Python backed osage recurve

[wakolbinger]

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.

     

     

     

     

     

     

[macbow]

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

[takefive]

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

[Pheonixarcher]

Looks pretty good to me!  

[mahantango]

Wow! I think that's beautiful.

[wakolbinger]

Thanks guys!

[Wolftrail]

Nice bow , I like the robin hood shot.  

[DVSHUNTER]

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

[Slimpikins]

Very nice!

[JMR]

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

[bigbob2]

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

[wakolbinger]

Thanks guys!