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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: soy on December 23, 2012, 03:59:49 am

Title: old school Osage
Post by: soy on December 23, 2012, 03:59:49 am

This 1 was from an Osage limb... knocked it out old school, not Stone Age old school, but no power tools old school... did some heat correcting over wood heat, and also heated over a fire to soak in some bear grease for a finish. it is a no frills straight up Arrow slinging deer killing machine >:D
 It is 55 inches ntn. 26"@62#.... it also has too many knots to count, along with some dips made it a little fun to tiller... it's a little bit off but I won't tell anybody if you don't ;)  :-X I'm trying to stumble along with the photobucket Android app so please do bare with me as a picture posting will be slow do enjoy... I also know it's not perfect so if you could help me out with any critique it would be appreciated.
 (http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j380/thadsoy/photobucket-41945-1356217573913.jpg)

FIRE...FIRE...HE HE HE HE HE FIRE!

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: soy on December 23, 2012, 04:05:41 am

(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j380/thadsoy/photobucket-32140-1356217646230.jpg)
 (http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j380/thadsoy/photobucket-61140-1356217679239.jpg)
 (http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j380/thadsoy/photobucket-12560-1356217727014.jpg)
 (http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j380/thadsoy/photobucket-28425-1356217758343.jpg)
 (http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j380/thadsoy/photobucket-28083-1356217790476.jpg)

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: soy on December 23, 2012, 04:11:43 am

(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j380/thadsoy/photobucket-39010-1356217955600.jpg)
 (http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j380/thadsoy/photobucket-40877-1356217916095.jpg)
 (http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j380/thadsoy/photobucket-31447-1356217980180.jpg)
 (http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j380/thadsoy/photobucket-2975-1356487875506.jpg)

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: chamookman on December 23, 2012, 04:52:52 am

No critique here - great looking bow !

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: Del the cat on December 23, 2012, 05:21:46 am

Love the regular knots zig zagging up the belly, great tiller, nice simple bow.
Whats not to love?
Del

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: mikekeswick on December 23, 2012, 05:28:38 am

Nice - there isn't anything wrong with that in my eyes.

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: CedrikG on December 23, 2012, 08:49:43 am

Those knots give a really really nice look to the bow man! I imagine the work to not break the annual ring ...   :o

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: Trapper Rob on December 23, 2012, 09:11:16 am

Nice looking bow like the point also you did a great job.
Rob

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: gstoneberg on December 23, 2012, 09:12:51 am

Really like it. Very nice work.

George

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on December 23, 2012, 09:15:04 am

Sounds like you enjoyed your project to me!

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: blackhawk on December 23, 2012, 09:34:35 am

Looks good to me...simple is good.... :)

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: Knapper on December 23, 2012, 09:54:36 am

Great bow!! Nice work
Knapper

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: Badly Bent on December 23, 2012, 10:05:51 am

Well done Soy, I like an osage stick like that. :) :)
Greg

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: Auggie on December 23, 2012, 10:35:19 am

Simply a work of functional art!

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: JonW on December 23, 2012, 11:45:55 am

Now that's a cool little bow. Just my style 8)

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: Stringman on December 23, 2012, 11:46:58 am

Very nice work, Thad! That stick is simply beautiful!

Scott

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: osage outlaw on December 23, 2012, 12:22:17 pm

That's awesome!  Great job on all those knots.

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: rps3 on December 23, 2012, 12:43:24 pm

Fine looking bow.

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: Carson (CMB) on December 23, 2012, 01:10:27 pm

That is a sweet little killer right there. 

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: killir duck on December 23, 2012, 01:15:36 pm

sweet!

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: raghorns on December 23, 2012, 04:20:41 pm

I like it...a lot!

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: Will H on December 23, 2012, 05:14:12 pm

Looks great! Well done :)

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: soy on December 23, 2012, 06:20:44 pm

Thanks everyone  ;D

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: DGF on December 23, 2012, 06:32:55 pm

I love the bare bones meat machines as much as the dressed up character bows. Nicely done!

-Dan

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: BowEd on December 23, 2012, 06:43:42 pm

Good job and nice tiller.Those limbs and saplings are spunky.I got one here too adorning 15 to 16 knots on the belly but pins on the back.I use it to sort cattle once in a while......LOL.

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: turtle on December 23, 2012, 08:28:13 pm

Quote from: soy on December 23, 2012, 03:59:49 am

...... it also has too many knots to count,

Send it to me and i will count em for ya. O:)

Great looking bow.

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: Zion on December 24, 2012, 12:24:05 am

Nice work in keeping it simple. Gotta love the no frill bows  8)

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: soy on December 24, 2012, 01:16:33 am

Thanks again ...i really enjoy how the bend in the handle ones shoot... especially off the hand  ;)

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: Pappy on December 24, 2012, 06:48:31 am

That's a beauty,simple and effective.  :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: lesken2011 on December 24, 2012, 10:02:43 am

Nice bend! I like that knotty personality, too!!

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: George Tsoukalas on December 24, 2012, 10:05:42 am

That really is nice! Great job! Jawge

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: The Gopher on December 24, 2012, 10:28:56 am

I love little limb bows like that, great job!

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: soy on December 24, 2012, 03:40:16 pm

Jeepers creepers I really enjoy the kind words, thank you ;D

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: JW_Halverson on December 24, 2012, 04:08:17 pm

Oh, man soybeans!  You went right to the heart of what I cherish and love!  That bow is hotter than a streak of sex.

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: soy on December 24, 2012, 05:52:40 pm

Boy J dub... just when you think that you heard it all >:D

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: Josh B on January 03, 2013, 11:22:02 pm

Its about time that you did something with that stave! >:D. And I most definitely approve of what you did with it!  Josh

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: soy on January 03, 2013, 11:50:28 pm

That my friend is not the Stave  your thinking of.... I still don't have the courage to start on that 1 >:D

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: Pat B on January 04, 2013, 12:04:25 am

That is a perfect little bow. Simple but with spunk!  8)

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: soy on January 04, 2013, 01:37:32 am

She is a spunky 1 ;)

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: SLIMBOB on January 04, 2013, 09:43:28 am

Looks spot on to me.  Love these simple bois d'ark bows!

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: MWirwicki on January 04, 2013, 10:08:31 am

Nice looking bow there, Soy.  I like them simple, effective bows.

Title: Re: old school Osage
Post by: soy on January 04, 2013, 10:44:07 am

 ;D thanks