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Title: Osage, Sinew, and dogwoods! Not Bom
Post by: IndianGuy on September 08, 2011, 10:12:22 pm
I have been making bow after bow all summer gonna try and slow down a bit this fall and get some Deer Hunting in. thought I would post the latest creation. Sinew backed osage gull wing shape with dogwood arrows.
Title: Re: Osage, Sinew, and dogwoods! Not Bom
Post by: ErictheViking on September 08, 2011, 10:18:05 pm
Sweet job Eric, that gull wing shape is just too cool.  awesome full draw and the arrows aren't bad either. ;)
Title: Re: Osage, Sinew, and dogwoods! Not Bom
Post by: mullet on September 08, 2011, 10:21:21 pm
 Thought there were three different bows ;) That is a sweet one. What is the draw length and weight?
Title: Re: Osage, Sinew, and dogwoods! Not Bom
Post by: IndianGuy on September 08, 2011, 10:28:28 pm
Thanks. Mullet the bow is 53" and 52 NTN. appx 45 pds at 25".
Title: Re: Osage, Sinew, and dogwoods! Not Bom
Post by: MWirwicki on September 08, 2011, 10:45:08 pm
Nice!  I really like the profile.  I'm gonna have to try one of them.  So many bows, so little time....
Title: Re: Osage, Sinew, and dogwoods! Not Bom
Post by: Lee Slikkers on September 08, 2011, 11:13:39 pm
Spectacular work Eric!!!

I love the whole set...I have a bunch of dogwoods cured in the basement ready to be turned into some deer killers as well.

Hey Matt, let's do a Gullwing build-a-bow weekend sometime.
Title: Re: Osage, Sinew, and dogwoods! Not Bom
Post by: JonW on September 08, 2011, 11:44:08 pm
Is that a natural setback in the handle or did you form it. If you formed it I would like to hear how you do it. I mean heat gun or steam or boil. Man I really like them arras.
Title: Re: Osage, Sinew, and dogwoods! Not Bom
Post by: beetlebailey1977 on September 08, 2011, 11:59:23 pm
I really like those gullwing bows...very nice work.
Title: Re: Osage, Sinew, and dogwoods! Not Bom
Post by: MWirwicki on September 09, 2011, 12:42:22 am
Lee:  Hey, a G-BAB weekend sounds great.  We'll do for certain!
Title: Re: Osage, Sinew, and dogwoods! Not Bom
Post by: SA on September 09, 2011, 02:20:46 am
nice bow the full draw looks great, i slowed way down this summer the heat was terrible dont know how did it. now that its coolin down  ready to make some bows . good luck dear huntin
Title: Re: Osage, Sinew, and dogwoods! Not Bom
Post by: Arrowind on September 09, 2011, 02:36:01 am
Awesome
Title: Re: Osage, Sinew, and dogwoods! Not Bom
Post by: medicinewheel on September 09, 2011, 03:39:56 am
Beautiful set!
Title: Re: Osage, Sinew, and dogwoods! Not Bom
Post by: hedgeapple on September 09, 2011, 04:19:46 am
Beautiful bow!  I've been feeling a gullwing attempt in my future.  The arrows are awesome.  How long is the fletching?
Title: Re: Osage, Sinew, and dogwoods! Not Bom
Post by: mikekeswick on September 09, 2011, 05:32:36 am
Very nice.
Title: Re: Osage, Sinew, and dogwoods! Not Bom
Post by: soy on September 09, 2011, 07:08:01 am
Looks really good, like the whole set ;)
Title: Re: Osage, Sinew, and dogwoods! Not Bom
Post by: George Tsoukalas on September 09, 2011, 10:52:13 am
That is a great bow and arrows. Thanks for sharing. Jawge
Title: Re: Osage, Sinew, and dogwoods! Not Bom
Post by: LEGIONNAIRE on September 09, 2011, 08:05:11 pm
We come to expect no less than these nice bows from you Eric, fine job yet again. Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Osage, Sinew, and dogwoods! Not Bom
Post by: okiecountryboy on September 09, 2011, 10:57:54 pm
That's a beaut. As been said, I too like the gull wing shape.
BTW How did you survive that heatwave this summer in Oklahoma. I live in Az now and my family back in Ok said it was like Az heat WITH the humidity.
Anyway, beautiful weapon as usual...

Ron
Title: Re: Osage, Sinew, and dogwoods! Not Bom
Post by: Bryce H on September 10, 2011, 09:12:54 am
Gorgeous bow, Eric!
Title: Re: Osage, Sinew, and dogwoods! Not Bom
Post by: IndianGuy on September 10, 2011, 12:45:46 pm
Thanks for the replies. The set back was acheived with steam, but you must be careful not to crack the wood on the underside of the handle.
The heat was very bad this year in Okla, we had many days from 108-112 degrees. I worked most of them, My shop by afternoon was usually around 110 degrees on the average, So I usually worked from 7 a.m. till 1 p.m. then stopped for the afternoon and back at it in the evening. Was dangerously hot this year. I usually went through a gallon of water a day while working.
We are cooling off now and fall is really great here..not to mention Hunting season starts. ;D
Title: Re: Osage, Sinew, and dogwoods! Not Bom
Post by: okiecountryboy on September 10, 2011, 11:09:12 pm
Eric
Now I'm really homesick. I know how thick the white tail are. I lived in NE OK, on the edge of the Neosho river. Past my house....nothing but woods. Man it was beautiful...My house, river/woods, grand lake. :) Late night in the winter I could spot light my back yard and have 2-4 sets of red eyes looking back at me once in a while.
Out here, you got Javalina, coyote, and you have to hope for a lottery pick to get elk.

Niila palaham maleewi :'(
peewaaleewaataweeyoni

Ron
Title: Re: Osage, Sinew, and dogwoods! Not Bom
Post by: Blacktail on September 10, 2011, 11:47:46 pm
that is some great work...i really love that style...i beat it would punch a whole in a deer...thanks for sharing..john
Title: Re: Osage, Sinew, and dogwoods! Not Bom
Post by: crooketarrow on September 11, 2011, 11:49:03 am
  I only shoot self arrows so I know what it takes cto get arrows to look like that. EXSPECIALLY dogwood which is what I mainly shoot. SWEETTTTTTT
  I don't think people that shoot dowel arrows appreciate arrows as much as someone who makes them. I know I did'nt when I
Title: Re: Osage, Sinew, and dogwoods! Not Bom
Post by: Dazv on September 11, 2011, 12:10:06 pm
nice job that sure will work