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Title: Osage Recurve
Post by: Tommy Leach on October 15, 2012, 10:56:00 PM

Here is my latest....61" NTN Osage Recurve with Water Bufflao horn underlays and nock overlays. Black Rat snake backing and a beaver tail wrap. The bow pulls 50# @ 27". Thanks for looking.
Tommy
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Title: Re: Osage Recurve
Post by: red hill on October 15, 2012, 11:01:00 PM

Beautiful bow, Tommy. I like the detail of the underlays.
How does she shoot?

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Post by: snakebit40 on October 15, 2012, 11:07:00 PM

Awesome bow! Thanks for sharing!

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Post by: rmorris on October 15, 2012, 11:59:00 PM

WOW!

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Post by: 4est trekker on October 15, 2012, 11:59:00 PM

I'm a sucker for osage and water buff horn.  Great looking work!

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Post by: Sharp Shooter on October 16, 2012, 12:39:00 AM

great job! really like the skins. Tony

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Post by: bigbob2 on October 16, 2012, 04:38:00 AM

Love the whole combo, beaver, buff snake skin  and osage. very very nice!

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Post by: 2treks on October 16, 2012, 05:50:00 AM

Thats a pretty bow Tommy,
CTT

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Post by: Roy from Pa on October 16, 2012, 07:21:00 AM

Very sweet bow.

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Post by: fujimo on October 16, 2012, 08:56:00 AM

WOW!!!

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Post by: LittleBen on October 16, 2012, 08:56:00 AM

Tommy,

I'm interested to know how you prepared the buffalo horn for the underlay. Would you elaborate for those of us who might want to try this?

Thanks! and beautiful bow.

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Post by: wood carver 2 on October 16, 2012, 09:13:00 AM

Wow! Very nice!  :thumbsup:  
Dave.

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Post by: snakewood3 on October 16, 2012, 09:17:00 AM

Great looking bow Tommy. That one screams dead deer and hogs.

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Post by: razorsharptokill on October 16, 2012, 09:22:00 AM

Awesome!

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Post by: SportHunter on October 16, 2012, 10:09:00 AM

That's perfect, really like the underlays and the whole design looks great.

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Post by: PrimitiveSniper66 on October 16, 2012, 10:14:00 AM

SWEEEEEET BOW looks like a meat maker, good job.

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Post by: Stiks-n-Strings on October 16, 2012, 10:48:00 AM

Awesome bow!

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Post by: coaster500 on October 16, 2012, 10:58:00 AM

Perrrrrrrrrfect!!!!

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Post by: duplex on October 16, 2012, 01:49:00 PM

Great looking bow.

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Post by: ron w on October 16, 2012, 04:16:00 PM

Beautiful.......   :thumbsup:

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Post by: J. Holden on October 16, 2012, 05:01:00 PM

Alright, I'm jealous.  I'm curious, when making a recurve like that do you tiller before or after you bend the tips.  Common sense tells me you tiller after the bends are added.  Do tell!

-Jeremy  :coffee:

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Post by: jsweka on October 16, 2012, 05:16:00 PM

That's awesome!!

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Post by: Sharpend60 on October 16, 2012, 06:41:00 PM

Nice piece 'o work but you know...

Proof is in the pudding, lets see that sucker drawn!

Title: Re: Osage Recurve
Post by: Tommy Leach on October 16, 2012, 08:28:00 PM

Thanks for the comments everyone. Here are a couple of pictures unstrung and at full draw. I'll also answer a couple of questions - I get the bow floor tillered before I bend the recurves. Also since I planned on the underlays I sand them down after bending with a belt sander about 3/16" smaller than I expect the finished tip. To prep the horn I "slabbed" just under 1/4" strips with my bandsaw, sanded back smooth and then used a heat gun on my jig to bend the same as the recurved tip. Once cool, I fit the horn and bow, cleaned with acetone and glued with smooth on epoxy. Hope this answers some questions. Thanks again for looking and your comments. Tommy
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Title: Re: Osage Recurve
Post by: DEATHMASTER on October 16, 2012, 09:36:00 PM

That is a very nice bow. Like all parts of it.
I dream of having one like it someday.
You did a great job.

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Post by: Sharpend60 on October 17, 2012, 12:46:00 AM

Well done sir.

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Post by: Bowjunkie on October 17, 2012, 05:58:00 AM

Yes, very nice. You do quality work.

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Post by: Roy from Pa on October 17, 2012, 07:34:00 AM

Great idea on heating and bending the horn, I never even thought of doing that to horn.

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Post by: razorback on October 17, 2012, 01:22:00 PM

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Great idea on heating and bending the horn, I never even thought of doing that to horn.

See you can teach an old dog new tricks.

Nice looking bow.

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Post by: Dave Bowers on October 17, 2012, 01:31:00 PM

Thats a beauty

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Post by: jess stuart on October 17, 2012, 02:18:00 PM

That is awesome.  Hope you are planning to sign up for the next bowswap, someone would be a very happy with a bow like that.  I know I would be.  Have a soft spot for wooden recurves, even though I never had one.

Title: Re: Osage Recurve
Post by: b.glass on October 17, 2012, 02:26:00 PM

Very nice indeed! I wanted to put underlays on my next bow that was also going to have glued on flipped tips but didn't think I could do both. Now I see I can!

Bona

Title: Re: Osage Recurve
Post by: Roy from Pa on October 17, 2012, 02:26:00 PM

Tony, I'm gonna come up there and thump ya son:)

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Post by: Trapper Rob on October 17, 2012, 08:12:00 PM

Sweet looking bow.
Rob