Red Osage Bow

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I recently finished this bow up for somebody.  Its from some dense red osage that I cut a few years ago.  The grain lines really show up in it.  The back is mostly concave and has some slight humps and bumps down the entire length.  There is a small knot hole in it.  This bow seemed to fight me all the way through the build.  It's 66" long and 50@28".  It is finished with 6 coats of tung oil.  The tip overlays are bighorn sheep.


 

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[Igor]

Really nice work!

[KellyG]

awesome bow

[Buemaker]

Very nice and that red Osage looks smashing. I can see you are dressed for winter.  

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Thanks.  I wear shorts year round unless I'm at work or working outside at home.

[bsv]

wow what a beauty,when you put tip overlays on do you sand the area flat on the growth ring? does that violate the ring.

[mwosborn]

Nice looking bow for sure!

[Jomohr84]

That is a beauty, and some sweet bow wood!

[WESTBROOK]

Thats a Dandy    

[Roy from Pa]

Very nice, Clint.

[twitchstick]

Very nice

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Originally posted by bsv:
wow what a beauty,when you put tip overlays on do you sand the area flat on the growth ring? does that violate the ring.

Yes, I sand that area down at an angle so the overlay doesn't stick up like a sore thumb.  It does violate the rings but the overlay covers up that area so it's not a problem.

[Osagetree]

Nice job!

[Bowjunkie]

Excellent workmanship.

[Mad Max]

Nice one Clint

[takefive]

Sweet!  Beautiful bow.  

[Dan Landis]

Great looking bow Clint.  Any idea why the wood is red like that?

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Thanks guys.

Don, I have no clue.  It from some second growth off of an old stump.  As soon as I cut into it I could tell something was different.  It sounded like I was trying to cut a steel pipe with a chainsaw.

[ron w]

Beautiful job..........