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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Chosin1N on December 30, 2020, 07:01:11 pm

Title: Snake Bite R/D Osage bow
Post by: Chosin1N on December 30, 2020, 07:01:11 pm: So it has been quite a journey since i am fairly new to bow making, but with the mentoring of "Pappy" and "Hedge Hunter" I have finally completed my western diamond back skinned Osage R/D Billet bow with Carribean Rosewood tips that I named Snake Bite.

I was hanging out at Twin Oaks one weekend probably driving "Hedge Hunter" nuts asking questions because he looked at me and said "We need to get you a new project." . We came up with a short Osage stave that would make a good billet bow. Between him and "Pappy" they helped me keep my sanity through the build. Big thanks to my buddy Clint Kauffman for taking my pictures so you could tell its a bow and not a giant blurred mess (lol).

It was a whole lot of firsts for me.
First billet bow
First R/D
First bow with skins

61.5" tip to tip
52#@26"

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50773045313_d57234360d_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kmD8sZ)Snake Bite (https://flic.kr/p/2kmD8sZ) by Mark Ellis (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191578567@N04/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50773045303_22798d208c_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kmD8sP)Snake Bite (https://flic.kr/p/2kmD8sP) by Mark Ellis (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191578567@N04/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50780071121_6dc52e436f_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kng8ZB)IMG_20201230_115736951 (https://flic.kr/p/2kng8ZB) by Mark Ellis (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191578567@N04/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50773045548_23207ae275_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kmD8x3)Snake Bite (https://flic.kr/p/2kmD8x3) by Mark Ellis (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191578567@N04/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50773796766_6aa30f1bf7_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kmGYR5)Snake Bite (https://flic.kr/p/2kmGYR5) by Mark Ellis (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191578567@N04/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50773058958_596c563730_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kmDcwf)IMG_20201220_182201835 (https://flic.kr/p/2kmDcwf) by Mark Ellis (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191578567@N04/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50773910167_b6013ebdcd_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kmHyyg)Snake Bite (https://flic.kr/p/2kmHyyg) by Mark Ellis (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191578567@N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Snake Bite R/D Osage bow
Post by: sleek on December 30, 2020, 07:39:07 pm: Thats phenomenal!
Title: Re: Snake Bite R/D Osage bow
Post by: Chosin1N on December 30, 2020, 07:43:25 pm: Thanks. Was surely a test of my patience. (lol)
Title: Re: Snake Bite R/D Osage bow
Post by: Chosin1N on December 30, 2020, 08:31:49 pm: Here is a pic of the skins up closer. The colors are beautiful on these skins, lots of blues and greens and some white patches to them.

Mark

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50780748738_cc23f423d3_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2knjBqE)2020-12-30_08-19-16 (https://flic.kr/p/2knjBqE) by Mark Ellis (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191578567@N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Snake Bite R/D Osage bow
Post by: bentstick54 on December 30, 2020, 10:37:44 pm: Very nicely done. Great looking bow.
Title: Re: Snake Bite R/D Osage bow
Post by: PaSteve on December 30, 2020, 10:38:12 pm: Very well done. Looks great.
Title: Re: Snake Bite R/D Osage bow
Post by: Pappy on December 31, 2020, 06:34:46 am: Beautiful bow, glad you finely got it finished. ;)
Pappy
Title: Re: Snake Bite R/D Osage bow
Post by: Will B on December 31, 2020, 06:43:58 am: That’s a beautiful osage bow! Great job
Title: Re: Snake Bite R/D Osage bow
Post by: bjrogg on December 31, 2020, 06:54:51 am: Congrats isn’t that a fantastic feeling?
Bjrogg
Title: Re: Snake Bite R/D Osage bow
Post by: Swampman on December 31, 2020, 06:59:18 am: That is a great looking bow! Excellent work.
Title: Re: Snake Bite R/D Osage bow
Post by: gutpile on December 31, 2020, 07:59:32 am: beautiful.. man that thing has a deep shelf ... very risky... gut
Title: Re: Snake Bite R/D Osage bow
Post by: HH~ on December 31, 2020, 11:37:47 am: Heck of a job from really old short piece of barn find wood. That broad head you buried in that hard as nails oak log made me a believer.

Well done.

Shawn~