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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Will B on July 27, 2024, 09:25:20 am

Title: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
Post by: Will B on July 27, 2024, 09:25:20 am

I finished this Osage selfbow for a friend who invited me to hunt Osceola turkeys on his place in Florida. The bow is 68" ntn and 42#@ 28". It is 1-1/2" wide at the fades and maintains that width for the first 12", then straight taper to 3/8" tips. It has a 4" (stiff) handle with 2" fades.
I wrapped the handle with black leather from a scrap pile I like to dig through at an Amish saddle shop near where I live.
The tip overlays are from buffalo horn. I finished the bow with seven coats of rubbed on Tru oil and a finish spray coat of satin Spar Urethane to dull the finish.
I glued on some broad-banded watersnake skins using TB3 and stained the end of the limbs with Fiebings dark brown and black leather dye.
The bow shoots nice with no noticeable hand shock. Thanks for looking.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/192203801@N04/shares/hukzWEa86a

Title: Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
Post by: Selfbowman on July 27, 2024, 11:29:28 am

That’s a beauty Will!! I’m sure your friend will
Enjoy that bow.

Title: Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
Post by: Pat B on July 27, 2024, 06:03:26 pm

Very nice bow, Will.  :OK

Title: Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
Post by: Muskyman on July 27, 2024, 06:24:17 pm

Great looking bow will. Really like the snake skins. I think I like them better than any I’ve seen.

Title: Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
Post by: superdav95 on July 27, 2024, 11:25:51 pm

love it.  love those skins!.  well done indeed will! 

Title: Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
Post by: ajooter on July 28, 2024, 12:23:42 am

Gorgeous bow.  Those skins are sick!!

Title: Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
Post by: Will B on July 28, 2024, 08:19:45 am

Thanks fellas. My buddy loves the bow

Title: Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
Post by: bassman211 on July 28, 2024, 08:17:49 pm

Nice skins on that one Bill. Adds bling to the bow.

Title: Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
Post by: bentstick54 on July 28, 2024, 11:03:31 pm

Great looking bow. Really love the pattern of those skins. They really dress the bow up.

Title: Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
Post by: Bob Barnes on July 29, 2024, 12:07:32 am

A classic design finished to perfection.  Looks like it will hunt.   :OK

Title: Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
Post by: bjrogg on July 29, 2024, 07:29:51 am

Nice bow Will

Gotta love broadband water snake skins on a bow. They do have a nice pattern

Bjrogg

Title: Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
Post by: Pappy on July 29, 2024, 07:33:06 am

Beautiful bow, very well done. Pappy

Title: Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
Post by: wooddamon1 on July 29, 2024, 11:41:30 am

Agree with all the comments above. Beautiful work!

Title: Re: Osage selfbow w/ broad-banded water snakeskins
Post by: Will B on July 29, 2024, 12:52:25 pm

Thanks for the comment guys