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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Just Another Simple Osage Bow
« on: February 25, 2017, 05:37:08 pm »
Hey guys, what's up? I gotta another one to show ya if you're interested. It's a short and simple osage D bow with cherry bark on the back. Pulls exactly 50# @ 26" and man does it spit arrows quickly. I spent the better part of the day outside shooting this little lady. Lot's of fun.  :)
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Just Another Simple Osage Bow
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2017, 05:38:39 pm »
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Offline penderbender

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Re: Just Another Simple Osage Bow
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2017, 05:46:22 pm »
That's a sweet little bow! Man you pump em' out! That cherry back with the hole is sweet! Cheers- Brendan
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Just Another Simple Osage Bow
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2017, 05:48:50 pm »
Thanks bender. I just switched the FD pic cause I think the first one had the bow at a weird angle.
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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Just Another Simple Osage Bow
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2017, 05:49:27 pm »
Another nice one congrats how long is that stick ?
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Just Another Simple Osage Bow
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2017, 05:50:38 pm »
Sorry, 50.5" ntn
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Just Another Simple Osage Bow
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2017, 05:55:01 pm »
Nice looking bow.  I noticed you didn't leave any extra width around that knot.  Did you leave that area thicker than the rest of the limb?
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Just Another Simple Osage Bow
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2017, 06:00:41 pm »
Thanks OO. Great question. It bulges just a tad around the hole, but I relied primarily on thickness to compensate for the missing wood. I would have preferred to go more with width, but there were checks on either side that had to be avoided.
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Re: Just Another Simple Osage Bow
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2017, 06:16:51 pm »
That is nice really a nice bow upstate.You'll have to tell me exactly how you get that cherry bark on there like that.Looks great.
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Offline Bob W.

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Re: Just Another Simple Osage Bow
« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2017, 06:22:11 pm »
Cool bow Jeff, good tiller!
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Offline Whiskeyjet

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Re: Just Another Simple Osage Bow
« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2017, 06:50:34 pm »
That's pretty neat with the little window!
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Just Another Simple Osage Bow
« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2017, 06:54:33 pm »
Howdy Ed, First I prep the sections of bark by cutting skive joints with a razor where the sections will overlap to try and maintain a uniform thickness. Then I put the bow in a vice belly down and smear a nice even coat of TB on the back. Next I lay the sections on one at a time wrapping with plastic first, then inner tubes. When I get to the end of a section I put a hand clamp on the inner tube, lay the next one on with a little glue on the joint, wrap more plastic, take the hand clamp off and continue with the inner tube. After a couple hours I remove the tubes and plastic and let it dry over night. At the end I sand the bark from 120 to 320.  ;)

Thanks Bob. Love those last 2 you posted as well!
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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Just Another Simple Osage Bow
« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2017, 07:06:14 pm »
That cherry bark against the hedge looks awsome !!
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Offline DC

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Re: Just Another Simple Osage Bow
« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2017, 07:09:53 pm »
Whew! Another bow. Good thing. I was beginning to think you were sick or something ;D ;D I like this one. The nocks are intriguing. They look like the string would slip off at full draw. Are they even close to that?
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Re: Just Another Simple Osage Bow
« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2017, 07:22:58 pm »
Cool Jeff.You don't pre reduce the thickness any by sanding of the bark smooth on the glueing side before glueing it on?Your joints are flawless.Nice finish work.I like it.I imagine they are pre cut to width for sure.Maybe a little over to be sanded to a nice clean straight edge.How long do you leave the bow dry before shooting?Is it as waterproof as snake skin you think?
Hey....did you do a build along?
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