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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: SA on September 02, 2011, 10:31:10 pm

Title: osage short bow
Post by: SA on September 02, 2011, 10:31:10 pm

hello , this one i made from a downed osage tree that had been struck by lightning , i found it working in tishomingo and had to try to get a bow out of it even though it was pretty charred.  you can still see some of the char especially on the tip, it is 54" overall 53"ntn 40# @ 25" shoots pretty good  not great just good ;) thanks for looking tell me what you think.
also it is rawhide backed...

Title: Re: osage short bow
Post by: SA on September 02, 2011, 10:32:32 pm

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Post by: Elktracker on September 02, 2011, 10:50:30 pm

Cool bow! and its even cooler its been struck by lightning! NICE!

Josh

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Post by: blackhawk on September 02, 2011, 11:39:51 pm

Cool story for a bow. Naturally heat treated ;)  was it a natural reflexed stave?

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Post by: bryan irwin on September 02, 2011, 11:40:32 pm

thats a nice bow great job remeber the movie the natural.

Title: Re: osage short bow
Post by: SA on September 03, 2011, 12:08:36 am

thanks guys ..
ya it was naturally reflexed.

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Post by: Gordon on September 03, 2011, 02:33:01 am

A lightening bow. I like it - that bow has some big medicine!

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Post by: Del the cat on September 03, 2011, 09:03:07 am

Sweet, nice work.
Del

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Post by: George Tsoukalas on September 03, 2011, 09:37:01 am

Outstanding! I believe I read that wood hit by lightning was favored by the Native Americans. Jawge

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Post by: Dazv on September 03, 2011, 11:26:21 am

wow i love that bow man great job. do you think you will do a paint job???

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Post by: swtchbckshtr on September 03, 2011, 12:19:20 pm

wow very nice bow, awesome job

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Post by: SA on September 03, 2011, 02:19:06 pm

dazv- ya i was thinking of painting it just need to find a cool design.

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Post by: dbb on September 03, 2011, 04:46:54 pm

Nice bow with a cool history!
I would have finished it with bearfat and called it "Greased lightning" ;)

/Mikael

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Post by: Dazv on September 03, 2011, 04:59:11 pm

i think it would look really good.

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Post by: MWirwicki on September 04, 2011, 12:23:52 am

Nice bow.  I like all of the pin knots on the belly.  Is that a rawhide backing?  Sapwood on the back?  If you paint it, leaving the belly as is, gets my vote!

Title: Re: osage short bow
Post by: cowboy on September 04, 2011, 12:30:27 am

Darn nice bow! Man look at all them knots! Tish huh, lots of osage around there..