The Orangutan
05-14-2006, 10:04 PM
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The Orangutan
She's long, stout, and yellow/orange--my new osage orange selfbow my buddy Kevin Brennan from KY made for me, and delivered at the Tennesse Classic at Twin Oaks last weekend--I love it!
72" long (nock to nock), 65@30, built just for me. Deer antler tip overlays with a deer antler arrow rest set into the riser. Absolutely butter smooth to draw--actually much smoother than almost any laminated bow I've ever drawn. It's a good bit slower than my Crusader, but no slouch. Some handshock, but much less than some laminated longbows I've shot, and not enough to inflame my tender elbow. I have to get some arrows that better match it, but so far I've shot it pretty well. Can't wait to properly christen it on a critter! Got it dressed with a leather grip, bright orange Dynaflight string (with yellow padding in the loops), green Halo serving, and green/orange/yellow cat whisker silencers (a blind man could find this bow in a cave at midnight).
This is the first selfbow I've ever owned that was built to handle my draw length--and it's really changed my opinion on selfbows. Might have to try and scratch one out myself one of these days........
Chad
72" long (nock to nock), 65@30, built just for me. Deer antler tip overlays with a deer antler arrow rest set into the riser. Absolutely butter smooth to draw--actually much smoother than almost any laminated bow I've ever drawn. It's a good bit slower than my Crusader, but no slouch. Some handshock, but much less than some laminated longbows I've shot, and not enough to inflame my tender elbow. I have to get some arrows that better match it, but so far I've shot it pretty well. Can't wait to properly christen it on a critter! Got it dressed with a leather grip, bright orange Dynaflight string (with yellow padding in the loops), green Halo serving, and green/orange/yellow cat whisker silencers (a blind man could find this bow in a cave at midnight).
This is the first selfbow I've ever owned that was built to handle my draw length--and it's really changed my opinion on selfbows. Might have to try and scratch one out myself one of these days........
Chad
