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Offline J. Holden

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Re: Osage Recurve
« Reply #20 on: October 16, 2012, 05:01:00 PM »
Alright, I'm jealous.  I'm curious, when making a recurve like that do you tiller before or after you bend the tips.  Common sense tells me you tiller after the bends are added.  Do tell!

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Re: Osage Recurve
« Reply #21 on: October 16, 2012, 05:16:00 PM »
That's awesome!!
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Offline Sharpend60

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Re: Osage Recurve
« Reply #22 on: October 16, 2012, 06:41:00 PM »
Nice piece 'o work but you know...

Proof is in the pudding, lets see that sucker drawn!
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Offline Tommy Leach

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Re: Osage Recurve
« Reply #23 on: October 16, 2012, 08:28:00 PM »
Thanks for the comments everyone. Here are a couple of pictures unstrung and at full draw. I'll also answer a couple of questions - I get the bow floor tillered before I bend the recurves. Also since I planned on the underlays I sand them down after bending with a belt sander about 3/16" smaller than I expect the finished tip. To prep the horn I "slabbed" just under 1/4" strips with my bandsaw, sanded back smooth and then used a heat gun on my jig to bend the same as the recurved tip. Once cool, I fit the horn and bow, cleaned with acetone and glued with smooth on epoxy. Hope this answers some questions. Thanks again for looking and your comments. Tommy
 
 
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Offline DEATHMASTER

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Re: Osage Recurve
« Reply #24 on: October 16, 2012, 09:36:00 PM »
That is a very nice bow. Like all parts of it.
I dream of having one like it someday.
You did a great job.
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Offline Sharpend60

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Re: Osage Recurve
« Reply #25 on: October 17, 2012, 12:46:00 AM »
Well done sir.
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Offline Bowjunkie

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Re: Osage Recurve
« Reply #26 on: October 17, 2012, 05:58:00 AM »
Yes, very nice. You do quality work.
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Online Roy from Pa

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Re: Osage Recurve
« Reply #27 on: October 17, 2012, 07:34:00 AM »
Great idea on heating and bending the horn, I never even thought of doing that to horn.
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Re: Osage Recurve
« Reply #28 on: October 17, 2012, 01:22:00 PM »
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Great idea on heating and bending the horn, I never even thought of doing that to horn.
See you can teach an old dog new tricks.

Nice looking bow.
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Offline Dave Bowers

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Re: Osage Recurve
« Reply #29 on: October 17, 2012, 01:31:00 PM »
Thats a beauty
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Re: Osage Recurve
« Reply #30 on: October 17, 2012, 02:18:00 PM »
That is awesome.  Hope you are planning to sign up for the next bowswap, someone would be a very happy with a bow like that.  I know I would be.  Have a soft spot for wooden recurves, even though I never had one.
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Offline b.glass

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Re: Osage Recurve
« Reply #31 on: October 17, 2012, 02:26:00 PM »
Very nice indeed! I wanted to put underlays on my next bow that was also going to have glued on flipped tips but didn't think I could do both. Now I see I can!

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Re: Osage Recurve
« Reply #32 on: October 17, 2012, 02:26:00 PM »
Tony, I'm gonna come up there and thump ya son:)
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Osage Recurve
« Reply #33 on: October 17, 2012, 08:12:00 PM »
Sweet looking bow.
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