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Title: Osage longbow with rawhide backing
Post by: paulsemp on March 12, 2023, 08:31:14 pm

66" NTN Osage 48@28. Stave from my buddy Clint. Thanks Clint! Rawhide backed with a variety of stains on it. Just keeped messing with it until I gave up. Couldn't tell you how to replicate If I had to. Handle built up and tips are purple leaf plum. Thanks for looking

Title: Re: Osage longbow with rawhide backed
Post by: paulsemp on March 12, 2023, 08:32:11 pm

Few more

Title: Re: Osage longbow with rawhide backing
Post by: Muskyman on March 12, 2023, 08:34:45 pm

Gave up at the right time, I really like the look of the back. Sweet looking bow.

Title: Re: Osage longbow with rawhide backing
Post by: bjrogg on March 12, 2023, 09:31:18 pm

Looks great Paul.

I like the stain job. It’s a good look

Like Bob Ross would say “A happy little accident “

Bjrogg

Title: Re: Osage longbow with rawhide backing
Post by: bentstick54 on March 12, 2023, 09:40:35 pm

Very nice looking bow. Really like the stain job.

Title: Re: Osage longbow with rawhide backing
Post by: osage outlaw on March 12, 2023, 10:37:17 pm

Great job on that one Paul!

Title: Re: Osage longbow with rawhide backing
Post by: superdav95 on March 12, 2023, 11:24:19 pm

Very nice lookin bow.  I know how that feels.  Sometimes you just got to call it done.  The bend looks really good on this bow.  Nicely done.

Title: Re: Osage longbow with rawhide backing
Post by: Pat B on March 13, 2023, 12:04:19 am

Cool bow, Paul. Well done.  :OK

Title: Re: Osage longbow with rawhide backing
Post by: MattOwens on March 13, 2023, 12:30:58 am

That's a sweet looking bow. I bet it's a shooter!

Title: Re: Osage longbow with rawhide backing
Post by: Thorsten on March 13, 2023, 05:14:05 am

Nice bow! Nice fulldraw tiller!
Could you send some detail pic of the plum tips? Can't draw my own pic  in my head…   :OK

Title: Re: Osage longbow with rawhide backing
Post by: Aksel on March 13, 2023, 06:17:53 am

Nice bow! Brace height looks huge!?

Title: Re: Osage longbow with rawhide backing
Post by: M2A on March 13, 2023, 07:39:07 am

Good stuff there. Nice unbraced profile. Thats a shooter for sure. Thanks for posting.
Mike

Title: Re: Osage longbow with rawhide backing
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on March 13, 2023, 07:40:37 am

Another beauty. Smells like a hunting bow.

Title: Re: Osage longbow with rawhide backing
Post by: Pappy on March 13, 2023, 08:03:03 am

Nice work, beautiful bow . :)
 Pappy

Title: Re: Osage longbow with rawhide backing
Post by: Will B on March 13, 2023, 08:10:42 am

Great looking bow!  Nice bend and I like the stained rawhide.

Title: Re: Osage longbow with rawhide backing
Post by: Selfbowman on March 13, 2023, 11:14:45 am

Well done look good.

Title: Re: Osage longbow with rawhide backing
Post by: PaSteve on March 13, 2023, 07:30:00 pm

Ditto what everyone else said. Great looking bow.

Title: Re: Osage longbow with rawhide backing
Post by: Phillip King on March 13, 2023, 09:04:59 pm

 :) 8) :BB

Title: Re: Osage longbow with rawhide backing
Post by: IdahoMatt on March 13, 2023, 09:47:22 pm

Nice looking how Paul.  I’ve been making som mid to high forty bows and love that draw weight. The tiller on that looks awesome.

Title: Re: Osage longbow with rawhide backing
Post by: Stixnstones on March 14, 2023, 12:10:10 pm

Another beauty my friend