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Carson (CMB)
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Osage Pyramid Flatbow 42# at 27" Pic heavy
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March 18, 2015, 03:57:04 pm »
Here is a bow I finished up last night. I traded John Strunk for nice piece of osage that was wide, thin, flat and about 60" long with nice growth. I knew exactly what bow I wanted to make from it. I opened up Alleley and Hamm to the Osage Indians section and studied the simple pyramid bow that Saxton Pope supposedly test shot and was impressed with. I made the bow to the specs except that the version I made was elongated compared to the original.
The bow came in at 60 # at 26" draw and it was a real arrow launcher. However, I needed to make the bow for a person who needed a lighter bow. I brought it down in width and thickness until it hit 42# at 27".
Tip to tip the bow is 58.5" ntn is 57.5"
about 1" wide through handle, and 2" wide at widest. (it was 2 3/8" before the weight loss)
The pin nocks are 1/4" wide.
Beeswax finish and braintan deer thong handle wrapped. Between the beeswax and the smokey braintan this is the best smelling bow I have ever made
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bubby
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Re: Osage Pyramid Flatbow 42# at 27" Pic heavy
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March 18, 2015, 04:46:31 pm »
Came out nice carson, i love the look of a a simple pyramid bow
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make-n-break
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Re: Osage Pyramid Flatbow 42# at 27" Pic heavy
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March 18, 2015, 04:47:38 pm »
Super cool bow. That's a beautiful bend! Nice finish work too.
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Stixnstones
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Re: Osage Pyramid Flatbow 42# at 27" Pic heavy
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March 18, 2015, 05:22:32 pm »
Very nice! What a great bend that baby has.
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IdahoMatt
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March 18, 2015, 05:31:13 pm »
Very nicely done Carson
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owlbait
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March 18, 2015, 06:06:35 pm »
Nice. Simple. Elegant. Well done.
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Aaron H
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March 18, 2015, 06:12:40 pm »
Love the simple beautiful lines, and what a great bend.
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Carson (CMB)
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March 18, 2015, 08:10:00 pm »
Thanks guys!! I really enjoyed building this one. I definitely like this design, especially at the higher draw weight. This pyramid build has me thinking about Del's experiment with the plexiglas pyramids...have to revisit that.
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the mono chord, the initial rune of fine art
The humanities grew out from archery as a flower from a seed
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SLIMBOB
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March 18, 2015, 08:45:52 pm »
Sweet looking piece of Sage. Like the simplicity in this one. Very nice.
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Halcon rojo
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Re: Osage Pyramid Flatbow 42# at 27" Pic heavy
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March 18, 2015, 10:37:56 pm »
Really cool bow. I really want to make one of those. Yours looks exactly like the illustration in the book. Nice work
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Weylin
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March 18, 2015, 10:51:01 pm »
Sweet simple bow. That tiller is perfect!
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H Rhodes
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March 18, 2015, 11:20:00 pm »
That's a fine looking bow Carson. Good job with the beeswax finish. It looks great.
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Hrothgar
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March 18, 2015, 11:33:24 pm »
Good job, nice replica. I've studied that drawing about a dozen times and could only imagine what type of missile launcher it must have been. Thanks for showing us.
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Traxx
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March 18, 2015, 11:56:28 pm »
Looks good.
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dylanholderman
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March 19, 2015, 12:22:26 am »
good looking bow and beautiful tiller
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