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Offline Drewster

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Re: Sturgeon backed Osage “molle” 55# @ 29”, 66” – PIC Heavy
« Reply #15 on: October 30, 2015, 08:42:28 am »
That's some exceptional work.  What a treat to see.  Congrats.  Hope it shoots as good as it looks.
Drew - Boone, NC

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Re: Sturgeon backed Osage “molle” 55# @ 29”, 66” – PIC Heavy
« Reply #16 on: October 30, 2015, 10:23:12 am »
She is sweet Carson stellar work ad usual.
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Sturgeon backed Osage “molle” 55# @ 29”, 66” – PIC Heavy
« Reply #17 on: October 30, 2015, 10:50:18 am »
Thanks guys for the nice comments!

This was my first take-down and also my first lever bow, so it was a slow build.  During finishing, I was hung up on how to nicely transition the takedown sleeve to limb. After racking my little head for some time, I remembered Richard B's takedown build and did what he did with cork. http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php?topic=45456.45
Thanks Richard!
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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
No sooner did the soft, sweet note of the bow-string charm the ear of genius than music was born, and from music came poetry and painting and..." Maurice Thompso

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Re: Sturgeon backed Osage “molle” 55# @ 29”, 66” – PIC Heavy
« Reply #18 on: October 30, 2015, 11:07:48 am »
awesome craftsmanship...a work of art!
when i'm working on things my ancestors worked, singing the songs my ancestors sang, dancing the same dances, speaking the same language, only then  I feel connected to the land, THIS land, where my ancestors walked for thousands of years...

Offline Urufu_Shinjiro

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Re: Sturgeon backed Osage “molle” 55# @ 29”, 66” – PIC Heavy
« Reply #19 on: October 30, 2015, 11:11:09 am »
Is there a Bow of the Year contest, cause I think he just won....

Offline smoke

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Re: Sturgeon backed Osage “molle” 55# @ 29”, 66” – PIC Heavy
« Reply #20 on: October 30, 2015, 11:34:46 am »
You are an artist!!!

Offline Aaron H

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Re: Sturgeon backed Osage “molle” 55# @ 29”, 66” – PIC Heavy
« Reply #21 on: October 30, 2015, 11:46:05 am »
Another superb bow Carson, you have really great attention to detail. Beautiful bow in all aspects.  Great photography too.

Offline Academonicon

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Re: Sturgeon backed Osage “molle” 55# @ 29”, 66” – PIC Heavy
« Reply #22 on: October 30, 2015, 02:58:35 pm »
That is one of the prettiest bows I've seen yet!  Love the sturgeon skins!

Offline Selfbowman

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Re: Sturgeon backed Osage “molle” 55# @ 29”, 66” – PIC Heavy
« Reply #23 on: October 30, 2015, 03:07:55 pm »
Nicely done . Arvin
Well I'll say!!  Osage is king!!

Offline wizardgoat

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Re: Sturgeon backed Osage “molle” 55# @ 29”, 66” – PIC Heavy
« Reply #24 on: October 30, 2015, 03:46:48 pm »
Wow Carson, that's a beautiful bow. Great looking tiller and that handle wrap compliments the skins nicely. Nice work!

Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Sturgeon backed Osage “molle” 55# @ 29”, 66” – PIC Heavy
« Reply #25 on: October 30, 2015, 04:20:29 pm »
very nice congrats :)

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Re: Sturgeon backed Osage “molle” 55# @ 29”, 66” – PIC Heavy
« Reply #26 on: October 30, 2015, 04:52:51 pm »
Very cool. Still kicking myself for not picking up some ray hide a few years back, saw some for dirt cheap and thought "What am I ever going to do with that?"

Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Sturgeon backed Osage “molle” 55# @ 29”, 66” – PIC Heavy
« Reply #27 on: October 30, 2015, 05:03:19 pm »
Thanks guys for the nice comments.

Jackson, this was the first time I ever used it. It was kind of a pain to trim and sew, but in the end it was worth it.
"The bow is the old first lyre,
the mono chord, the initial rune of fine art
The humanities grew out from archery as a flower from a seed
No sooner did the soft, sweet note of the bow-string charm the ear of genius than music was born, and from music came poetry and painting and..." Maurice Thompso

Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Sturgeon backed Osage “molle” 55# @ 29”, 66” – PIC Heavy
« Reply #28 on: October 30, 2015, 05:10:47 pm »
Swwweet Molly ........  8)
DBar
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Offline Onebowonder

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Re: Sturgeon backed Osage “molle” 55# @ 29”, 66” – PIC Heavy
« Reply #29 on: October 30, 2015, 06:10:49 pm »
Nice all around!  Love the super clean finish work and wish I could do such!

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