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Title: deflexed osage recurve 58# at 28"
Post by: wakolbinger on July 22, 2015, 01:04:00 PM

Just finished this one up. Made from billets I've had lying around for about 10 years, which came from different trees and are different shades of orange. Which is why I named the bow 'Two Trees'

61" ntn, deer rawhide backed, bocote overlays, and ended up pretty much center shot because of its natural wiggles.

   (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/11703212_10153504862743524_8317861968777541007_n.jpg)

   (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/11737967_10153504862853524_2092702239839573650_n.jpg)

   (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/11741062_10153504863038524_8857767280180025912_o.jpg)

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Title: Re: deflexed osage recurve 58# at 28"
Post by: Pat B on July 22, 2015, 02:04:00 PM

She looks very nice. I bet she's smooth drawing. Can we get a full draw pic

Title: Re: deflexed osage recurve 58# at 28"
Post by: takefive on July 23, 2015, 02:34:00 AM

Nice work on a fine looking bow    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: deflexed osage recurve 58# at 28"
Post by: Pheonixarcher on July 23, 2015, 03:56:00 AM

Pat B. X2!

Title: Re: deflexed osage recurve 58# at 28"
Post by: wakolbinger on July 23, 2015, 12:05:00 PM

I will try and get a full draw later. There's never anyone else around to take one for me and iphones don't have a timer for taking pics.

Title: Re: deflexed osage recurve 58# at 28"
Post by: Pheonixarcher on July 23, 2015, 02:49:00 PM

iPhones do have a timer for taking pics! You can also shoot a video, and capture stills by pressing the power and menu buttons at the same time.

Title: Re: deflexed osage recurve 58# at 28"
Post by: wakolbinger on July 23, 2015, 04:58:00 PM

Good call Pheonix, I couldn't find a timer on mine but I did do the video screen shot thing.

Also, here's a bunch of other pics...cuz I love this bow.

A full draw at my currently preferred 26" draw.

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A better brace pic.

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The other side, which better shows the slanted kink coming out the fades in the lower limb.

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Before finishing just after I burnished it.

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A pic of the two different colored limbs meeting at the splice.

  (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/11202109_10153508468398524_5496768358467864349_n.jpg)  

Just a shot I like.

   (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/11011673_10153508467853524_6496883790229170244_o.jpg)

Title: Re: deflexed osage recurve 58# at 28"
Post by: bigbob2 on July 23, 2015, 06:29:00 PM

love this bow, you have done great job!

Title: Re: deflexed osage recurve 58# at 28"
Post by: bowhntineverythingnh03743 on July 24, 2015, 12:22:00 PM

what kinda splice is that? A round one? I have two snakey billets I am going to give a go at this winter. We will see how she turns out

Great Job on this beauty!!!

Title: Re: deflexed osage recurve 58# at 28"
Post by: wakolbinger on July 24, 2015, 04:28:00 PM

Thanks guys!

The splice is a Z splice, which is the only splice type I use.

Title: Re: deflexed osage recurve 58# at 28"
Post by: bowhntineverythingnh03743 on July 24, 2015, 05:37:00 PM

Oh it didn't seem like a z slpice, did you add an overlay over it?

Title: Re: deflexed osage recurve 58# at 28"
Post by: wakolbinger on July 24, 2015, 07:28:00 PM

That pic of the splice is the side of the handle, not the back or the belly. No overlay.