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Offline nlester

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Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
« on: January 31, 2015, 06:13:02 pm »
This piece was a challenge.  It required a lot of heat to get it aligned to string it.  It eventually came around and the results were a bow that's 56in tip-to-tip and 42 @28.  It's my first bend through the handle which was tricky for me.  It's backed with faux rattle snake.  That's also the 1st beaver handle for me.  I had skinned it and fleshed it last year, but hadn't used it.  It turned out OK.  It shoots nice and is quick for no more wood than there is.  Thanks for looking.  Got a few more bows to post soon.  I've been busy! :)




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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2015, 06:28:01 pm »
Full draw pic with an arrow nocked would help to see the tiller...................56" tnt is a challenge for a 28" draw .....looks pretty good though.......
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Offline steve b.

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Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2015, 09:09:57 pm »
Well done.  Not easy for sure.  Looks great.
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2015, 09:14:28 pm »
Nice job.  tiller looks good.  I like the beaver handle. 
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Offline jeffp51

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Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2015, 09:17:10 pm »
where did you get the faux skins?
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Offline nlester

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Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2015, 09:58:13 pm »
I believe it was kustom king, jeff
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2015, 09:40:39 am »
Im not seeing any bendy handle Jeff, but it looks good all the same! Osage is so good to us.
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Offline nlester

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Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2015, 05:50:12 pm »
PD, if I pull it back a couple more inches, I think you'd see some bend.  My 7 yr old was taking the pic, so I was instructing and not quite at full draw.  It was a good experience to take a questionable piece and make something out of it.  Definitely helped me learn. 
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2015, 05:51:21 pm »
Quote from: nlester on February 01, 2015, 05:50:12 pm
It was a good experience to take a questionable piece and make something out of it.  Definitely helped me learn.

Oh yeah, fun to take on these challenges once in a while!
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2015, 03:28:38 am »
Quote from: jeffp51 on January 31, 2015, 09:17:10 pm
where did you get the faux skins?
Why off a faux snake of course  ::)
Del (ducks and runs)
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Offline nlester

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Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2015, 09:17:22 am »
Quote from: Del the cat on February 02, 2015, 03:28:38 am
Quote from: jeffp51 on January 31, 2015, 09:17:10 pm
where did you get the faux skins?
Why off a faux snake of course  ::)
Del (ducks and runs)
Oh my word.  :laugh:
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
« Reply #11 on: February 02, 2015, 09:28:29 am »
Nice work on that piece :)
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Offline nlester

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Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
« Reply #12 on: February 02, 2015, 10:18:42 am »
Thanks Matt. 
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Offline vinemaplebows

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Re: Osage Bendy w/Faux Skins
« Reply #13 on: February 02, 2015, 04:16:53 pm »
Good job, on a apparent hard piece! :)
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