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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: Shorty Osage
« Reply #15 on: December 11, 2007, 08:38:16 am »
looks great, its goin to make a really nice bow. look forward to seeing your finished pics.- Ryan
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Offline Olschool

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Re: Shorty Osage: full draw pic added
« Reply #16 on: December 11, 2007, 08:02:14 pm »
Got out and shot it some more this eveing and put it up on the tiller tree for another shot.
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Re: Shorty Osage
« Reply #17 on: December 11, 2007, 10:18:34 pm »
Whoa - looks like your pushin the limits on that sage :o. And by the looks of it, that's got to be hill country TX somewhere?
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Offline Gordon

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Re: Shorty Osage
« Reply #18 on: December 11, 2007, 10:27:17 pm »
Oh my that osage is some tough stuff. I would never try something like that on the woods that I use. Wow!
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Offline Ghost Dog

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Re: Shorty Osage
« Reply #19 on: December 12, 2007, 12:23:21 pm »
Very nice. Good looking tiller.
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Re: Shorty Osage
« Reply #20 on: December 12, 2007, 03:41:14 pm »
Damn! with all those knots and bumps that would be the last thing on my mind after shaving it to have none. Nice job on that one man. :o
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Re: Shorty Osage
« Reply #21 on: December 12, 2007, 06:46:17 pm »
That is the exact bow I have been wanting to build.  56" 50#@28.  What are the other dementions, width etc.  The only thing I want differant is to have it left or right handed.
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Offline Olschool

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Re: Shorty Osage
« Reply #22 on: December 12, 2007, 07:15:25 pm »
Well, this one is a little narrower than I wanted for a short bow. It started out to be 70" and around 65+ lbs, but a check showed up in the upper limb as I was tillering that made me shorten that limb 10". So most of the length it is between 1" and 1.25" across the back, I would rather it be closer to 2", but I already had the width layed out around some bad knots and checks. The limbs are pretty consistant at 1/2" from the grip to the tips. 4" grip inch and a half tapering down to the limbs 1/2" on each side.
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: Shorty Osage
« Reply #23 on: December 13, 2007, 10:14:24 am »
Look at that tiller.You nailed it man. Great work.You know, looking at a well tillered bow at full draw length is almost like looking at a pretty girl. Curves are all in the right places.Danny
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: Shorty Osage
« Reply #24 on: December 13, 2007, 10:38:28 am »
Very nice. You got the most out of that piece of wood
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Re: Shorty Osage
« Reply #25 on: December 13, 2007, 10:51:34 am »
That looks good.How much set did it take after that pull,is it still standing pretty straight?
Nice tilled on a challenging piece of wood. :)
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Offline Olschool

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Re: Shorty Osage
« Reply #26 on: December 13, 2007, 09:47:04 pm »
It takes about an inch and 3/4 set after shooting, but comes back to straight after setting over night ( so far  :) )
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