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Offline PeteC

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"Bushwhacker"
« on: November 04, 2008, 03:04:59 pm »
Here's a  little osage bow I made ,it's just a very simple thing,but it's performance is way above par,and I wanted to share.For a basically straight design,(with very small flipped tips),it is exceptionally fast.This one is made from some wood I cut near Mt.Vernon,Tx.,a couple of years back,and I'm lookin' forward to getting into this new stock,as I've got several logs.(I get very little wood this straight).The stats are:

      58 3/16" tip to tip,  57" nock to nock
      1 3/16" at fades,tapering evenly to 3/8" tips
      7" of non-working handle section,6" left stiff at tips. (@ 38" of working limb)
      55#@ 25"       
     




     

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Offline OldBow

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Re: "Bushwhacker"
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2008, 03:07:13 pm »
Dandy bow. Bookmarked for November Self Bow of the Month, too.
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Offline Okie

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Re: "Bushwhacker"
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2008, 03:12:10 pm »
Sweet and simple. I like it! Nice job.


John
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: "Bushwhacker"
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2008, 04:26:52 pm »

nice arc!
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Offline brownhillboy

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Re: "Bushwhacker"
« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2008, 05:20:23 pm »
Nice bow!  Great job on the tiller too.  How fast is it?  Do you know?
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: "Bushwhacker"
« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2008, 05:27:46 pm »
Great looking bow-looks like it was born to put meat on the table.
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Offline adb

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Re: "Bushwhacker"
« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2008, 07:16:05 pm »
A very nice bow... well done!
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Offline Woodland Roamer

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Re: "Bushwhacker"
« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2008, 07:16:17 pm »
Nice bow Pete, tiller looks great. A little osage goes a long way.

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Offline The Burnt Hill Archer

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Re: "Bushwhacker"
« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2008, 08:09:45 pm »
beautiful tiller, nicely done!

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Offline cowboy

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Re: "Bushwhacker"
« Reply #9 on: November 04, 2008, 08:21:33 pm »
Looks like a killer to me Pete! Hmm, Mt Vernon - gonna have to check out the map and see where that is.
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Offline Keenan

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Re: "Bushwhacker"
« Reply #10 on: November 04, 2008, 09:17:56 pm »
 Love it Pete.  Excellent job on the tiller. Clean, simple and looks like a rocket launcher. ;)
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Offline cracker

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Re: "Bushwhacker"
« Reply #11 on: November 04, 2008, 09:39:54 pm »
looks good great work. Ron
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: "Bushwhacker"
« Reply #12 on: November 04, 2008, 10:06:47 pm »
Nice job Pete. Thats a short one too I like it alot.  Danny
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Offline PeteC

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Re: "Bushwhacker"
« Reply #13 on: November 05, 2008, 12:20:04 pm »

  Thanks for the comments fellas.I hope the rest of this wood is as good as this piece.Brownhill,I don't have access to a chronograph,but,I can see a discernable difference in speed,the arrows are cookin'. Thanks and God Bless,  PeteC
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Re: "Bushwhacker"
« Reply #14 on: November 05, 2008, 12:31:04 pm »
Well it sure does look fast...
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