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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: PeteC on October 16, 2011, 01:23:06 am

Title: Osage bow
Post by: PeteC on October 16, 2011, 01:23:06 am

Hey y'all, I have not posted a bow since March,due to a lack of time ,but have been building a little, and have 5 new bows ready .I'll try to get them up in the next couple of weeks. This is the "payback bow" for a friend who let me cut some wood on his property back in February. I usually age osage a year,but with our record breaking temps in Texas this summer,and very low humidity,I decided to try a few,mainly splinters off of good staves to use as test bows. This one came out of a deflexed stave.I did'nt want to get to aggressive with the reflex,(even though it had'nt lost any weight in over a month),so I just flipped the tips a little. It has some unique red stripes down the back,and is very smooth,both drawing and shooting,and suprisingly fast.  It's 65 3/8" tip to tip,64" nock to nock. 1 1/4" at fades with an even taper 3/8" tips. 55#@28" . Cane grip,with glued on osage arrow rest.8 coats tru-oil. God Bless

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Post by: Pat B on October 16, 2011, 01:27:19 am

Very nice Pete!  8)

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Post by: gstoneberg on October 16, 2011, 02:16:37 am

Couldn't agree more, very nice.

George

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Post by: coaster500 on October 16, 2011, 02:56:09 am

Very nice bow !!!

I love the warts on the limbs  ;)

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Post by: mikekeswick on October 16, 2011, 05:52:03 am

Nice tiller on that bow, I like it!
I wish I had a field like that to shoot flight in...

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Post by: Del the cat on October 16, 2011, 06:25:15 am

Handsome bow.
In the second pic, I like the deflex in the field matching the curve of the bow ;)
Del

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Post by: blackhawk on October 16, 2011, 10:17:10 am

Full draw looks great :)  should be a smooth forgiving shooter with that profile :)

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Post by: swamp yeti on October 16, 2011, 11:53:50 am

Beautiful bow and tiller,I bet it is a fast shooter.

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Post by: Gordon on October 16, 2011, 12:35:37 pm

A perfectly executed bow. Beautiful.

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Post by: adb on October 16, 2011, 12:41:33 pm

Nice bow... well done!!

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Post by: PeteC on October 16, 2011, 10:32:36 pm

Thanks for the kind words fellas.I surely appreciate it. God Bless

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Post by: MWirwicki on October 16, 2011, 11:20:10 pm

Nice Pete!  Looks like a real smoothie. 

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Post by: Ozzy on October 16, 2011, 11:23:31 pm

Very nice work ;)

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Post by: Arrowind on October 17, 2011, 01:44:58 am

Good work!  Nice bow!

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Post by: criveraville on October 17, 2011, 02:41:08 am

Nice bow Pete ;) You sure know how to say gracias..

Cipriano

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Post by: stringstretcher on October 17, 2011, 08:48:36 am

Beautiful bow Pete.  Great job.

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Post by: Pappy on October 17, 2011, 08:52:59 am

Very nice looking bow Pete. Good job. :) :)
   Pappy

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Post by: ErictheViking on October 17, 2011, 02:52:27 pm

Excellent work Pete, beautiful fulll draw.

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Post by: Josh on October 17, 2011, 03:04:15 pm

beautiful bow Pete! 

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Post by: PeteC on October 17, 2011, 09:03:37 pm

Thanks again fellas. God Bless

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Post by: soy on October 17, 2011, 11:50:11 pm

Nice payback!

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Post by: Keenan on October 18, 2011, 12:52:55 am

Excellent craftsmanship as always, Well done Pete, ;)

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Post by: PeteC on October 18, 2011, 08:41:02 pm

Thanks Soy and Keenan. God Bless

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Post by: Josh B on October 19, 2011, 12:19:49 am

Nice subtle curves on that one, I bet it is a beauty to shoot as well.       Josh

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Post by: medicinewheel on October 19, 2011, 01:30:55 am

Love the flipped tips!

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Post by: PeteC on October 23, 2011, 12:37:33 am

Thank you Josh and Frank. God Bless

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Post by: druid on October 24, 2011, 02:39:14 am

Example of good tiler, congratulation man...