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Title: "Bushwhacker"
Post by: PeteC on November 04, 2008, 03:04:59 pm

Here's a  little osage bow I made ,it's just a very simple thing,but it's performance is way above par,and I wanted to share.For a basically straight design,(with very small flipped tips),it is exceptionally fast.This one is made from some wood I cut near Mt.Vernon,Tx.,a couple of years back,and I'm lookin' forward to getting into this new stock,as I've got several logs.(I get very little wood this straight).The stats are:

      58 3/16" tip to tip,  57" nock to nock
      1 3/16" at fades,tapering evenly to 3/8" tips
      7" of non-working handle section,6" left stiff at tips. (@ 38" of working limb)
      55#@ 25"       
     




     

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Post by: OldBow on November 04, 2008, 03:07:13 pm

Dandy bow. Bookmarked for November Self Bow of the Month, too.

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Post by: Okie on November 04, 2008, 03:12:10 pm

Sweet and simple. I like it! Nice job.


John

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Post by: medicinewheel on November 04, 2008, 04:26:52 pm

nice arc!
frank

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Post by: brownhillboy on November 04, 2008, 05:20:23 pm

Nice bow!  Great job on the tiller too.  How fast is it?  Do you know?

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Post by: Hillbilly on November 04, 2008, 05:27:46 pm

Great looking bow-looks like it was born to put meat on the table.

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Post by: adb on November 04, 2008, 07:16:05 pm

A very nice bow... well done!

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Post by: Woodland Roamer on November 04, 2008, 07:16:17 pm

Nice bow Pete, tiller looks great. A little osage goes a long way.

Alan

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Post by: The Burnt Hill Archer on November 04, 2008, 08:09:45 pm

beautiful tiller, nicely done!

Phil

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Post by: cowboy on November 04, 2008, 08:21:33 pm

Looks like a killer to me Pete! Hmm, Mt Vernon - gonna have to check out the map and see where that is.

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Post by: Keenan on November 04, 2008, 09:17:56 pm

 Love it Pete.  Excellent job on the tiller. Clean, simple and looks like a rocket launcher. ;)

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Post by: cracker on November 04, 2008, 09:39:54 pm

looks good great work. Ron

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Post by: Sidewinder on November 04, 2008, 10:06:47 pm

Nice job Pete. Thats a short one too I like it alot.  Danny

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Post by: PeteC on November 05, 2008, 12:20:04 pm

  Thanks for the comments fellas.I hope the rest of this wood is as good as this piece.Brownhill,I don't have access to a chronograph,but,I can see a discernable difference in speed,the arrows are cookin'. Thanks and God Bless,  PeteC

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Post by: Bowbound on November 05, 2008, 12:31:04 pm

Well it sure does look fast...

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Post by: JW_Halverson on November 05, 2008, 12:48:14 pm

Looks like you may even have problems with the fletching igniting in flight.  hehehe. 

Nice lines on that stick, just enough character to keep it from being boring looking.  If you can hit what you're looking at, who cares what arrow speed ya get.  Keep up the good work.

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Post by: PeteC on November 05, 2008, 07:51:23 pm

I did'nt even mention that JW.It is one of those kind of bows that just puts the arrow right where you're lookin'.It shoots very well.   God Bless

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Post by: George Tsoukalas on November 05, 2008, 10:04:58 pm

Very nice. Congratulations! Jawge

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Post by: PeteC on November 07, 2008, 02:53:39 pm

Thanks again for the kind words.  God Bless

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Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on November 07, 2008, 03:59:55 pm

very nice looking bow,  i really enjoy those short bows. you did very good- Ryan

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Post by: ballista on November 07, 2008, 11:31:52 pm

thats a beauty, the lenth really gets me too- i heard osage makes alot better shortbow than longbow, but that bow looks like a whip to me! hope ya can make some meat man -jimmy

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Post by: dismount on November 08, 2008, 10:26:07 pm

Pete, that 's funny I just finished up an osage with almost the exact specs. The thing is lightening fast and drives  an arrow half through my target at 20 yds. Makes my shoulder hurt a little when I draw it past 25''. I think it will make an excellent blind bow. Phil

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Post by: PeteC on November 09, 2008, 08:24:49 am

Thanks again for the kind words all.Dismount,it is amazing how wood can vary so greatly.I have other bows which are similar,with the same tiller,that are pretty fast,but the speed difference is noticeable on this one.Lookin' forward to seeing your bow posted here.  God Bless

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Post by: Zach on November 10, 2008, 11:09:02 am

Hey Daddy,(this is Lauren)

 Love the Bow!
I am just trying this posting thing out, so I can show Zach how to do it...haha

Love you!

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Post by: Pappy on November 10, 2008, 12:26:25 pm

Very sweet looking bow,nice job. :)
   Pappy