Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: loefflerchuck on November 29, 2012, 12:36:34 am
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After 20 some years and many hundreds of bows from dozens of woods, I tried this piece of osage Stingray 45 sent me. I see what the hype is all about. This wood makes itself into a bow and shoots alright too. As someone who backs 90+% of my bows with sinew, I will say. I have no idea why anyone would back this with sinew unless you just like the look of it.
45" long 70# @ 22+"
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NICE!
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Sweeeeet! Love the backset. I just finished one up myself (pretty much.) My favorite design. I think one reason people back osage with sinew is because they can induce a ton of reflex and add speed, but i've never used sinew or osage lol. Great job, nice bend!!
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You did that piece of osage justice great job!
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That's a sweet little bow, Chuck. You sure got it bending.
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Nice looking bow,good job on that piece of wood. :)
Pappy
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Sweet bend on that bow. Well done.
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Sweeet!!! Another great case in point why osage is rated number one by so many....not many other woods could handle those exact specs n dimensions n bend unbacked....awesome.
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Sweet lookin' bow!
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Very nice chuck. How wide are them limbs?
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Love this powerful short bow. Perfect build for that piece of osage, very well done sir. Probably be more osage in your future I bet :).
Greg
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Cool shortie!! 8)
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Good bow, that's a lot of weight for such a short draw! Very interesting to see that much bow without sinew.
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I'll say it again Chuck. You make the coolest bows.
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thats an awesome osage bow! thats alot of weight and drawlength for such a short piece :)
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Chuck: Looks great; I'll take it!
Seriously, I would have never thought that after 20 years this was your first osage. Had I known, I would have gifted you some long ago. I like your design on this one. Send some dimensions, if you would. I'd like to duplicate it, if you wouldn't mind.
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Nice one chuck. With that sweet little number, you need to hop on a your horse and find the nearest buffalo herd!
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After looking at the profile pic for a minute the gull wing shape really surprised me!. Great looking bow. Looks like you could narrow those tips quite a bit for some increased speed.
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What a stick for yourself you made.No weight on those tips for such a short bow....No worries.You know that I'm sure from all of the shorties I've seen you post with such extreme bends.Very nice bend and job.
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Yeah,I doubt in this case you'd gain much by narrowing the tips. Being a short bow style, you've tillered those tips as a thin, working section of the limb, not a stiff lever, where extra mass is particularly prone to kill speed.
Great bow, I'm always impressed with your stuff.
Gabe
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Thanks everybody. The limbs are just over 1.25 wide. Ryoon you may be right. There are other things I could do to make a faster bow too. You remind me of my road biker friends talking about how they just spent $80 on a bolt to save 3 grams. Most of us don't flight shoot and don't care. I ride a downhill bike.
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I'll remember to save my criticisms in the future. I can tell a lot of people don't take them well.