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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bubby on August 11, 2014, 06:28:24 pm

Title: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: bubby on August 11, 2014, 06:28:24 pm
got a sweet little bendy osage from Fred Arnold, 59" and around 50# @ 28"shoots smooth and is nicely finished and the osage has those red streaks running threw it , thanks fred it's a sweet little bow and I appreciate all the work that went into her, she's going into my special rack, bub(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/2014%20trade%20bow%20from%20fred/101_4536_zps71245dfd.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/2014%20trade%20bow%20from%20fred/101_4536_zps71245dfd.jpg.html)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/2014%20trade%20bow%20from%20fred/101_4534_zps0b59d0fb.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/2014%20trade%20bow%20from%20fred/101_4534_zps0b59d0fb.jpg.html)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/2014%20trade%20bow%20from%20fred/101_4531_zps84fcb2b6.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/2014%20trade%20bow%20from%20fred/101_4531_zps84fcb2b6.jpg.html)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/2014%20trade%20bow%20from%20fred/101_4530_zps9265993c.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/2014%20trade%20bow%20from%20fred/101_4530_zps9265993c.jpg.html)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/2014%20trade%20bow%20from%20fred/101_4529_zpsef2971b1.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/2014%20trade%20bow%20from%20fred/101_4529_zpsef2971b1.jpg.html)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/2014%20trade%20bow%20from%20fred/101_4528_zps797e4eba.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/2014%20trade%20bow%20from%20fred/101_4528_zps797e4eba.jpg.html)
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: bubby on August 11, 2014, 06:29:48 pm
 Money shot(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/2014%20trade%20bow%20from%20fred/101_4532_zps724bdc0c.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/2014%20trade%20bow%20from%20fred/101_4532_zps724bdc0c.jpg.html)
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on August 11, 2014, 06:35:30 pm
That is a fine bow and the tiller looks great. Should last you a looooong time bubbly.
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: bubby on August 11, 2014, 06:37:34 pm
yeah Chris it should, forgot to mention it has rawhide overlays and nice thin tips
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: Fred Arnold on August 11, 2014, 06:48:55 pm
Sure glad you like it bubby. I had a hard time deciding which bow to send. I worked 3 of them up and it was #2 that got the call. The osage was from Eric Bartels from Tecumseh, NE.  It was from a downed half dead tree and the staves had some worm damage but nothing that couldn't be worked with. You can see a spot on the upper limb that was filled with osage/urac. Hope it lasts you a long time but that you still see fit to shoot it now and again.
Fred
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: blackhawk on August 11, 2014, 06:58:29 pm
Sweet!!!! :)
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: BOWMAN53 on August 11, 2014, 06:58:46 pm
Sweet bow Blubby. Fred really worked hard on it.
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: autologus on August 11, 2014, 07:02:12 pm
Those red streaks really look cool you got a beautiful bow, well done Fred.

Grady
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: Pat B on August 11, 2014, 07:22:14 pm
Congrats Bubby. She fits you well.  8)  Nice bow Fred. Is that the same osage you sent me?
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: bubby on August 11, 2014, 07:27:23 pm
thank's guys fred deserves all the atta boys he can get, the color is really something
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: Fred Arnold on August 11, 2014, 07:45:45 pm
Wow, thank you all because I worried over it continuously.
Pat, I received only 2 of those from Eric about 3 yrs ago. The wood I sent you was from a local deputy sheriff whose father-in-law is located close to the same area. They cut this wood for me from the same general area close to the Missouri River. I was just lucky to get this new stuff and most of it will be saved on my rack for seasoning . There's a lot of red streaks in this new batch and only a few pieces will be sent away LOL.  I can't find any osage around here though I hear there are some areas where it has been found.
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: Marc St Louis on August 11, 2014, 07:48:39 pm
Good for you Bubby and very well done Fred
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: lesken2011 on August 11, 2014, 08:15:12 pm
Fred did you good on that one, Bub!!
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: Badly Bent on August 11, 2014, 08:18:15 pm
Real nice work Fred, that looks both beautiful and well made. Congrats Bub.
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: rps3 on August 11, 2014, 08:24:54 pm
That would have been a hard bow to part with. Well done.
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: osage outlaw on August 11, 2014, 09:32:41 pm
That's a nice looking trade bow.  Well done Fred. 
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: hunterbob on August 11, 2014, 10:04:18 pm
Nice bow. Looks like that one was worth the wait.
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: JoJoDapyro on August 11, 2014, 10:10:27 pm
Looks awesome. Hopefully the Osage I got from Fred magically turns out as nice!
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: DuBois on August 11, 2014, 10:17:21 pm
That is some really pretty wood and a great bow from it. Congrats to you both!
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: JonW on August 11, 2014, 10:17:28 pm
Super work there Fred. Bub looks like a "natural" for you in the draw pic.
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: mwosborn on August 11, 2014, 11:39:22 pm
That one turned out real nice Fred - well done!
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: IdahoMatt on August 12, 2014, 12:04:40 am
Man.  That is one nice bow Fred.  You are a luck man Bub. 
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: 4dog on August 12, 2014, 12:24:00 am
niiiiice!
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: bow101 on August 12, 2014, 01:02:43 am
Great bend I like those tips.
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: SLIMBOB on August 12, 2014, 08:35:30 am
Very nice bow Fred and congrats bubby.
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: Pappy on August 12, 2014, 08:59:29 am
Congrats to both,very nice work for sure. :)
   Pappy
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: burchett.donald on August 12, 2014, 09:06:08 am
Bubby that is a nice looking bow, love that red Osage...Fred done you right for sure, tiller is excellent...Great work Fred...
                                                                                                                                 Don
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: Blackcoyote on August 12, 2014, 09:11:43 am
great looking bow! Love those streaks in the osage!
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: rossfactor on August 12, 2014, 12:18:55 pm
Heck of a bend on that one.  Great work Fred, enjoy that Bubby!

Gabe
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: Fred Arnold on August 12, 2014, 04:32:45 pm
First of all I'd really like to thank all of you for such great support and praise of the bow. Bubby seems to make that bow stand out and his pictures are sure a lot better than the ones I tried to take of it.
Another thing I'd like you to know is that without PA and all of it's fantastic members, which include all of you that have posted comments so far and many more, there is no way that bow would have come to be.
While struggling with the tillering process on this same bow PD made a comment about how to proceed with the tiller to get better results and after reading his comment a light bulb just clicked. I felt like I was finally beginning to understand what you'd all been trying to teach me all along.
I learned more from this bow trade than any of the other bows I've ever made. It really was hard to send this one off. It may not have been my best shooting bow to date but I can't argue with it being the purdiest. >>----> Fred
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: streamflyer on August 17, 2014, 01:42:05 am
Wow. he makes a helluva bow
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: missilemaster on August 17, 2014, 03:04:51 pm
Fine looking bow!
Title: Re: my trade bow from Fred
Post by: koan on August 17, 2014, 03:30:33 pm
That is a sweet one!.... Brian