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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Hrothgar on October 02, 2012, 11:46:46 am

Title: Gold Dust 2 with pics
Post by: Hrothgar on October 02, 2012, 11:46:46 am

This is a follow up of a stave I posted 3 or 4 weeks back. Just a split off an osage stave I couldn't bring myself to throw away, so turned it into 'plains style' bow for my grandson. The brace tiller isn't perfect as you can see--may have to work on that later. 53" tip to tip, 1 1/4" at the fades, 3/4" at the nocks, 7/8" thick at the handle. 34# at 22", wrapped with jute.

Title: Re: Gold Dust 2 with pics
Post by: Pappy on October 02, 2012, 12:03:22 pm

Very nice save on a pices of so called scrap wood. :) Like they say ,don't take much Osage to make a bow. :)
     Pappy

Title: Re: Gold Dust 2 with pics
Post by: Pat B on October 02, 2012, 12:05:13 pm

Your grandson should be very pleased with this little bow.  8)

Title: Re: Gold Dust 2 with pics
Post by: gstoneberg on October 02, 2012, 02:59:48 pm

I'm my experience, grandkids care a lot less about perfect tiller than we do. :)  Looks like a great bow.

George

Title: Re: Gold Dust 2 with pics
Post by: half eye on October 02, 2012, 04:43:44 pm

"H", Ya probably need to worry more about the neighborhood critters than the tiller, because one of the few things I do know for sure is that little ones will whistle arrows down range any chance they get ::)
rich

Title: Re: Gold Dust 2 with pics
Post by: Hrothgar on October 02, 2012, 10:18:30 pm

Thanks for the kind remarks guys.

Rich, you're right. Last weekend I took grandsons and bows to the farm, they were more interested in seeing how far they could launch an arrow, rather than trying to hit the target.  :laugh: