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Title: Check out my first osage......turkey feather backed bow
Post by: PSUBowhunter on August 18, 2008, 10:52:00 PM

Here is my first attempt at a self bow. I have been working on here and there since Feb or March. I have to thank Darren Shue for giving me the osage stave for the bow. I wanted to do something that I had never seen on a bow before, so I decided to try backing it with Turkey feathers from a bird I got this spring. Let me know what you think. I also put walnut side plates and shelf on it, which might be a sin to the hard core osage guys.

Also, what do you think I can put of the wood and the feathers that will seal off the feathers and also no crack.   (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e394/aje138/BOW1.jpg)http://[/IMG]

 (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e394/aje138/BOW2.jpg)

Title: Re: Check out my first osage......turkey feather backed bow
Post by: TNstickn on August 18, 2008, 11:32:00 PM

Very cool!

Title: Re: Check out my first osage......turkey feather backed bow
Post by: Shaun on August 18, 2008, 11:42:00 PM

The exact words, very cool. Tru Oil should work but maybe someone with more finish expertise will chime in.

Title: Re: Check out my first osage......turkey feather backed bow
Post by: Bjorn on August 19, 2008, 12:55:00 AM

Nice idea-Tru Oil will do the trick!

Title: Re: Check out my first osage......turkey feather backed bow
Post by: **DONOTDELETE** on August 19, 2008, 07:31:00 AM

tru-oil.    Wow looks like a zebra backing...

Title: Re: Check out my first osage......turkey feather backed bow
Post by: onemississipp on August 19, 2008, 08:09:00 AM

Pretty neat....Tru-oil

Title: Re: Check out my first osage......turkey feather backed bow
Post by: frassettor on August 19, 2008, 09:58:00 AM

I like the feathers

Title: Re: Check out my first osage......turkey feather backed bow
Post by: DirtyDan on August 19, 2008, 11:38:00 AM

What a great idea--turkey feathers.  Great camo.

Dan

Title: Re: Check out my first osage......turkey feather backed bow
Post by: Holepuncher on August 19, 2008, 01:00:00 PM

it does look a Zebra. Great Idea! thats using your head.

Title: Re: Check out my first osage......turkey feather backed bow
Post by: Dano on August 19, 2008, 01:59:00 PM

I have some tail feathers that I gotta try now, very good idea Aaron.

Title: Re: Check out my first osage......turkey feather backed bow
Post by: Okie 1 on August 19, 2008, 05:59:00 PM

For your first attemt at a selfbow you did a great job. Feathers look great... Come on now where's the full draw pic?

John

Title: Re: Check out my first osage......turkey feather backed bow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on August 19, 2008, 10:30:00 PM

Very nice job. Interesting backing. Jawge

Title: Re: Check out my first osage......turkey feather backed bow
Post by: PSUBowhunter on August 20, 2008, 04:55:00 PM

Here is a pic at full draw. There is a hinge in the bottow third of the bottom limb that I could not get rid of.

  (http:// [IMG]http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e394/aje138/IMG_2202.jpg )[/IMG]

Title: Re: Check out my first osage......turkey feather backed bow
Post by: sticshooter on August 20, 2008, 09:50:00 PM

THAT LOOKS AWESOME.<><

Title: Re: Check out my first osage......turkey feather backed bow
Post by: PSUBowhunter on August 20, 2008, 09:51:00 PM

Try this again.  (http:// [IMG]http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e394/aje138/IMG_2202-1.jpg )[/IMG]

 (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e394/aje138/IMG_2202-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Check out my first osage......turkey feather backed bow
Post by: Steve Nuckels on August 21, 2008, 09:11:00 PM

Great bow, and great Idea!

Title: Re: Check out my first osage......turkey feather backed bow
Post by: JEFF B on August 21, 2008, 09:18:00 PM

that is  (http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh305/jeffburg/awesomesmiley.gif)

Title: Re: Check out my first osage......turkey feather backed bow
Post by: hit or miss on August 22, 2008, 03:55:00 PM

Fantastic backing idea, I would think that would be great camo for almost anywhere.

Good job on the bow.

Title: Re: Check out my first osage......turkey feather backed bow
Post by: mwosborn on February 12, 2014, 11:25:00 PM

Looks nice - did you glue the feathers down with TBIII or some other glue?

Title: Re: Check out my first osage......turkey feather backed bow
Post by: soy on February 12, 2014, 11:52:00 PM

:thumbsup:  looks cool and I too vote for tru oil

Title: Re: Check out my first osage......turkey feather backed bow
Post by: Echatham on February 12, 2014, 11:54:00 PM

Hey you stole my idea!  Have seen feather backings before buy never exactly like that.  Nice job.

Title: Re: Check out my first osage......turkey feather backed bow
Post by: Eric Krewson on February 13, 2014, 09:23:00 AM

A friend did the same with pheasant feathers, he used spray polyurethane to seal and stabilize the feathers.

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/bow%20making/pheasantbow.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/ekrewson/media/bow%20making/pheasantbow.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Check out my first osage......turkey feather backed bow
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 13, 2014, 10:04:00 AM

Very nice, Eric..