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Title: 52" Osage
Post by: formerbutcher on May 06, 2010, 11:30:00 AM
Here is a little Osage i finished up over the weekend. 52" 53# @ 26"  It;s going to be a nice little brush bow.

(http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll62/johnkeehn/52osageprofile.jpg)

(http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll62/johnkeehn/52osagebraced.jpg)

(http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll62/johnkeehn/52osagefuldraw.jpg)

Thanks for looking   :)
Title: Re: 52" Osage
Post by: walkabout on May 06, 2010, 12:23:00 PM
pretty sweet. hows the finger pinch?
Title: Re: 52" Osage
Post by: formerbutcher on May 06, 2010, 12:34:00 PM
No finger pinch, it helped to flip the tips. This thing is a little rocket launcher !
Title: Re: 52" Osage
Post by: walkabout on May 06, 2010, 02:28:00 PM
im finishing up a 60" red oak bend through handle, it shoots em pretty quick too. little bit of finger pinch but not alot. i was going to try static recurve tips but since it was already the shortest ive built i didnt want to try two new things at once.lol good job though, great looking arc.
Title: Re: 52" Osage
Post by: formerbutcher on May 06, 2010, 02:37:00 PM
Richard got any pictures of you'r bow ? I never tried bending Red Oak before, i heard it can be tuff to bend ithout it lifting splinters.

Thanks, John
Title: Re: 52" Osage
Post by: Pat B on May 06, 2010, 10:59:00 PM
Nice little bow, John. I'd bet it does spit an arrow.
Title: Re: 52" Osage
Post by: formerbutcher on May 07, 2010, 10:04:00 AM
Thanks Pat !
Title: Re: 52" Osage
Post by: walkabout on May 07, 2010, 11:49:00 AM
heres the post i did on the bend through handle bow.   http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=003209;p=2   iut was certainly a tough one, but turned out better than i hoped and at the weight i wanted too. not great pics but i plan on taking more when shes finished.
Title: Re: 52" Osage
Post by: formerbutcher on May 07, 2010, 11:54:00 AM
Cool ! Love to see some when it's done .