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Offline okie64

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Osage Treestand Bow
« on: July 07, 2014, 10:34:02 am »
This was my last piece of this dark orange osage from a tree I cut around 4 years ago. Ive made 3 other bows from this same stuff and all of them turned out to be fine shooters and took very little set so I figured it would be a good candidate for a short hunting weight bow. I got carried away scraping early on and got the tips too thin so I added a couple lams of hickory to hold the reflex. Took a couple heat sessions to get out the prop twist and get the string tracking good but she lines up now.
Stats: 52"ntn, 52lbs@26, 1.5" reflex, hickory tips and underlays.
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Offline TRACY

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Re: Osage Treestand Bow
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2014, 10:37:08 am »
Nice work! I like the looks and bends real well.

Tracy
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Osage Treestand Bow
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2014, 10:42:27 am »
Cool little bow, Okie.  8)
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC

Offline half eye

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Re: Osage Treestand Bow
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2014, 11:06:45 am »
That dog will hunt!!!!  Hope ya get some shootin.
rich

Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Osage Treestand Bow
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2014, 11:15:41 am »
Nice looking hunter okie...Hope you nail a few out of the stand this season bud...
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Genesis 27:3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

Offline Will H

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Re: Osage Treestand Bow
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2014, 11:58:43 am »
I like it! Good luck this fall!
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Offline Gsulfridge

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Re: Osage Treestand Bow
« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2014, 12:09:32 pm »
Very nice!
Greg Sulfridge, Lafollette, TN

Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Osage Treestand Bow
« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2014, 12:13:34 pm »
Great job man.  Hope it brings the meat home for ya. 

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Re: Osage Treestand Bow
« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2014, 01:24:05 pm »
That's a good up close n personal hunting design rig right there...very similar to one I use for shorter up close n tight situations ;) good luck with it!!!

Offline Weylin

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Re: Osage Treestand Bow
« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2014, 01:51:15 pm »
Nice little bow. Looks perfect for a stand

Offline RyanR

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Re: Osage Treestand Bow
« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2014, 06:35:32 pm »
Thats a nice looking little bow. Looks like fun to shoot.

Offline JonW

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Re: Osage Treestand Bow
« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2014, 06:40:13 pm »
Nice bow there Okie. Looks alot like the profile most of my bendys have. Stiff outers on a half circle bow usually make a fast shooter. I like it man.

Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Osage Treestand Bow
« Reply #12 on: July 07, 2014, 08:05:12 pm »
No doubt about it that one should knock 'em down Okie, looks like a serious hunting bow. I like the design, the specs and the way you got it bending. That looks like some dense and durable osage too, nice work on that one.
I ain't broke but I'm badly bent.

Offline Arrowind

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Re: Osage Treestand Bow
« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2014, 08:09:03 pm »
Nice job!  Sweet bow!
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Offline okie64

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Re: Osage Treestand Bow
« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2014, 09:12:29 pm »
Thanks Tracy
Thanks Pat
Thanks Rich
Thanks Don
Thanks Will
Thanks gsulfridge
Thanks Matt
Thanks Blackhawk, most of my stands are 10 yards and under so to me that is pretty up close and personal with a whitetail. Its amazing how close they will come to ya in a stand if you got the right wind.
Thanks weylin
Thanks Ryan, it is a pleasure to shoot.
Thanks Jon
Thanks Greg, this is some of the densest osage Ive had my hands on. The rings are pretty small but almost no earlywood, almost looks like hickory earlywood.
Thanks arrowind