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Title: Short Osage bow
Post by: Dano on May 09, 2009, 07:17:00 PM

Just finished up this little bow. It is 54" ntn 50# @28. I had to use some scrap canebreak skins as overlays for the short copperheads, might have to call this one "scraps". I used some hi density foam to shape the handle, I don't know the jury is still out on that, it feels kinda funny in the hand.
Unbraced
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Braced
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Full draw, well 26" anyway.
    (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v199/dlgren/Archery/Bows/osagebow001.jpg)[/IMG]  
    (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v199/dlgren/Archery/Bows/osagebow005.jpg)[/IMG]  
    (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v199/dlgren/Archery/Bows/osagebow007.jpg)[/IMG]

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: TNstickn on May 09, 2009, 07:23:00 PM

Love those skins!  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: skeaterbait on May 09, 2009, 08:14:00 PM

Dano, you're my hero.... very nice.

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: Dano on May 09, 2009, 08:35:00 PM

Hey there Lonnie, how ya doin??

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: SteveD on May 10, 2009, 05:34:00 AM

Nice Bow. Great Tiller

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: DCM on May 10, 2009, 07:23:00 AM

Dang Dano, that's a lot of bow for a little wood.  Nice.

I can't get over pics of your yard.  We're awash in green here.

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: broketooth on May 10, 2009, 07:57:00 AM

thats a cool lookin little bow there dano, i love what ya did with the skins, very innovative and resourcful  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: Dano on May 10, 2009, 09:18:00 AM

Thanks guy's, David we are awash in green right now too. Wildflowers and cactus bloomin everywhere you look. Not quite as green a back your way tho.

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: KENDALL TECHAU on May 10, 2009, 09:21:00 AM

Nice job Dano!!  :p   Maybe try shooting it with your wrist straighter. That helps me when shooting a short bow.

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: ChristopherO on May 10, 2009, 09:23:00 AM

That tiller is spot on!  Just look at how the tips line up on the vertial siding embossment.  Perfect.  Beautiful bow, Dano.

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: Bjorn on May 10, 2009, 01:03:00 PM

That's a beauty! And only 54".

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: Pat B on May 10, 2009, 01:41:00 PM

Cool little bow Dano. I believe I know her sister!

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: Dano on May 10, 2009, 02:05:00 PM

Her older sister   :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on May 10, 2009, 02:12:00 PM

Very nicely done, Dano. Jawge

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: Dano on May 10, 2009, 03:07:00 PM

Thank you Jawge.

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: GRINCH on May 10, 2009, 04:16:00 PM

Great length and draw weight,nice bow.

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: Ray on May 10, 2009, 05:51:00 PM

Nailed tiller,she's a beauty Dano.--Ray/mamba

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: Dano on May 10, 2009, 06:36:00 PM

Thanks guy's.

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: S Biles on May 10, 2009, 11:32:00 PM

Dano nice looking bow. It looks like you get to spend a lot of time building them, and no time mowing grass. Wish my yard looked like that instead of 6" grass. Lot of rain in oklahoma lately.

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: Paul/KS on May 11, 2009, 07:12:00 AM

Looks great Dano...  :thumbsup:  

You can sure get a lot of bow out of a short piece of osage.

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: Dano on May 11, 2009, 09:13:00 AM

Thanks Sandy, I still miss the smell of fresh cut grass, don't miss the mowin tho.

Paul you know it.

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: ranger 3 on May 11, 2009, 09:17:00 AM

Dano, how do you keep form getting set? That is beautiful

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: Jeremy on May 11, 2009, 10:05:00 AM

Very nicely done!!

ranger, my guess is, he has set, just no string follow  :)

How much reflex did that one start out with Dano?  Awesome tillering job and I like the skins  :)

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: Dano on May 11, 2009, 10:18:00 AM

This stave had a inch or so of natural reflex. With my dry climate, and taking it very slow while tillering, these D bows come out pretty flat. Prolly wouldn't have any set if I had gotten the outer limbs to bend more, but I like em a little stiff out there.

Thanks guy's.

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: skeaterbait on May 12, 2009, 07:44:00 AM

Quote

Originally posted by Dano:
Hey there Lonnie, how ya doin??

Doin ok Dano, how about yourself? Been busy with work and my sister passed last month so things have been kind of crazy.

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: Dano on May 12, 2009, 09:30:00 AM

I'm fine, Sorry to hear about your sis, tough times indeed.

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: DCM on May 13, 2009, 08:38:00 AM

Condolences for your loss Lonnie.

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: DirtyDan on May 14, 2009, 02:47:00 PM

I love it, Dano.  Great job.

Dan

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: Holepuncher on May 14, 2009, 05:46:00 PM

Thats Purty!

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: tim-flood on May 18, 2009, 10:20:00 AM

doesn't look like you have to spend much time mowing the grass!!! nice bow!! ;-)

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: Dano on May 18, 2009, 01:11:00 PM

Thanks guy's, no grass out here is a blessing Tim.

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: Okie 1 on May 18, 2009, 11:30:00 PM

Sweet little bow Dano. I'm liking them little "D" bows more and more. I finally got mine finished up. If you don't like it you can send it to me and I'll take real good care of it for ya.lol

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: Dano on May 19, 2009, 09:22:00 AM

Thank you John, sooo where's the pictures of yours???

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: Buz-AL on May 20, 2009, 03:29:00 PM

If all that extra wood you used is still too jarring in yer hand, Dano, you could try adding a soft bunny to further pad the handle.  :-)  Or maybe not.

Hope to see you soon, brother.

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: Dano on May 20, 2009, 04:09:00 PM

Hi ya Buz!! Are coming to Cloverdale? It will be good to see ya.

It's not the hand shock, it's just kinda squishy in the hand, I shoulda used stacked leather like I normally do.

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: bigcountry on May 20, 2009, 06:02:00 PM

Dano, is there a fast rule on how long these d-bows has to be for a certain draw?  

Cool little bow.

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: Dano on May 20, 2009, 06:51:00 PM

Mark, I've never heard one, but if you take the rule for any bow and subtract the handle and fades you get a pretty good idea. Then you just gotta push your luck    :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: bigcountry on May 20, 2009, 07:07:00 PM

Hmm, I want to make one.  I would immagine a 60" would be safe for my 29" draw.  Got a stave around here somewhere.

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: Dano on May 20, 2009, 08:21:00 PM

60" would be a good start, these are like eating Lay's chips tho   ;)

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: Buz-AL on May 21, 2009, 11:24:00 AM

I would hope to get to Cloverdale, but it looks like we're gonna launch one on the 11th, so that would be kinda like wishin' for bad luck.  

Y'all go ahead and have fun without me though.  (sniff)

:-)

Title: Re: Short Osage bow
Post by: Dano on May 21, 2009, 01:24:00 PM

I suppose it would be, who schedules them dang things anyway ??   :rolleyes:    :readit:  We'll miss ya Buz.