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Title: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: Little Tree on March 01, 2007, 04:30:00 PM

Hey everyone, thought I would post a few pics of a bow I made for my good friend Jim. Unstrung it is 56 inches from curve to curve. #52 @ 26 inches. Lefty. Water Buffalo horn tip overlays and FF string. Buckskin handle. This was the most challenging bow I have made in ten years of making shavings, not only because of the recurves, but a lefty at that. But , I have to say I am very happy with the results. Hope he likes it! Hope you enjoy.
Good Medicine,
LittleTree
   (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/littletree4/jimsbow7.jpg)
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Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: ARCHER2 on March 01, 2007, 04:37:00 PM

LITTLE TREE,
That's a great looking bow man. I'm sure he will be very happy with it. Keep up the good work !
                                    ARCHER2

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: loyd on March 01, 2007, 04:38:00 PM

nice job, but what else would you expect from little tree

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: the Ferret on March 01, 2007, 04:49:00 PM

Man I've seen those recurves of yours for a couple years now and they still amaze me everytime. Nice work, very nice work Brad.

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: bentpole on March 01, 2007, 04:54:00 PM

Very sharp!

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: mmgrode on March 01, 2007, 04:55:00 PM

Great job Brad. Looks awesome with the overlays and snake skin. Thanks for sharing. Take care, Matt

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: LazerRay on March 01, 2007, 05:01:00 PM

pretty

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: Dano on March 01, 2007, 08:12:00 PM

Awesome work Brad, Jim is going to love it.

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: JBell on March 01, 2007, 08:55:00 PM

I really love your bows Brad, your recurves are some of the best I have seen. Btw, didn't know such straight osage exsisted. Keep up the great work.

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: DesertDude on March 01, 2007, 09:00:00 PM

Well done.  I'm in aw of the talented bow builders on here.........Thank for sharing.....

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: flatbowMB on March 01, 2007, 09:06:00 PM

WOW!  That's beautiful!

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: Ray on March 01, 2007, 09:16:00 PM

Performing Art Little Tree -beautiful.

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: 4runr on March 01, 2007, 10:24:00 PM

Very nice!

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: Pat B on March 01, 2007, 10:47:00 PM

Very nice recurve. You sure don't need a bow hanger with those tips. Will you show a full draw pic?   Pat

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: wakolbinger on March 01, 2007, 11:01:00 PM

Looks good...

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: Kingstaken on March 02, 2007, 12:08:00 AM

Little Tree my name is Jim and left handed, is this great lQQking bow for me??  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: Little Tree on March 02, 2007, 12:43:00 AM

Thanks everyone!

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: Walt Francis on March 02, 2007, 12:51:00 AM

Brad,
That is an awesome looking bow!  Do you have pictures of the cull you used for shaping the tips?

Walt Francis

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: Little Tree on March 02, 2007, 10:15:00 AM

this  is a pic of my super secret form. I boil the tips for 4 hours. I have never shared this ancient secret to anyone before! You saw it first on the one and only TradGang!LOL (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/littletree4/culltipform.jpg)

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: whitebuffalo on March 02, 2007, 10:57:00 AM

Very nice bow,

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: Tom Leemans on March 02, 2007, 02:12:00 PM

He done it again...  :clapper:

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: gordonf on March 02, 2007, 04:16:00 PM

Wow, those curves are amazing!

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: Molson on March 02, 2007, 04:37:00 PM

Very nice!! Great profile!!  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: LITTLEBIGMAN on March 03, 2007, 12:07:00 PM

Dude,Thanks for the photo's of MY NEW Bow. ! Thats right guys, that baby is coming home with me soon! Brad, I'll be down in the area soon to take delivery!

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: Bjorn on March 03, 2007, 12:38:00 PM

That is completely amazing-a work of art for sure!

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: pointy sticks on March 03, 2007, 06:16:00 PM

Fantastic       :clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: Little Tree on March 04, 2007, 03:28:00 PM

Hope to see you at the Banquet Jim, but you will have to let me show it off for the day! It will definatly be on my display table.

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: NomadArcher on March 04, 2007, 03:38:00 PM

That is a real beauty, I love the way you did the overlays too.

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: Killdeer on March 04, 2007, 04:07:00 PM

That is SO pretty! I love the pic of it on the post over the snow.
Killdeer

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: Ryan O'Sullivan on March 04, 2007, 04:28:00 PM

Dang thats a sharp bend! I thought my osage curves were getting a pretty sharp bend....lol.
Nice bow. May ask what your using for a strap on the belly there?

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: Little Tree on March 04, 2007, 06:34:00 PM

Ryan, that is just a piece of aluminum coil stock, but the best thing to use is a thin stainless steel ruler.

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: knife river on March 04, 2007, 08:30:00 PM

Little Tree, how many bows do you have hanging on that wall?  Looks like some real dandies back there!  Could we talk you out of another pic or two?    :wavey:

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: Little Tree on March 05, 2007, 01:41:00 AM

here is a couple more pics of a couple I made a ways back. This is Dan (Bowmo) drawing "Simple Satan". I don't even know if I could pull that Lefty Python bow back without looking like an idiot, it was hard enough to build it being right handed. But here is a very simular bow at full draw.
    (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/littletree4/IM000987.jpg)

 
      (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/littletree4/IM000929.jpg)
  (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/littletree4/bowclasshuntingphoto2.jpg)

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: wakolbinger on March 05, 2007, 09:00:00 AM

Man that's a good lookin' kid drawin' a good lookin bow there in that picture three up!

dan

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: Hornseeker on March 05, 2007, 11:11:00 AM

Man...awesome bows!

Ernie

Title: Re: A "LittleTree" Osage Recurve w/Python. With a full draw pic.
Post by: Ryan O'Sullivan on March 05, 2007, 11:22:00 AM

Thanks for the full draw Brad. Again, those are some beautiful bows....