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Title: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: Dano on May 31, 2009, 02:15:00 PM

It seems like I have had quite a few staves that take this road. One limb is as straight as an arrow, the other crooked as a dog leg. That's what comes of following the grain, I just thought this bow oughta be named to match. It's 66" tip to tip, 55# at 28". 1 1/4" wide to 3/8" tips.

Here's the upper limb
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v199/dlgren/Archery/osagebow014.jpg)
The lower
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v199/dlgren/Archery/osagebow015.jpg)
unbraced
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v199/dlgren/Archery/osagebow018.jpg)
Braced
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v199/dlgren/Archery/osagebow019.jpg)
Full draw, well 26" anyway   :rolleyes:
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v199/dlgren/Archery/osagebow011.jpg)

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: longbowhntr on May 31, 2009, 03:23:00 PM

Sweeeeet!!!!!!!!

David

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: Kevin Breaux on May 31, 2009, 03:59:00 PM

Simply Awesome Dano!

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: kennym on May 31, 2009, 05:18:00 PM

You selfbow guys just amaze me!! Great job!

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: Dano on May 31, 2009, 05:35:00 PM

Thanks guy's. It's mutual Kenny, I love what you glass bow guys do.

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on May 31, 2009, 09:31:00 PM

Very nicely done! Jawge

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: razorsharptokill on May 31, 2009, 09:50:00 PM

Excellent!

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: ductape on May 31, 2009, 10:40:00 PM

Nice bow Dano!! Love what you do!  :notworthy:    :notworthy:    :clapper:

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: TNstickn on May 31, 2009, 10:46:00 PM

Man that title is dead on. Awesome bow Dano!!  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: Bjorn on May 31, 2009, 11:01:00 PM

Very nice work!!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: dobermann on June 01, 2009, 12:03:00 AM

Nice bow, I prefer the look of the snaky bows to straight ones.

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: SteveD on June 01, 2009, 04:58:00 AM

Nice bow Dano. Great Job.

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: Bear on June 01, 2009, 09:21:00 AM

Fantastic tiller! It certainly is confused about whether to be character bow or a straight bow. I guess that's just it's character.  ;)

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: bigcountry on June 01, 2009, 01:56:00 PM

You sure can flatout tiller a bow.

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: Dano on June 01, 2009, 04:15:00 PM

I don't know about that BC, David Mimms is my tillering hero.

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: Paul/KS on June 01, 2009, 09:45:00 PM

Another nice bow Dano. That is a fine job of tillering that you did.   :notworthy:  Those 1/2 straight staves can sure be a challenge.  :eek:  

You going to bring that out to MOJAM this year? Looking forward to seein' you and some of these bows that you have showing us here...

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: Ricker on June 01, 2009, 11:24:00 PM

pretty cool...the tiller looks so perfect in the photo. nice job.

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: Okie 1 on June 01, 2009, 11:32:00 PM

You da man Dano!! Another great tillered bow. Is that one mine??   :biglaugh:

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: bayoulongbowman on June 02, 2009, 08:21:00 AM

Im so jelious...  :thumbsup:    :coffee:

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: Moen on June 02, 2009, 08:35:00 AM

Great bow, Dano. As Kennym said.. Amazing what you selfbow guys can do. I have no patience for selfbows. Not at all..

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: Caveman IL on June 02, 2009, 08:43:00 AM

Great job as usual-- you are a craftsman/artist!  I like David Mims handles. Larry

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: Aeronut on June 02, 2009, 06:29:00 PM

Good job Dano.

Dennis

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: **DONOTDELETE** on June 03, 2009, 10:56:00 PM

:notworthy:    :notworthy:    :notworthy:

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: Shaun on June 04, 2009, 08:52:00 AM

Sweet bow Dano.

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: Dano on June 04, 2009, 09:18:00 AM

Thanks guy's.

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: skeaterbait on June 06, 2009, 09:06:00 AM

The man is unstoppable. Dano, you have once again taken the Hero podium in my life..... very sweet indeed.

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: Dano on June 06, 2009, 10:08:00 AM

Thanks Lonnie, careful I got a big enough head already    :rolleyes:    :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: kennym on June 06, 2009, 03:43:00 PM

Dano, did that stave come from Mojam?

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: Dano on June 06, 2009, 04:02:00 PM

Nope, What I got from you is up next. Are you going to have more wood at MOjam this year?

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: kennym on June 06, 2009, 04:04:00 PM

Nope, sorry,didn't have time to do staves this year...

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: Dano on June 06, 2009, 04:56:00 PM

I hear ya.

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: kennym on June 06, 2009, 05:59:00 PM

I could prolly bring you a hedge post if my bud is cuttin then.....

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: Dano on June 06, 2009, 06:37:00 PM

Just checkin Kenny, thanks for thinkin about me.    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: DCM on June 08, 2009, 04:20:00 PM

Looks like a good 'un Dano.  Yer right about osage staves.  I've gotten to the point I'll part perfectly good staves and the splice the two "good" ends back together, and the two character ends.  Mostly for the purpose of getting the two character ends.  Straight selfbows are boring, lol.

Thanks for the kind words too, although I may have fallen from grace.  Ain't had the patience required for proper tillering in quite a spell.  But I'm excited about a lil project I'm working, from the glass side of the tracks.  Much less hassle factor on the tillering, but they have their own challenges as well.

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: Paul/KS on June 08, 2009, 05:15:00 PM

Hey Dano,
I'll reckon that one of us from "Hedge Country" will be able to spare ya a piece of osage at MOJAM...  :D    ;)

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: BenBow on June 08, 2009, 09:43:00 PM

You self bow guys amaze me. Good job

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: UnderControl16 on June 09, 2009, 12:23:00 PM

Hahahah. That is so funny and so amazing.

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: Ghost Dog on June 09, 2009, 11:10:00 PM

Man Dano!

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: JEFF B on June 09, 2009, 11:55:00 PM

nice bow dano!!

Title: Re: "Bi-Polar" an osage bow
Post by: Mike Gerardi on June 13, 2009, 07:37:00 AM

Man that is a sweet looking bow....I love Osage more than any other wood for a self bow. Waiting on some hickory staves to dry out now for my first one. I love the look of that bow. Very nice.