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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: Rob W. on January 24, 2016, 08:36:00 PM

Title: short skinny osage finished.
Post by: Rob W. on January 24, 2016, 08:36:00 PM

This stave had numerous opportunities to work through problems. It was split out pretty narrow and had lots of character. 58" ntn 45# @28.

  (http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee391/rjwalton8/20151214_174104.jpg) (http://s1225.photobucket.com/user/rjwalton8/media/20151214_174104.jpg.html)

  (http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee391/rjwalton8/20151214_174224.jpg) (http://s1225.photobucket.com/user/rjwalton8/media/20151214_174224.jpg.html)

Title: Re: short skinny osage finished.
Post by: Rob W. on January 24, 2016, 08:40:00 PM

 (http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee391/rjwalton8/20151220_181045.jpg) (http://s1225.photobucket.com/user/rjwalton8/media/20151220_181045.jpg.html)

  (http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee391/rjwalton8/20151220_172722.jpg) (http://s1225.photobucket.com/user/rjwalton8/media/20151220_172722.jpg.html)

  (http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee391/rjwalton8/20160102_115954.jpg) (http://s1225.photobucket.com/user/rjwalton8/media/20160102_115954.jpg.html)

Title: Re: short skinny osage finished.
Post by: bigbob2 on January 25, 2016, 12:28:00 AM

that's unreal getting a bow out of that gnarly bit of yella stuff! Like it a lot!

Title: Re: short skinny osage finished.
Post by: Msturm on January 25, 2016, 02:07:00 AM

Nice Work!

Title: Re: short skinny osage finished.
Post by: Buemaker on January 25, 2016, 06:01:00 AM

Some stik allright, looks like it had a lot of twist, how did you deal with that?   :)

Title: Re: short skinny osage finished.
Post by: Pat B on January 25, 2016, 08:26:00 AM

Nice little bow. It doesn't take much osage to make a good bow.

Title: Re: short skinny osage finished.
Post by: Rob W. on January 25, 2016, 09:13:00 AM

Buemaker, I made corrections with dry heat. I try not to go overboard getting everything straight. If the strings tracks and it's not some funny shape that's hard to tiller I'm good with it.

Title: Re: short skinny osage finished.
Post by: Dan Landis on January 25, 2016, 06:43:00 PM

Well done Rob!

Title: Re: short skinny osage finished.
Post by: Jomohr84 on January 25, 2016, 06:45:00 PM

Nice job!

Title: Re: short skinny osage finished.
Post by: takefive on January 25, 2016, 07:20:00 PM

Good looking bow!

Title: Re: short skinny osage finished.
Post by: Mad Max on January 25, 2016, 08:24:00 PM

I like!      :)  
More pictures please

Title: Re: short skinny osage finished.
Post by: Rob W. on January 25, 2016, 08:30:00 PM

 (http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee391/rjwalton8/20151218_211654.jpg) (http://s1225.photobucket.com/user/rjwalton8/media/20151218_211654.jpg.html)

  (http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee391/rjwalton8/20151220_082417.jpg) (http://s1225.photobucket.com/user/rjwalton8/media/20151220_082417.jpg.html)

Title: Re: short skinny osage finished.
Post by: bjansen on January 25, 2016, 08:45:00 PM

Great work!

Title: Re: short skinny osage finished.
Post by: Rob W. on January 25, 2016, 09:07:00 PM

Thanks guys! I know it has some stiff spots but I was losing # pretty quickly and wanted to finish my deer season with it. Shoots really good for what I started with and hasn't taken much set.

I have a little osage turkey bow just about finished. I'm really enjoying building bows. Selfbows were my original goal when starting trad archery and  it has taken me many years to finally stick with it.

Title: Re: short skinny osage finished.
Post by: mwosborn on January 25, 2016, 09:54:00 PM

Very nice!

Title: Re: short skinny osage finished.
Post by: Igor on January 26, 2016, 09:39:00 AM

Excellent!

Title: Re: short skinny osage finished.
Post by: frank bullitt on January 26, 2016, 06:44:00 PM

My kind of bow!     :thumbsup:  
Very nice, Rob!

Title: Re: short skinny osage finished.
Post by: Osagetree on January 30, 2016, 05:15:00 PM

Sweet little bow!!!!

Title: Re: short skinny osage finished.
Post by: EwokArcher on January 30, 2016, 06:55:00 PM

Looks good to me man, great job! Love the snakey bows.