Author Topic: My first osage stave! ... It is finished!!...  (Read 10030 times)

Offline Echatham

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Re: My first osage stave! ... It is finished!!...
« Reply #280 on: June 15, 2013, 08:35:00 PM »
Thanks Steve, been experimenting with nock height, and I figured out this bow really wants to be shot 3 under.  I have tried 3 under with every bow i have and i never could get past the added noise. doesn't seem to affect this one. turns out i really like 3 under, shrinks my gaps and really lets me gunbarrel the arrow, making even my snap shots not that bad.  I have been in a bad slump for a couple weeks, missing deer targets at 15 yds. i almost never miss a 3d target, and the last two shoots i have missed several.  Im nailing my home target out to 20 after two days of 3 under.  I think it wants to be shot that way because of the way i tiller. i support the handle from the center and pull the string from the center. i know some people make a point to pull from where their hands are going to be, and of course that makes sense, just haven't done it. any thoughts anyone?

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Re: My first osage stave! ... It is finished!!...
« Reply #281 on: June 16, 2013, 08:51:00 AM »
Very nice!

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Re: My first osage stave! ... It is finished!!...
« Reply #282 on: June 16, 2013, 12:11:00 PM »
Great job Echatem.  :clapper:

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Re: My first osage stave! ... It is finished!!...
« Reply #283 on: June 16, 2013, 01:56:00 PM »
Nice work, Eric.  Congrats!     :thumbsup:
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Re: My first osage stave! ... It is finished!!...
« Reply #284 on: June 17, 2013, 12:10:00 PM »
That tiller looks spot on  :)  nice job! Now on to the next one...

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Re: My first osage stave! ... It is finished!!...
« Reply #285 on: June 17, 2013, 07:37:00 PM »
Great job, Eric! Well done!   :clapper:

Offline Echatham

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Re: My first osage stave! ... It is finished!!...
« Reply #286 on: June 17, 2013, 08:17:00 PM »
thanks everybody.  its true whats been said about osage, once you build a bow out of it you won't mess with other woods.  all i want to do now is build another one

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Re: My first osage stave! ... It is finished!!...
« Reply #287 on: June 18, 2013, 07:01:00 PM »
Looks good Eric well done     :clapper:
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Re: My first osage stave! ... It is finished!!...
« Reply #288 on: June 22, 2013, 08:48:00 AM »
Nice work. Fine looking bow! And now you have the fever....

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