bow design also!

[bjrogg]

Thought I already posted a reply but I guess I forgot to push the post button

Nice bow Kyle. Those skins do look good and so does your bow. Thanks for sharing

Bjrogg

[superdav95]

Wow. Super nice.  I love the carp skins.  I can imagine the effort to get the oils out of the skins!   Worth it.  Sleek lookin and elegant bow there.  Well done.