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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: wildman on July 25, 2014, 12:11:19 am

Title: Wifes new osage
Post by: wildman on July 25, 2014, 12:11:19 am
This is a stave from a tree off my grandparents farm. It has a few knots that made tiller a challenge and a crazy knot hole I made the handle around. 60"ntn pulling 38# at her 26"draw fast shooting lil bow had to work lots of prop twist out, and the big knot towards the top was a challenge. She loves it though!
Title: Re: Wifes new osage
Post by: soy on July 25, 2014, 12:17:47 am
That is cool 8)
Title: Re: Wifes new osage
Post by: Parnell on July 25, 2014, 12:58:39 am
Looks good to me my friend!  Love seeing the ladies drawing bows, too!  Like the fletching.  She is a lefty, huh!
Title: Re: Wifes new osage
Post by: TRACY on July 25, 2014, 01:18:57 am
Nice bow Keith ! Looks like you met the tiller challenge on that piece of Osage. Nice.

Tracy
Title: Re: Wifes new osage
Post by: simson on July 25, 2014, 03:50:45 am
Now that's a cool bow. Looking at the handle a really female bow ...
Title: Re: Wifes new osage
Post by: Pappy on July 25, 2014, 05:11:57 am
That a way to use what you have to work with,turned out great. :)Bet she loves it. ;) :)
 Pappy
Title: Re: Wifes new osage
Post by: Badly Bent on July 25, 2014, 07:03:15 am
Nicely done, looks like it was a tough stave to work through. The Mrs. Wildman has real good archery form drawing that back and keeping her string arm in line. bet she could out shoot quite a few of us. :)
Title: Re: Wifes new osage
Post by: Buckeye Guy on July 25, 2014, 07:59:34 am
Good job !!!
Title: Re: Wifes new osage
Post by: burchett.donald on July 25, 2014, 08:49:43 am
  Wildman, +1 on what Greg said...I like them stiff outers, makes them a little quicker in my opinion...I need to know one thing though, looking at your wife's form, who's the best shot? Tell the truth  ;)
                                                                                                                                      Don
Title: Re: Wifes new osage
Post by: IdahoMatt on July 25, 2014, 09:43:10 am
The tiller on that looks great :)
Title: Re: Wifes new osage
Post by: wildman on July 25, 2014, 11:48:32 am
Thanks for all the good input, means a lot coming from you guys. One of the most challenging staves I have worked yet lot of gradual heat and weights. Steve they are goose fletching seems there was a massive die out of snow geese both times I went to Ar. this year. She had great natural form took to shooting like the proverbial duck, I would never admit to her out shooting me!!! but she is good. Simson it is for sure a girl bow, named it Knotty Gurl  haha. I had to drill two tiny holes as the knot was cracking a bit. Drilled and filled with super glue and that stopped it. The knots on both ends pretty well forced me to leave the tips a bit stiff, which helped the lower weight make up, its 38# but quick.