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Title: Osage Selfbow
Post by: DVSHUNTER on March 02, 2013, 12:52:00 PM
I just finished this one up for another trade. It's 62 in. Ntn and pulls 52@28. Tips are coco and antler. Finish is six coats of shellac. Handle is elk dyed black. The gold trim around the skins is sharpie marker, but don't tell anyone.

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1763.jpg)

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1767-1.jpg)

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1766-1.jpg)

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1765-1-1.jpg)

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1764-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: Roy from Pa on March 02, 2013, 12:55:00 PM
Very nice, David.
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: DVSHUNTER on March 02, 2013, 12:55:00 PM
(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1776-1.jpg)

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1775-1.jpg)

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1770-1-1.jpg)

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1773-1-1.jpg)


(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1769-1-1.jpg)

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1777-1.jpg)
(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1779-1-1.jpg)

Thanks for looking.
Dave
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: fujimo on March 02, 2013, 03:53:00 PM
really toooo nice!!!
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Post by: 4est trekker on March 02, 2013, 04:23:00 PM
Nice bow and nice beard!  :)
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Post by: Dan Landis on March 02, 2013, 04:40:00 PM
Looks great, real nice profile.
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Post by: Mark Baker on March 02, 2013, 05:01:00 PM
It's a beauty!
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Post by: Dave Bowers on March 02, 2013, 05:38:00 PM
Boy I like the look of that sexy girl.
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Post by: bigbob2 on March 02, 2013, 05:42:00 PM
BBeeeuuuttifffuuulll!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: kennym on March 02, 2013, 06:13:00 PM
Dave that is purty!!  The bow that is...  :D
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Post by: Roy from Pa on March 02, 2013, 06:17:00 PM
Boy I like the look of that sexy girl.

Mr. Bowers, DVS is a guy....    :laughing:
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: Gray Buffalo on March 02, 2013, 06:22:00 PM
Damn Dave you are alive. nice bow
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Post by: KellyG on March 02, 2013, 07:49:00 PM
Nice one Dave. Is that corn snakes?
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Post by: red hill on March 02, 2013, 08:04:00 PM
Very nice, Dave.
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Post by: Osagetree on March 02, 2013, 08:08:00 PM
Nice job!
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Post by: jsweka on March 02, 2013, 08:24:00 PM
Wow!  That's really nice.
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Post by: D on March 02, 2013, 09:22:00 PM
That thing is awsome.  Looks sweet.  I like that last picture a lot too.
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: Trapper Rob on March 03, 2013, 09:50:00 AM
Nice looking bow like the skins.
Rob
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: twitchstick on March 03, 2013, 10:03:00 AM
Very nice!
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: DVSHUNTER on March 03, 2013, 12:09:00 PM
Thanks everyone. I appreciate the kind words.
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: Eric Krewson on March 03, 2013, 01:40:00 PM
Shellac isn't close to being waterproof and will turn white when it gets wet. Might spray a few coats of spar over the shellac just to be on the safe side.

Very impressive bow, as nice as I have seen lately.
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: David Flanrey on March 03, 2013, 10:02:00 PM
David, that is a stunning bow.  Beautiful!  Looks like a real good shooter too.
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: Paul/KS on March 04, 2013, 04:22:00 AM
Dang Dave,
That's another beauty of a bow..!  :thumbsup:  

Like Eric said, shellac is more of an indoor finish tho...
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: DVSHUNTER on March 04, 2013, 08:56:00 AM
Thanks guys. I know shellac turns white when it gets wet, but it has to get really wet. I have hunted for two days in rain, snow and ice and have never had issues with the shellac. In fact at MOJAMlast year we had a rainstorm and two of my bows got left out in the rain. Still no problems. I used it as a finish on a kitchen knife though and after leaving it submerged in the sink for a few hours it turned white. A light sanding and another coat and all is well again.
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: fujimo on March 04, 2013, 09:27:00 AM
pfff!! why is SHE leaving the dishes unwashed for so long- i'd get that sorted out first, then  worry about the shellac later  :scared:  
fear not David- yer gotta be strong for all mankind!!  :D
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: Ranger44 on March 04, 2013, 10:56:00 AM
Very nice looking bow and craftsmanship.  Some pretty good photography too!
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Post by: Canadabowyer on March 04, 2013, 11:23:00 AM
Very nice bow!!
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on March 04, 2013, 03:58:00 PM
Dave you should try some of that Birchwood Casey Gun stock wax. Its a combo of carnauba and bees wax. If you rubbed a coat or three on each season I bet it would never turn white. That stuff is real nice. I even use it on my poly sealed bows just for insurance. That bow is a sweety.
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: rainman on March 04, 2013, 05:35:00 PM
Fujimo, you need to meet Daves wife then you would understand.  Dave is the one that does the dishes.  ;)
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: fujimo on March 04, 2013, 06:45:00 PM
i figured as much, but he's too darn busy building those good lookin bows, to waste time washing dishes. it must also be tough for her to wash the dishes- being visually impaired that is...   :eek:   otherwise why would she be with that bearded viking   :D
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: pruiter on March 04, 2013, 07:01:00 PM
Thats nice looking bow

If it shots 1/2 as well as it looks, nice  Will trade for a good dish washer. Dishwasher is well maintained.  Dishwasher has doubled in size since I acquired it
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: Frosty the Bowman on March 05, 2013, 02:37:00 PM
Im in for that, will trade you my dishwasher, and its a real honest working one.

The wife wont be liken it, but I'll just tell her the puppys ate or something, dang pups try to eat ev erything, so maybe she would buy it  :laughing:  

Great looking bow, very nice work!
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: DVSHUNTER on March 05, 2013, 03:05:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by fujimo:
i figured as much, but he's too darn busy building those good lookin bows, to waste time washing dishes. it must also be tough for her to wash the dishes- being visually impaired that is...    :eek:    otherwise why would she be with that bearded viking    :D  
Beard envy is a real problem that we all must face Wayne. Green is not a good color on you friend.    :laughing:  
Lol I tell her the beard keeps the women away.

The wife would get lost in the kitchen just trying to find the sink. Let alone the dishes. That's what I had kids for.   ;)  

Thanks for the compliments guys.

Pearls, I use a butcher paste wax sometimes.
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: fujimo on March 05, 2013, 03:35:00 PM
:bigsmyl:
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Post by: fujimo on March 05, 2013, 03:38:00 PM
pruiter- i sure hope your "dishwasher" doesnt read yer post- otherwise we might find a "bowyer" up for sale here , and no "maintenance privileges" for ya!!   :scared:
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: DVSHUNTER on March 05, 2013, 03:52:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by pruiter:
Thats nice looking bow

If it shots 1/2 as well as it looks, nice  Will trade for a good dish washer. Dishwasher is well maintained.  Dishwasher has doubled in size since I acquired it
I always threaten mine by saying I'm going to trade her in for a newer model.
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: fujimo on March 05, 2013, 05:13:00 PM
man!! you guys south of the line are a lot tougher'an me!!
i jus smile an wave!
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: DVSHUNTER on March 05, 2013, 11:00:00 PM
Naw we just have more options here   :biglaugh:
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: Roy from Pa on March 05, 2013, 11:35:00 PM
I just say Yes Dear:)
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: pruiter on March 06, 2013, 07:50:00 AM
Its very hard typing with a thumb and swelling eyes


  :deadhorse:
Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: fujimo on March 06, 2013, 09:35:00 AM
:scared:    :bigsmyl: