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Title: Simple osage bow
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on December 28, 2013, 10:36:53 am
Finally got around to snapping pics, this one was done a few weeks back. Its 66" ntn, 44.5" @ 28". It holds a bit of reflex, maybe a 1/2". I did a REAL bone headed move on this bow. I left it braced from 7 pm until 6 am. Guess you could say its shot in now. It didn't do anything noticeable to the bow, however. I shot it several hundred times before I left it braced and it still shoots the same to my hands. The handle and tips are osage as well as the bow, just much older. The bow came from wood cut this spring. Other than that, its a pretty "vanilla" bow. Thanks for looking. Comments are always welcome. Just be nice.







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Post by: burchett.donald on December 28, 2013, 10:47:32 am
 That's a beauty Chris...Love the front profile! Really nice bend...
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Post by: okie64 on December 28, 2013, 10:50:08 am
Great lookin bow and beautiful full draw! Thanks for not covering up the handle, I like the look of a wood handle without the leather.
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Post by: koan on December 28, 2013, 10:58:08 am
Sweet bend & I love them tips!... Brian
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Post by: 4dog on December 28, 2013, 11:05:33 am
my kind of bow...just a simple (lol) stick.  i laugh cause a good bow is anything but simple.
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Post by: paulsemp on December 28, 2013, 11:10:52 am
I'm digging it! Done that myself working out in the shop late except mine was strung for 2 days
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Post by: ceme24 on December 28, 2013, 11:13:43 am
I really like the grip and the tips!
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Post by: IdahoMatt on December 28, 2013, 11:18:52 am
That looks great.  I've been patiently waiting for you to post this one.  I like how the wood looks so much darker at the grip and tips.  Cool bow :)
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Post by: Pat B on December 28, 2013, 11:54:05 am
Nothing wrong with that one Pearlie. I believe in sweating a bow but 11 hours is a little excessive. At least now you know it can take it.  ;D
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Post by: SLIMBOB on December 28, 2013, 12:00:07 pm
Never get tired of seeing sweetly bent Osage. Nice shape to it.
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Post by: adams89 on December 28, 2013, 12:00:21 pm
nice looking bow, i bet it's pretty fast with those thin tips!
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Post by: Gordon on December 28, 2013, 12:04:58 pm
Nice clean bow. I wouldn't worry about bracing it overnight. When I hunt in the mountains my bows are braced all day with no ill effects.
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Post by: horatio1226 on December 28, 2013, 12:12:33 pm
Really nice!
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Post by: osage outlaw on December 28, 2013, 12:28:12 pm
The bow looks great.  Those are some narrow tips. 
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Post by: RyanR on December 28, 2013, 01:01:09 pm
I like the color contrast on the Osage.
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Post by: chamookman on December 28, 2013, 01:09:07 pm
Tiller is spot on Chris - My kind of Bow. As always - nicely done Sir ! bob
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Post by: Carson (CMB) on December 28, 2013, 01:10:19 pm
Nice work Chris.  Looks like a sweet shooter.  I like those dark osage tips and handle too, great idea. 
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Post by: mwosborn on December 28, 2013, 01:16:30 pm
Nice looking bow - I like vanilla!
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Post by: DuBois on December 28, 2013, 01:23:12 pm
Another fine bow Mr. Pearlie! I was wondering when you'd have it done.
Really cool how the osage contrasts.
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Post by: BOWMAN53 on December 28, 2013, 01:38:54 pm
Chris, i dare you to make an ugly bow lol i bet you cant do it.
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Post by: Josh B on December 28, 2013, 01:44:38 pm
Cool!  Me likey!  Josh
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Post by: JW_Halverson on December 28, 2013, 01:55:05 pm
Hey Pearl Guns, ever made a batch of homemade ice cream and forget to put in the vanilla extract?  It's really not good!  Trust me.  I partially melted the ice cream batch, added in the necessary vanilla and put it back into the mixer for another session.  MUCH BETTER!!!

That being said, even plain vanilla can be downright delicious.  Call this bow Two Scoops and put her to work!
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Post by: Badger on December 28, 2013, 01:57:17 pm
      Thats a good looking bow.
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Post by: Trapper Rob on December 28, 2013, 02:17:33 pm
Nice like the way the handle & tips look.
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Post by: seabass on December 28, 2013, 03:05:12 pm
Nice like the way the handle & tips look.

+1 nice bow bro
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Post by: George Tsoukalas on December 28, 2013, 03:12:23 pm
Awesome bow! Great tiller! Jawge
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Post by: dwardo on December 28, 2013, 04:08:50 pm
Lovely natural beauty that one.  8)
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on December 28, 2013, 04:56:27 pm
Thanks to everyone of you for your comments, they mean a lot to me. This bow was made to help me fight my Bowyersitis. I have it bad. The weight was made low for an easy draw. The length left long-er for a smooth draw. And the grip contoured, center cut and exact for a repeatable draw and shot. Im really hoping a winter of shooting this bow will get me back in shooting shape. Ive been embarrassed on the range for 2 years. This bow will be my shot savior! If all goes well, the 50-52# twin I have floor tillered will merge right in and Ill be at my fightin' weight again.

Thanks all!
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Post by: blackhawk on December 28, 2013, 05:19:15 pm
Can't believe you gashed the side of that handle like that...or was it like that already  ::) ..must've liked mine so much ya had to do it to yours,even after ya harped on me for doing the same thing  ::)

If you can't shoot that thing then you've got some issues...turned out nice ;)
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Post by: bubby on December 28, 2013, 05:26:45 pm
sweet bendpearlie, that one will kill your bowyeritis fer sure
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Post by: H Rhodes on December 28, 2013, 09:42:24 pm
Nothing wrong with that one PD.  I like that you left the handle naked.  The feel of a wooden grip is hard to beat.  You know just what the bow is doing.  I got a messed up elbow that has been giving me fits for the last few months and I have been working on a hhb mid forties type that I hope will let this heal a bit and still feed my addiction.  It's a heck of thing to enjoy something so much that you will hurt yourself to do it.  It reminds me of one of those lab monkeys that will take a jolt of electricity just for a hit of crack....  :D
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Post by: PNewton on December 28, 2013, 10:33:03 pm
Nice looking bow. I like the handle.
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Post by: Danzn Bar on December 28, 2013, 10:38:15 pm
Sweeeet lookin bow you got there PD.....
DBar
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Post by: Will H on December 28, 2013, 11:12:08 pm
Nice one Pearly :)
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Post by: Bryce on December 28, 2013, 11:42:36 pm
Not bad kid ;)
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Post by: swamp yeti on December 29, 2013, 10:25:39 am
Dang that is nice,I like it a lot
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Post by: rps3 on December 29, 2013, 03:36:52 pm
Good looking bow, I hope it finds the bullseye for ya.
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on December 29, 2013, 07:33:18 pm
And again, thanks to all of you for your comments. She is a plain Janer to look at, but a nice and easy shooter.
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Post by: Arrowind on December 29, 2013, 10:55:57 pm
Plain Jane is plain beautiful!   nice bow!
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Post by: Ghost308 on December 30, 2013, 01:01:56 am
I have always looked for your posts and your bows, I don't think you could make a ugly bow everyone I've see is awesome and so it this one, Great Job.
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Post by: RyanY on December 30, 2013, 08:43:19 am
Braced for that long and still retains reflex? Now that's a bow. Wonder if it had to do with the color of the wood.  ;) Sweet bow man.  :)
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Post by: adb on December 30, 2013, 10:06:38 am
Nice job, Chris! Plain & simple ... just like a stickbow should be.
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Post by: dbb on December 30, 2013, 01:48:54 pm
Nice one,i like that there are so many bows with cut shelfs lately  ;D
I find it easier to find right spined arrows if there is a bit of radius on the shelf