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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: dismount on April 19, 2011, 08:35:31 pm

Title: OJAM table scrap osage bow
Post by: dismount on April 19, 2011, 08:35:31 pm

IJ'm hangin' around the band saws at OJAM and breathing in the thick cloud of osage dust and I spied a thin scrap of osage off the table and they were picking it all up and dumping the peices in to the big fire pit and I snatched it up and wondered if possible it would make....... got nothin ' to lose. I'm surprised it made a bow!!!  56'' long about 29 or 30 # at 26''. the limbs are 2 rings. Chased the back to a ring and chased the belly to a ring and tillered it. backed with prarie rattler. most of the limbs are about 1/2'' wide. I guess the rings were thick enough to hold up to my draw. Shoots really good with 5/16 arrow. I bet the wood came from kerryb's staves he had. Good thick rings. Thanks,       Dismount

Title: Re: OJAM table scrap osage bow
Post by: ErictheViking on April 19, 2011, 09:06:51 pm

Cool save of a piece of scrap. Osage doesnt need much to make a bow from what I see on here all the time. and better yet it is a fine looking bow.

Title: Re: OJAM table scrap osage bow
Post by: HatchA on April 19, 2011, 09:11:24 pm

That's a nice little bow!!

Title: Re: OJAM table scrap osage bow
Post by: kerryb on April 19, 2011, 10:48:10 pm

great looking bow,my brother Kent just loves those little narrow pieces, they make great bows. Well done.

Title: Re: OJAM table scrap osage bow
Post by: ken75 on April 19, 2011, 11:03:36 pm

sweet bow , hows about a jerk back pic ?

Title: Re: OJAM table scrap osage bow
Post by: dismount on April 19, 2011, 11:39:10 pm

  thanks, guys,  Oh yea, I forgot about full draw pic. I'll post it tomorrow. Bow is at work.

Title: Re: OJAM table scrap osage bow
Post by: Sidewinder on April 20, 2011, 12:45:07 am

Great little bow. What does it weigh, less than 8oz? Nice save on a sliver of a stave. Danny

Title: Re: OJAM table scrap osage bow
Post by: DEllis on April 20, 2011, 12:56:45 am

very nice little bow :)
Darcy

Title: Re: OJAM table scrap osage bow
Post by: Stiks-N-Strings on April 20, 2011, 05:32:11 am

sweet save! No wonder my hound loves my table scraps LOL

Title: Re: OJAM table scrap osage bow
Post by: Pappy on April 20, 2011, 08:14:43 am

Sweet little bow,nice save,don't take much Osage to make a bow. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: OJAM table scrap osage bow
Post by: dismount on April 20, 2011, 10:11:41 am

My first grand daughter was born that next week 10 min. away from OJAM so I think I'll call the bow "scraps" and save it for her birthday later, just in case pop isn't able to make her one later!   Phil

Title: Re: OJAM table scrap osage bow
Post by: okie64 on April 20, 2011, 11:10:45 am

Great lookin bow. Nice salvage. The ones that werent really intended to be a bow are always my favorites. :)