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Author Topic: How do i procede (osage self bow)  (Read 2509 times)

Offline ironrhino

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Re: How do i procede (osage self bow)
« Reply #20 on: February 17, 2007, 04:29:00 PM »
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Offline ironrhino

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Re: How do i procede (osage self bow)
« Reply #21 on: February 17, 2007, 04:30:00 PM »
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Offline the Ferret

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Re: How do i procede (osage self bow)
« Reply #22 on: February 17, 2007, 05:12:00 PM »
Ryan I may have spoken too soon. Hadn't noticed in your first pics that you had narrowed the handle that thin. You are going to have to proceed as is. Doubt you are going to get much more than a 25"-26" of draw out of it at that length with 7" of non bending wood, especially without sinew, but it will be great bow building experience for you for when your other staves dry out.
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Offline Dano

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Re: How do i procede (osage self bow)
« Reply #23 on: February 17, 2007, 05:53:00 PM »
Great advice from everyone above. The experience you gain from this piece of wood will be priceless, enjoy.
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Offline Buz-AL

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Re: How do i procede (osage self bow)
« Reply #24 on: February 17, 2007, 07:30:00 PM »
I agree with that 25-26" draw limit with those rings at that length.  You have excess width from midlimb out, too.

Per Ferret's advice, tiller carefully to get it bending some all the way into the fades.
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Offline Swanny in MD

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Re: How do i procede (osage self bow)
« Reply #25 on: February 17, 2007, 07:41:00 PM »
Neat looking so far.

The inside of your dorm may look familiar to me.  Lawlor (sp?) perhaps?  It's been a little while....over a couple decades.
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Offline ironrhino

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Re: How do i procede (osage self bow)
« Reply #26 on: February 18, 2007, 06:05:00 PM »
well, i guess i'll shoot for 35-40lbs @25 and my sweetie will be getting a new carp shooter (how many girlfriends look forward to bowfishing????) SHES A KEEPER!!!

I'm even more excited now because, I'm not stressed about trying to get 29" out of her so I can just relax and enjoy the 'scraping and sanding' (DUH!!!)

As always, THANKS GUYS!!!! The people on here are second to none!!!!!

I'll keep you all posted!


Ken:
hmmm... well its a dorm called brock... and it was built in '89... so, similar but different. (the rooms are WAY bigger)
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