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Title: 37 3/4" backpack challenge bow
Post by: Aaron H on December 03, 2014, 07:03:37 pm
So I decided a few months ago to take the backpack challenge to see if I could do it, and to push the limits of some osage.  I started with a sweet piece of osage with a red streak in it, then I overlayed some paduak to the tips to accent the red streak.  It started out with one limb looking like half of a 5 curve bow (as Gun Doc calls it), so I steamed the other limb to match.  But since I was really stressing those limbs out, it has taken about 1 1/2" set. It is finished with 4 coats of Tru-oil, and wrapped with brown buckskin leather for the handle.

42# @ 22"
37 3/4"  NtN
7/8" wide at the handle
3/8" wide at the tips
160 grams total weight

Title: Re: 37 3/4" backpack challenge bow
Post by: Aaron H on December 03, 2014, 07:04:57 pm
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Post by: Aaron H on December 03, 2014, 07:05:46 pm
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Post by: wizardgoat on December 03, 2014, 07:12:52 pm
Holy smokes now thats a bend
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Post by: SLIMBOB on December 03, 2014, 07:21:26 pm
Nicely done Sir!
Title: Re: 37 3/4" backpack challenge bow
Post by: Aaron H on December 03, 2014, 07:37:52 pm
I'm a little sceptical about how well I tillered this one. Tell me what you think,  I want your honest opinions
Title: Re: 37 3/4" backpack challenge bow
Post by: Danzn Bar on December 03, 2014, 07:48:29 pm
I'm not real good with tiller checks, but that string angle  :o .....sure hope you've got good deep nocks.......looks like it could be past 90.  Does it click as you draw it back past the string groves?
DBar
Title: Re: 37 3/4" backpack challenge bow
Post by: duke3192 on December 03, 2014, 07:50:51 pm
I can't tell if it is the tiller or the way you are holding at full draw, but it looks like the bottom limb is bending more, otherwise it is great.
Title: Re: 37 3/4" backpack challenge bow
Post by: Aaron H on December 03, 2014, 07:51:47 pm
 :D. Yea, I made sure to cut those nocks deep just for that reason.   And talk about stack!
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Post by: burn em up chuck on December 03, 2014, 08:12:42 pm
       that is awesome consider slite flipping of tips, for string retention.

                                                             chuck
Title: Re: 37 3/4" backpack challenge bow
Post by: Marc St Louis on December 03, 2014, 09:03:33 pm
You did an excellent job on that bow.  Well done
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Post by: Peacebow_Coos on December 03, 2014, 09:06:25 pm
Wowza!
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Post by: papagus on December 03, 2014, 10:12:25 pm
Wow!! That's some bend!
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Post by: IdahoMatt on December 03, 2014, 10:25:57 pm
Very nice work.  What a graceful bend :)
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Post by: Thunder on December 04, 2014, 12:01:13 am
Nice work!
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Post by: steve b. on December 04, 2014, 12:45:48 am
Yea, you handled that well!
Title: Re: 37 3/4" backpack challenge bow
Post by: Sasquatch on December 04, 2014, 12:55:21 am
That thing sure is bending a lot. Very nice I guess I'm going to have to take a look at that backpack bow challenge.
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Post by: Pappy on December 04, 2014, 05:39:33 am
Sweet, lots of bend in that little stick. :)
  Pappy
Title: Re: 37 3/4" backpack challenge bow
Post by: GlisGlis on December 04, 2014, 06:26:46 am
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Tell me what you think,  I want your honest opinions

WOHAAAAAAA. very very nice !!
have to start making one.
Title: Re: 37 3/4" backpack challenge bow
Post by: blackhawk on December 04, 2014, 07:00:52 am
Well done...ya got all the bend out of that one....good example of how elastic n awesome osage is ;)
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Post by: johnfolchetti on December 04, 2014, 07:31:14 am
WOW....very well done sir.
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Post by: burchett.donald on December 04, 2014, 08:44:46 am
  Falcon, that is some beautiful sage...And one hell of a bend bud :o
                                                                                                                    Don
Title: Re: 37 3/4" backpack challenge bow
Post by: Scottski on December 04, 2014, 08:53:37 am
Nice bending that sucker ain't ya. Well done Sir.
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Post by: George Tsoukalas on December 04, 2014, 09:31:50 am
Outstanding bow! Nicely done. Jawge
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Post by: Parnell on December 04, 2014, 09:36:47 am
That's pretty cool!  I love that red Osage.  Nice job on a tough project.  Do you think you'll take it on your next hike? :)
Title: Re: 37 3/4" backpack challenge bow
Post by: Del the cat on December 04, 2014, 11:16:25 am
Woo!
Del
Title: Re: 37 3/4" backpack challenge bow
Post by: Aaron H on December 04, 2014, 01:19:53 pm
Thank you all very much, I appreciate ask if the kind words.

Parnell- Next back packing trip, I do plan on taking this bow and a handful of arrows along with me.
Title: Re: 37 3/4" backpack challenge bow
Post by: bradsmith2010 on December 04, 2014, 02:04:12 pm
very nice congrats