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Title: Python backed osage recurve
Post by: wakolbinger on July 11, 2015, 02:16:00 PM

This one started way back in like 2006 as a flax backed recurve with much bigger recurves on it. A problem at a knot in the lower limb (the giant sinew patched area), recurves that were too big, flax backing is hard to get stuck on good without cracking, not enough bend in the fades (hence the ugly mid limb set)...in the corner it went. Then years later I filed off the flax and backed it with the python and the next day found myself asking "why did I use my best form of rawhide on this piece of crap?!" which had it the corner again. Picked it up last year and randomly put on some tip overlays, messed with the tiller...lost interest...back to the corner. Well, picked it back up last week and finally finished it up.

Python skin backed osage, maple and horn overlays. 58.5" ntn 50# at 26" Looks pretty stupid unstrung but not too bad at brace and draw. Shoots fairly well. Couple shots with the new bow quiver I made a few days ago as well.

     (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/11717514_10153479227493524_3872820147169292876_o.jpg)

     (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/11140746_10153479227563524_8328242128530308125_o.jpg)

    (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/11745590_10153479228903524_365580219385573451_n.jpg)  

     (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/11696355_10153479228178524_5686067724301442291_o.jpg)

     (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/11050711_10153479228573524_2037450776388585286_o.jpg)

     (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/11695322_10153475086093524_8594563713838685887_n.jpg)

Title: Re: Python backed osage recurve
Post by: macbow on July 11, 2015, 02:30:00 PM

Thanks for posting, looks very nice. Ouch on that arrow.

Title: Re: Python backed osage recurve
Post by: takefive on July 11, 2015, 07:54:00 PM

Beautiful bow!  Love the skins, handle wrap, quiver and, well, everything about it.  Nice    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Python backed osage recurve
Post by: Pheonixarcher on July 11, 2015, 11:47:00 PM

Looks pretty good to me!  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Python backed osage recurve
Post by: mahantango on July 12, 2015, 08:07:00 AM

Wow! I think that's beautiful.

Title: Re: Python backed osage recurve
Post by: wakolbinger on July 12, 2015, 02:12:00 PM

Thanks guys!

Title: Re: Python backed osage recurve
Post by: Wolftrail on July 16, 2015, 07:06:00 PM

Nice bow , I like the robin hood shot.   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Python backed osage recurve
Post by: DVSHUNTER on July 20, 2015, 05:47:00 PM

Nice looking bow there.  I was wondering what ball python skins would look like split in half.  They look good.

Title: Re: Python backed osage recurve
Post by: Slimpikins on July 22, 2015, 01:27:00 PM

Very nice!

Title: Re: Python backed osage recurve
Post by: JMR on July 28, 2015, 08:23:00 PM

Looks like it shoots good! I wouldn't put it in the corner again, its mad enough to wreck your arrows! Lol!

Title: Re: Python backed osage recurve
Post by: bigbob2 on July 29, 2015, 05:04:00 AM

Man! I just have a thing about Osage and snake skins!   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Python backed osage recurve
Post by: wakolbinger on July 29, 2015, 06:15:00 PM

Thanks guys!