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Offline Zion

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Little Ocean Spray bow
« on: October 20, 2013, 07:18:07 pm »
I had gotten this bow braced a few months ago and then let it sit in the corner. Recently I retillered it a bit and took the weight down. This bow makes me even more impressed with OS because there's a huge check in the back of the bow on the bottom fade. Shoots very well although it stacks a little. Sorry guys but Ocean Spray is the king, at least in my book  ;)

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Did take some set but not too bad.

















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Offline NeolithicMan

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Re: Little Ocean Spray bow
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2013, 07:23:52 pm »
That is a sweet simple but elegant bow, love the small bow big weight factor too! Ill have to try OS for sure now.

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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Little Ocean Spray bow
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2013, 07:36:59 pm »
Dang Zionator you can put an arc in a bow with the best of em'. That a dandy there bud.
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Offline coaster500

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Re: Little Ocean Spray bow
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2013, 08:23:36 pm »
Very nice....   looks like a hunter!!!
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Offline steve b.

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Re: Little Ocean Spray bow
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2013, 09:02:08 pm »
Awesome.  How wide is it?  How dry is it?
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Re: Little Ocean Spray bow
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2013, 10:32:58 pm »
Thanks for the kind words everyone! Steve the fades are about 1 1/2" wide and the wood was seasoned for pretty close to a year. However it was dried in roughed out form for almost the whole time. it got the big check after i took the bark off but seemed to dry faster than ones i keep whole. Here's a link to the drying set up i had: http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,35162.msg463040.html#msg463040
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Offline Buckeye Guy

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Re: Little Ocean Spray bow
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2013, 11:21:44 pm »
Good job !
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Little Ocean Spray bow
« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2013, 11:23:03 pm »
Sweet bow man.  Way to get that much weight out of her.  Dig in the arrow too.   :)
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Re: Little Ocean Spray bow
« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2013, 07:02:24 am »
A little snake to boot on your bow there.Nice.
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Offline dbb

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Re: Little Ocean Spray bow
« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2013, 07:16:40 am »
Very nice bend on that stick!
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Re: Little Ocean Spray bow
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2013, 07:28:02 am »
Nice job,love the bend,sweet. :)
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Offline JonW

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Re: Little Ocean Spray bow
« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2013, 08:05:38 am »
Killer job man. Makes me wanna try some of that wood.
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Offline Parnell

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Re: Little Ocean Spray bow
« Reply #12 on: October 21, 2013, 12:29:34 pm »
Wow!  That crack is crazy, and that much #?  Great tiller and cool bow.  Gotta try that wood someday!
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Little Ocean Spray bow
« Reply #13 on: October 21, 2013, 12:57:44 pm »
Sweet bend in that stout stick of OS.  I love that you just left that huge check in there without repair.  Looks great and is testimony to the toughness of that wood!
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Offline rps3

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Re: Little Ocean Spray bow
« Reply #14 on: October 21, 2013, 01:58:17 pm »
When you wrote huge check, I still wasnt prepared for one like that. Looks cool, and as said before, great bend.
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