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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Parnell on August 19, 2010, 04:30:20 pm

Title: 1st Osage Done!
Post by: Parnell on August 19, 2010, 04:30:20 pm: Well, now I understand the respect given to this wood. Really remarkable stuff to work. I'd like to say "Thank you" to Mullet for his generosity in giving me the stave and also the buffalo horn I used for the overlays. I hope I did the materials justice, Eddie.
This stave had a little twist and a kink and it took me awhile to build up the confidence to get on with it. Once I committed to getting it done it went just fine. I really learned so much with this one, applying horn overlays to a stave, osage's heating characteristics with straightening the stave out, tillering with the kink, and the wood's ability to resist set, to name a few.
The stave wanted to have some natural deflex out of the handle, originally I was looking to keep this bow 62" long, but when flipping the lower limb, a questionable pin knot crushed on me, so I chose to shorten the bow. At first I was a little annoyed, but now, I'm glad. I love the length of this bow.
It is now 58" ntn, the bottom limb an inch shorter. The stats are 58# at 28". Buffalo horn overlays and hard leather shelf with a hemp wrap. From floor tiller to finished bow, there is .5" of set which I'm amazed at. So different from white woods. I finished it with 5 lite coats of tung oil.
It shoots the way I'd hoped it would, so I couldn't be happier to have an Osage bow to hunt with and stand up to our humidity!
Osage is such an incredible gift from nature, I'm lookin forward to my next one, already!
I hope ya'll enjoy the pictures.
Thanks,

Parnell

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Title: Re: 1st Osage Done!
Post by: Parnell on August 19, 2010, 04:34:25 pm: Some more.

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Post by: Parnell on August 19, 2010, 04:37:11 pm: The handle wrap...

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Title: Re: 1st Osage Done!
Post by: Dean Marlow on August 19, 2010, 04:49:34 pm: That is a dandy bow. Osage is a wonderful bow wood. You did a great job on that piece of Osage. Dean
Title: Re: 1st Osage Done!
Post by: BearG on August 19, 2010, 04:50:40 pm: Looks great brother
Title: Re: 1st Osage Done!
Post by: Josh on August 19, 2010, 04:55:54 pm: Very nice bow! I remember when you posted the question about the rollercoaster part in the lower limb. You did a great job with it. Got it saved for August Self BOM too.
Title: Re: 1st Osage Done!
Post by: RyanY on August 19, 2010, 04:57:04 pm: Its got a nice clean look to it. Great job.
Title: Re: 1st Osage Done!
Post by: Parnell on August 19, 2010, 04:58:11 pm: Wanted to get a better one of the tip, and here is the quiver I made to go along with it. Thanks guys.

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Title: Re: 1st Osage Done!
Post by: Del the cat on August 19, 2010, 07:22:10 pm: That's how I like 'em, nice bow, clean and simple, decent draw weight too.
Love that wobble in the lower limb, smooth bit of character.
Del
Title: Re: 1st Osage Done!
Post by: gmc on August 19, 2010, 07:40:14 pm: Very nice bow. Osage does have a way of winning you over. ;D

gmc
Title: Re: 1st Osage Done!
Post by: Pappy on August 20, 2010, 06:31:56 am: Nice job , looks deadly to me. :)
Pappy
Title: Re: 1st Osage Done!
Post by: George Tsoukalas on August 20, 2010, 07:49:06 am: Very nice work! Jawge
Title: Re: 1st Osage Done!
Post by: profsaffel on August 20, 2010, 09:07:32 am: Great bow. I've not worked with osage yet, although I have a stave in the pile. I look forward to it as I'm sure you enjoyed working this bow.
Title: Re: 1st Osage Done!
Post by: mullet on August 20, 2010, 01:17:57 pm: That bow came out sweet, Steve. You got you a good hunting bow for down here. After using that Yeller wood it's hard to play with White wood again. It is for me, anyway. ;)
Title: Re: 1st Osage Done!
Post by: Thwackaddict on August 20, 2010, 03:59:03 pm: Great looking bow.Good job,I especially like the way you lock that bow arm.Now thats full draw! ;)
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Post by: TBod on August 20, 2010, 04:31:03 pm: Very nice, really like the curve of the flipped tips
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Post by: swamp yeti on August 24, 2010, 11:09:47 am: Good looking bow,nice work.
Title: Re: 1st Osage Done!
Post by: Parnell on August 24, 2010, 02:31:28 pm: Thanks for all the great comments, guys. Appreciate it.
Title: Re: 1st Osage Done!
Post by: Stingray45 on August 24, 2010, 02:43:18 pm: Great looking osage. I have one lined up to be done pretty soon myself. Not as much snake, hopefully mine turns out well like this one.