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Title: Red Osage Bow
Post by: scrub-buster on January 13, 2016, 05:21:00 PM

I recently finished this bow up for somebody.  Its from some dense red osage that I cut a few years ago.  The grain lines really show up in it.  The back is mostly concave and has some slight humps and bumps down the entire length.  There is a small knot hole in it.  This bow seemed to fight me all the way through the build.  It's 66" long and 50@28".  It is finished with 6 coats of tung oil.  The tip overlays are bighorn sheep.


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  (http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv22/Outlawstaves/SDC17905_zpsxrqntvf7.jpg) (http://s666.photobucket.com/user/Outlawstaves/media/SDC17905_zpsxrqntvf7.jpg.html)

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Title: Re: Red Osage Bow
Post by: scrub-buster on January 13, 2016, 05:22:00 PM

 (http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv22/Outlawstaves/SDC17914_zpsysjebcku.jpg) (http://s666.photobucket.com/user/Outlawstaves/media/SDC17914_zpsysjebcku.jpg.html)

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  (http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv22/Outlawstaves/SDC17925_zps7rvmnqfz.jpg) (http://s666.photobucket.com/user/Outlawstaves/media/SDC17925_zps7rvmnqfz.jpg.html)

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Title: Re: Red Osage Bow
Post by: Igor on January 13, 2016, 05:34:00 PM

Really nice work!

Title: Re: Red Osage Bow
Post by: KellyG on January 13, 2016, 05:38:00 PM

awesome bow

Title: Re: Red Osage Bow
Post by: Buemaker on January 13, 2016, 05:40:00 PM

Very nice and that red Osage looks smashing. I can see you are dressed for winter.   :)

Title: Re: Red Osage Bow
Post by: scrub-buster on January 13, 2016, 05:43:00 PM

Thanks.  I wear shorts year round unless I'm at work or working outside at home.

Title: Re: Red Osage Bow
Post by: bsv on January 13, 2016, 05:55:00 PM

wow what a beauty,when you put tip overlays on do you sand the area flat on the growth ring? does that violate the ring.

Title: Re: Red Osage Bow
Post by: mwosborn on January 13, 2016, 06:26:00 PM

Nice looking bow for sure!

Title: Re: Red Osage Bow
Post by: Jomohr84 on January 13, 2016, 06:37:00 PM

That is a beauty, and some sweet bow wood!

Title: Re: Red Osage Bow
Post by: WESTBROOK on January 13, 2016, 06:43:00 PM

Thats a Dandy    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Red Osage Bow
Post by: Roy from Pa on January 13, 2016, 06:45:00 PM

Very nice, Clint.

Title: Re: Red Osage Bow
Post by: twitchstick on January 13, 2016, 07:06:00 PM

Very nice

Title: Re: Red Osage Bow
Post by: scrub-buster on January 13, 2016, 07:09:00 PM

Quote

Originally posted by bsv:
wow what a beauty,when you put tip overlays on do you sand the area flat on the growth ring? does that violate the ring.

Yes, I sand that area down at an angle so the overlay doesn't stick up like a sore thumb.  It does violate the rings but the overlay covers up that area so it's not a problem.

Title: Re: Red Osage Bow
Post by: Osagetree on January 13, 2016, 07:26:00 PM

Nice job!

Title: Re: Red Osage Bow
Post by: Bowjunkie on January 13, 2016, 07:27:00 PM

Excellent workmanship.

Title: Re: Red Osage Bow
Post by: Mad Max on January 13, 2016, 08:10:00 PM

Nice one Clint

Title: Re: Red Osage Bow
Post by: takefive on January 14, 2016, 01:37:00 AM

Sweet!  Beautiful bow.   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Red Osage Bow
Post by: Dan Landis on January 14, 2016, 11:13:00 AM

Great looking bow Clint.  Any idea why the wood is red like that?

Title: Re: Red Osage Bow
Post by: scrub-buster on January 14, 2016, 11:41:00 AM

Thanks guys.

Don, I have no clue.  It from some second growth off of an old stump.  As soon as I cut into it I could tell something was different.  It sounded like I was trying to cut a steel pipe with a chainsaw.

Title: Re: Red Osage Bow
Post by: ron w on January 14, 2016, 04:24:00 PM

Beautiful job..........   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Red Osage Bow
Post by: Mad Max on January 14, 2016, 05:54:00 PM

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Originally posted by scrub-buster:
Thanks guys.

Don, I have no clue.  It from some second growth off of an old stump.  As soon as I cut into it I could tell something was different.  It sounded like I was trying to cut a steel pipe with a chainsaw.

I got a stave one time and when I cut it or sanded it the color did not change, I was not yellow at all, It just looked like a seasoned stave color all the way through.
Made a nice bow too.

Title: Re: Red Osage Bow
Post by: Dan Landis on January 14, 2016, 10:51:00 PM

Sounds like I'll have to keep my eye open for some of the red stuff.

Title: Re: Red Osage Bow
Post by: frank bullitt on January 15, 2016, 06:33:00 AM

Always nice!   :thumbsup: