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Title: 57 1/2" Osage w/ bull snake finished pics. "Kansa"
Post by: straightarrow on March 09, 2019, 02:25:02 pm

Finished this Osage shorty for my buddy. It's 57 1/2" and pulls 44#@26". I dressed it up with some bullsnake skins that he brought back from Kansas last year. The Osage is also from Kansas that he brought back about 3-4 years ago. I named the bow Kansa after a Indian tribe.
This is how Kansas got it's name. The bow is not a replica of what they used. I did a little sketch of the state mammal, the bison. The tips are shedua and marble wood and the grip is leather. It's finished with eight coats of tru oil. Thanks for looking, Jon (straightarrow)

Title: Re: 57 1/2" Osage w/ bull snake finished pics. "Kansa"
Post by: straightarrow on March 09, 2019, 02:25:46 pm

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Post by: straightarrow on March 09, 2019, 02:31:50 pm

Money shot

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Post by: hoosierf on March 09, 2019, 02:52:58 pm

Beautiful

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Post by: Swampman on March 09, 2019, 03:35:15 pm

I love it!

Title: Re: 57 1/2" Osage w/ bull snake finished pics. "Kansa"
Post by: Woodely on March 09, 2019, 04:09:21 pm

Nice unit and great tiller.

Title: Re: 57 1/2" Osage w/ bull snake finished pics. "Kansa"
Post by: Sticks on March 09, 2019, 06:28:11 pm

Beautiful bow great tiller and the skins look great.

Title: Re: 57 1/2" Osage w/ bull snake finished pics. "Kansa"
Post by: PaSteve on March 09, 2019, 06:42:15 pm

Great job on your bow. Those skins look great.

Title: Re: 57 1/2" Osage w/ bull snake finished pics. "Kansa"
Post by: upstatenybowyer on March 09, 2019, 06:47:57 pm

oooooh, that's a beautiful bow.  )P(

Title: Re: 57 1/2" Osage w/ bull snake finished pics. "Kansa"
Post by: SLIMBOB on March 10, 2019, 09:06:48 am

Sweet!  Like that a lot!

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Post by: ohma2 on March 10, 2019, 09:18:43 am

Yes thats a looker  :OK

Title: Re: 57 1/2" Osage w/ bull snake finished pics. "Kansa"
Post by: bjrogg on March 11, 2019, 04:25:49 am

Nice bow straightarrow. I'm sure your buddy from Kansas will be happy to get his Osage back and be thrilled with what you've done with it.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: 57 1/2" Osage w/ bull snake finished pics. "Kansa"
Post by: Pappy on March 11, 2019, 05:33:30 am

Beautiful bow, very well done in all aspects. :)
 Pappy

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Post by: leonwood on March 11, 2019, 08:23:43 am

Nice bend on that one! And pretty with the skin and nocks!

Title: Re: 57 1/2" Osage w/ bull snake finished pics. "Kansa"
Post by: straightarrow on March 11, 2019, 01:07:45 pm

Quote from: bjrogg on March 11, 2019, 04:25:49 am

Nice bow straightarrow. I'm sure your buddy from Kansas will be happy to get his Osage back and be thrilled with what you've done with it.
Bjrogg

Thank you sir, my buddy is from Pennsylvania. He just goes to Kansas to hunt

Title: Re: 57 1/2" Osage w/ bull snake finished pics. "Kansa"
Post by: straightarrow on March 11, 2019, 01:11:07 pm

Quote from: Pappy on March 11, 2019, 05:33:30 am

Beautiful bow, very well done in all aspects. :)
 Pappy

Thank you Pappy for the compliments, it means a lot coming from a master bowyer.

Title: Re: 57 1/2" Osage w/ bull snake finished pics. "Kansa"
Post by: Hrothgar on March 11, 2019, 02:04:03 pm

Good looking bow, I really like the tips.

Title: Re: 57 1/2" Osage w/ bull snake finished pics. "Kansa"
Post by: M2A on March 11, 2019, 04:06:38 pm

That's as good as they get right there. Nice job!
Mike

Title: Re: 57 1/2" Osage w/ bull snake finished pics. "Kansa"
Post by: Sidewinder on March 11, 2019, 06:09:48 pm

Now I will absolutley testify that if thats Kansas Osage ( best in the world) its a shooter for sure and  the skins look like our bullsnakes here in Kansas too. Nice job in every way. Really like it. Tiller is great and I love the length.

Title: Re: 57 1/2" Osage w/ bull snake finished pics. "Kansa"
Post by: straightarrow on March 11, 2019, 08:01:01 pm

Quote from: Sidewinder on March 11, 2019, 06:09:48 pm

Now I will absolutley testify that if thats Kansas Osage ( best in the world) its a shooter for sure and  the skins look like our bullsnakes here in Kansas too. Nice job in every way. Really like it. Tiller is great and I love the length.

This was the first time I got to work with Kansas Osage. It's good stuff for sure. The Osage I get in Pennsylvania is real yellow. This was much darker almost orange. I've read different things about coloring and a lot of bowyer's swear by it

Title: Re: 57 1/2" Osage w/ bull snake finished pics. "Kansa"
Post by: backtowood B2W on March 15, 2019, 03:39:21 am

very beautiful bow,
nocks and skins looking really nice
love it
B2W

Title: Re: 57 1/2" Osage w/ bull snake finished pics. "Kansa"
Post by: straightarrow on March 20, 2019, 05:42:28 pm

Thank you, btw!

Title: Re: 57 1/2" Osage w/ bull snake finished pics. "Kansa"
Post by: Outbackbob48 on April 01, 2019, 12:31:03 pm

Jon, your bows are lookin better and better every time I see a new one. You been busy this winter. Bob

Title: Re: 57 1/2" Osage w/ bull snake finished pics. "Kansa"
Post by: simson on April 02, 2019, 04:48:23 am

Just found that thread.
beautiful bow with a tiller spot on, congrats!

Title: Re: 57 1/2" Osage w/ bull snake finished pics. "Kansa"
Post by: straightarrow on April 02, 2019, 09:54:28 am

Thank you, Simon!

Title: Re: 57 1/2" Osage w/ bull snake finished pics. "Kansa"
Post by: straightarrow on April 02, 2019, 09:58:57 am

Quote from: Outbackbob48 on April 01, 2019, 12:31:03 pm

Jon, your bows are lookin better and better every time I see a new one. You been busy this winter. Bob

Thank you Bob. Hope you're doing well and hope to see you again at the 2nd annual primitive Olympics. I'll send you a email soon with all the details. I'm working on the give away bow now for it.

Take care buddy

Jon