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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: hammertime on December 12, 2011, 09:37:21 pm

Title: They make bows out of this stuff?
Post by: hammertime on December 12, 2011, 09:37:21 pm

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6496698515_7ec024d891_z.jpg

Title: Re: They make bows out of this stuff?
Post by: hammertime on December 12, 2011, 09:38:32 pm

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6496698545_1688de867d_z.jpg

Title: Re: They make bows out of this stuff?
Post by: hammertime on December 12, 2011, 09:39:30 pm

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6496698553_c70d1edcc4_z.jpg

Title: Re: They make bows out of this stuff?
Post by: hammertime on December 12, 2011, 09:41:48 pm

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6496698561_aa8d5d5314_z.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6496979435_9d05b624d8.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6496698571_48e27f83fa_z.jpg
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6207/6155937344_e36786073d_z.jpg

Title: Re: They make bows out of this stuff?
Post by: hammertime on December 12, 2011, 09:51:50 pm

Thats what  I was thinking when I got this osage stave from George Stoneberg-but I decided to give my first try at osage my best shot,so I drawknifed and scraped and sanded untill I had what looked like a bow.Did my best on tiller even though I was faceing some knots and twists and checks.Turned out ok I think.55#@26",62"ntn.Always drooled when Pappy and many others posted these wicked character bows this might be as close as I get.Shoots great!Thanks for the stave George and all your help-Hammertime

Title: Re: They make bows out of this stuff?
Post by: Bill Skinner on December 12, 2011, 10:00:42 pm

Wow!  Great job.  I hope you didn't give money for that stave. >:D  I have some that look similar, I was planning on using them for fence posts. 

That is a really great job of making a bow from a really tough stave. 

Title: Re: They make bows out of this stuff?
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on December 12, 2011, 10:04:40 pm

Them nasty ones are the most fun! One bow from a stave like that will teach you what 5 bows worth of clean staves does.

Title: Re: They make bows out of this stuff?
Post by: randman on December 12, 2011, 10:48:24 pm

Sweeeet! Love the paint job!

Title: Re: They make bows out of this stuff?
Post by: Elktracker on December 12, 2011, 10:48:46 pm

Nice job! Looks like you got er done!

Bill skinner are you giving out free staves or billets of osage?? ??? If you are ill take whatever you want to send me. Sometimes even hard to deal with wood is worth more to some than others because it may not grow in that persons area. :)

Josh

Title: Re: They make bows out of this stuff?
Post by: hammertime on December 12, 2011, 10:59:46 pm

Thanks guys still want to do someting special for the handle wrap yet George got some elm for the osage hope they turn out shooters as well-Hammertime ;)

Title: Re: They make bows out of this stuff?
Post by: Pat B on December 13, 2011, 12:37:37 am

Very cool bow. Like Pearlie said you learn a lot more from a stave like that.  8)

Title: Re: They make bows out of this stuff?
Post by: gstoneberg on December 13, 2011, 01:24:33 am

I had no idea that stave was gonna be so rough.  The billets are no picnic either.  I  already apologised via email, but I gotta say that's a heck of a job building a bow.  Here are the pics consolidated for everybody to see.

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6496698515_7ec024d891_z.jpg)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6496698545_1688de867d_z.jpg)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6496698553_c70d1edcc4_z.jpg)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6496698561_aa8d5d5314_z.jpg)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6496979435_76f01301e1_o.jpg)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6496698571_48e27f83fa_z.jpg)

You did well!!  Remind me in 6months and I'll send you a lot easier stave. :D

George

Title: Re: They make bows out of this stuff?
Post by: hammertime on December 13, 2011, 01:36:59 am

Thanks George-I loved the challenge.I built bows from elm,hickory,cherry,ash and crabapple but nothing with the character this one has.Really like how osage looks with tung oil and I am impressed with how it can fling an arrow-Hammertime

Title: Re: They make bows out of this stuff?
Post by: Sidewinder on December 13, 2011, 01:59:59 am

Kick a## job on that stave Hammertime. I have a shed full of staves that are challenging like that. Can't seem to get rid of any cuz I'm alway thinking maybe some day I will get tired of working good staves. It has'nt happened yet, but I'm sure someday it will. Once again great job on the bow.   Danny

Title: Re: They make bows out of this stuff?
Post by: Keenan on December 13, 2011, 02:01:01 am

Awesome. You did great with that and she looks like a dandy character bow. Congratulations.

Title: Re: They make bows out of this stuff?
Post by: fishfinder401 on December 13, 2011, 02:02:18 am

now that looks like it was fun ;D, guess i got off easy George, you only gave me twist and borers

Title: Re: They make bows out of this stuff?
Post by: TurtleCreek on December 13, 2011, 05:54:53 am

Great lookin' character on that one, nice job!

Title: Re: They make bows out of this stuff?
Post by: Pappy on December 13, 2011, 07:07:32 am

Now you got me drooling, :) :)very nice work on a challenging piece of wood,looks like you tammed it right down. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: They make bows out of this stuff?
Post by: blackhawk on December 13, 2011, 08:27:54 am

Apparently they do, and now your one of the "theys" ;)...

Title: Re: They make bows out of this stuff?
Post by: Parnell on December 13, 2011, 10:08:33 am

That does look like it was a challenge, great job!

Title: Re: They make bows out of this stuff?
Post by: hammertime on December 13, 2011, 09:19:25 pm

Thanks everyone,yeah now that I know what goes into a character type bow I am in real awe when someone posts one,can't wait to get started on the billets George sent me!Then I can have blury eyes from staring at the tiller and  a huge pile of orange shavings at my feet.Thanks again -Hammertime

Title: Re: They make bows out of this stuff?
Post by: George Tsoukalas on December 14, 2011, 01:09:58 am

Very nice bow. Jawge