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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: simson on February 02, 2014, 03:14:09 pm

Title: Osage recurve for Konny 40/28 (No. 36)
Post by: simson on February 02, 2014, 03:14:09 pm
This bow goes to a good guy for a 60. birthday present.

(ALL THE BEST TO YOU – KONNY!)

I found a nice piece of flickered Osage in my pile, kinda natural camo. The stave needed a lot of corrections , twist and sideways. The recurves are steam bent.
A nice pair of cow horn overlays were put on. They have a 3 d effect, nearly transparent, a bit like mother of pearl. Never saw this before (hard to see in the pics).The upper comes wit an additional groove, as the new owner is used to use a stringer.
Arrow pass is an inlay of glue+earth pigments.

Length 61“ ntn
brace 6½“
40#/28“


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Title: Re: Osage recurve for Konny
Post by: DGF on February 02, 2014, 03:21:45 pm
Beautiful bow. Very graceful curves.

-Dan
Title: Re: Osage recurve for Konny
Post by: AndrewS on February 02, 2014, 03:22:47 pm
Great - nothing else to say....
Title: Re: Osage recurve for Konny
Post by: Danzn Bar on February 02, 2014, 03:24:28 pm
Quote from: DGF on February 02, 2014, 03:21:45 pm
Beautiful bow. Very graceful curves.

-Dan



Couldn't of said it better myself.................
DBar
Title: Re: Osage recurve for Konny
Post by: Mark Smeltzer on February 02, 2014, 03:33:01 pm
That's outstanding, somebody's going to be very happy.

Mark
Title: Re: Osage recurve for Konny
Post by: Fred Arnold on February 02, 2014, 03:46:04 pm
Gorgeous wood, beautiful work, fantastic looking bow.
Title: Re: Osage recurve for Konny
Post by: Pat B on February 02, 2014, 03:51:00 pm
Another very nice, well tillered bow Simon. I love the mottled osage and the cow horn tip overlays.
Title: Re: Osage recurve for Konny
Post by: SLIMBOB on February 02, 2014, 04:53:47 pm
Beautiful profiles.  The unbraced is really nice especially with all that bend midlimb.  Very nice Sir!
Title: Re: Osage recurve for Konny
Post by: 4dog on February 02, 2014, 06:21:37 pm
the horn tips look just like you say...slight mother of pearl....very nice bow!
Title: Re: Osage recurve for Konny
Post by: Scottski on February 02, 2014, 09:30:46 pm
Nice bow like those curves..
Title: Re: Osage recurve for Konny
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on February 02, 2014, 10:37:12 pm
Excellent bow Simon! I love that braced profile and drawn profile. Ive been kicking around a working recurve idea and you just nudged me over the edge. I need to get started soon!
Title: Re: Osage recurve for Konny
Post by: mwosborn on February 02, 2014, 11:36:50 pm
Really like how that one turned out - beautiful!
Title: Re: Osage recurve for Konny
Post by: seabass on February 02, 2014, 11:42:39 pm
very cool bow.the curves and tips are awesome.
Title: Re: Osage recurve for Konny
Post by: IdahoMatt on February 03, 2014, 01:56:28 am
Great job on yet another.  Love everything about that one :)
Title: Re: Osage recurve for Konny
Post by: JonW on February 03, 2014, 08:20:40 am
Another fine one Simon. I really like the shape of the recurves. What did you use to get that radius? That is the sweetest recurve shape I've seen.
Title: Re: Osage recurve for Konny
Post by: simson on February 03, 2014, 03:14:37 pm
Thanks guys for your nice compliments!

Quote from: JonW on February 03, 2014, 08:20:40 am
Another fine one Simon. I really like the shape of the recurves. What did you use to get that radius? That is the sweetest recurve shape I've seen.

Jon, the jig is a simple board 1" thick with a curve sawed in (bandsaw), no radius - nothing fancy.