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Title: osage two holer (picture heavy)
Post by: scrub-buster on August 30, 2014, 11:09:00 PM
I just finished up this osage bow with a couple of knot holes in it.  The stave was cut in the early 90's.  The bow is 66" long and 50# & 28".  I could only get it back to 26" in the full draw picture (short arms).  I wanted to flip the tips but a few pin knots on one end made me change my mind.  There was the start of another knot hole in the arrow pass but it didn't go all the way through the bow.  It is finished with 6 coats of low gloss tung oil. The bow is a gift for a guy who hooked me up with a bunch of old osage staves.  He is a traditional shooter and plans to hunt with it this fall.  I gave the bow to him today and he seemed pretty happy with it. I posted this bow on PA several days ago.  I'm not sure if the new owner is a member of this site.  I didn't want him to see it until I gave it to him.

 (http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/Bows%202014/SDC16777.jpg)

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Title: Re: osage two holer (picture heavy)
Post by: scrub-buster on August 30, 2014, 11:10:00 PM
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/Bows%202014/SDC16784.jpg)

 (http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/Bows%202014/SDC16786.jpg)

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 (http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/Bows%202014/SDC16805.jpg)
Title: Re: osage two holer (picture heavy)
Post by: scrub-buster on August 30, 2014, 11:11:00 PM
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/Bows%202014/SDC16792.jpg)

 (http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/Bows%202014/SDC16800.jpg)

 (http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/Bows%202014/SDC16803.jpg)

 (http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/Bows%202014/SDC16809.jpg)
Title: Re: osage two holer (picture heavy)
Post by: Mark Baker on August 30, 2014, 11:34:00 PM
Wow...really pretty!  Nicely done!
Title: Re: osage two holer (picture heavy)
Post by: Dan Landis on August 31, 2014, 01:19:00 AM
Beautiful bow Clint, very well done for a challenging piece of wood.
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Post by: Osagetree on August 31, 2014, 04:42:00 AM
Nice!
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Post by: Roy from Pa on August 31, 2014, 07:42:00 AM
Very nice, Clint
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Post by: D on August 31, 2014, 10:33:00 AM
Geez thats nice. Like the holes. Great work
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Post by: jsweka on August 31, 2014, 10:41:00 AM
That's a great looking bow!  Well done!
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Post by: bornofmud on August 31, 2014, 12:41:00 PM
Nice job!  Tiller looks great! Always been a fan of the holey-snakey osage bows, seems like quite the trick to tiller correctly.
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Post by: takefive on August 31, 2014, 01:13:00 PM
Beautiful bow.  Nice work    :thumbsup:
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Post by: KellyG on August 31, 2014, 07:15:00 PM
Nice scrub I think you have seen to many of goose's bows
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Post by: chackworth3 on August 31, 2014, 08:30:00 PM
Very nice bow!
Title: Re: osage two holer (picture heavy)
Post by: Pat B on September 01, 2014, 09:04:00 AM
...or "Hole in the Bow Chuck's" bows.    :saywhat:  
Great work, Clint.
Title: Re: osage two holer (picture heavy)
Post by: frank bullitt on September 02, 2014, 10:25:00 AM
Nice work!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: David Flanrey on September 02, 2014, 11:51:00 AM
A beauty!
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Post by: ron w on September 02, 2014, 11:57:00 AM
Outstanding job!!!!!
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Post by: canopyboy on September 02, 2014, 03:22:00 PM
Two cool...
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Post by: TxAg on June 01, 2015, 02:55:00 PM
That is slick!
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Post by: leftyfred on June 01, 2015, 04:11:00 PM
first class, the limbs look like they are working well.
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Post by: Charlie Hinkel on June 01, 2015, 11:47:00 PM
Very nice bow, love the tips! I wonder if it will whistle when it's windy?
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Post by: Bowjunkie on June 02, 2015, 05:45:00 AM
I love it!
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Post by: Mad Max on June 02, 2015, 07:53:00 AM
nice one clint
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Post by: BenBow on June 02, 2015, 08:25:00 AM
I am in awe of what you self bow builders do! Great job and gift.
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Post by: SportHunter on June 02, 2015, 12:11:00 PM
Those are some nice peep sights LOL, cool bow! Looks lean and mean.
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Post by: Huntrdfk on June 02, 2015, 01:38:00 PM
Nice!!

David
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Post by: BigErn on June 02, 2015, 05:32:00 PM
Good looking bow!
Title: Re: osage two holer (picture heavy)
Post by: scrub-buster on June 03, 2015, 09:39:00 PM
Thanks for the compliments guys.
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Post by: Sam Harper on June 03, 2015, 11:50:00 PM
That's awesome!  Looks great, too.
Title: Re: osage two holer (picture heavy)
Post by: ZSL on June 04, 2015, 12:16:00 AM
That is an awesome bow! Great job! I've just recently finished a similar looking juniper self bow with big knot holes in each limb. I'll post some pics soon and ask your advice on some stuff about tiller, and how I could have prevented my bow from taking as much set as it did(unlike yours). You obviously know what you're doing.