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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Floridabowyer on May 01, 2015, 05:38:30 pm

Title: Overhauled Osage longbow
Post by: Floridabowyer on May 01, 2015, 05:38:30 pm
This is an osage longbow I built about a year ago. I was never really satisfied with its performance and recently thought I might be able to improve a few things. I flipped the tips more aggressively and narrowed them as well. Had some leftover deer antler from a successful harvest last year and used them for the tip overlays. Also, I toasted the belly while holding the bow into a more dramatic reflex. I'm sure glad I decided to make the changes as cast has greatly improved. Freshly unstrung reflex is 1.5" and rises to about 2" after an hour. I think this is my new favorite!

Specs
64" TTT
62 3/4 NTN
1 3/8" out of the fades tapering to 1/4" tips
#43 @ 27"
Title: Re: Overhauled Osage longbow
Post by: Badger on May 01, 2015, 06:10:59 pm
  That came out nice. I will often roughly finish a bow and then set it aside for later tweaking. Amazing how much difference a little tweaking can do.
Title: Re: Overhauled Osage longbow
Post by: alwayslookin on May 01, 2015, 06:58:36 pm
Nice that came out good! Glad you squeezed a little more zip out of it
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Post by: duke3192 on May 01, 2015, 08:49:39 pm
very nice job there, Erik, looking foward to the next shoot.
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Post by: JW_Halverson on May 01, 2015, 09:09:13 pm
Looking pretty good to me!
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Post by: Aaron H on May 01, 2015, 09:20:22 pm
I don't know what it looked like before, but it looks great now.  Nice work
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Post by: paulsemp on May 01, 2015, 09:37:28 pm
very nice! I have also had great results with revisiting old Osage bows and he treating them
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Post by: Vgo750 on May 01, 2015, 10:41:01 pm
Agreed.  That looks great!
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Post by: mwosborn on May 01, 2015, 10:54:53 pm
Nicely done.  Full draw pics looks spot on.
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Post by: bradsmith2010 on May 01, 2015, 11:02:10 pm
very nice congrats
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Post by: Chief RID on May 02, 2015, 05:03:44 am
I just love the clean lines of that bow. I would be proud to carry it in any woodlot.
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Post by: Floridabowyer on May 02, 2015, 08:24:51 am
Thanks everyone! Really looking forward to hunting with this bow!
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on May 02, 2015, 10:10:57 am
Nice lines.
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Post by: Hans H on May 02, 2015, 03:26:18 pm
very nice, well done.
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Post by: Carson (CMB) on May 03, 2015, 02:50:38 am
Nice rework!!  8)
Title: Re: Overhauled Osage longbow
Post by: simson on May 03, 2015, 04:04:03 am
That came out great. Great rework.