Hunting the Osage Bow build along **Teaching a bow to bend**
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Re: Hunting the Osage Bow build along **Teaching a bow to bend**
Bottom limb is bending well. Worked all on top limb all day. Really debating whether or not to take the warp and off set out of the bow.... but I did buy a heat gun because this will not be my last bow and I will need it in the future. Also got some scrap wood out to make a portable tillering tree. Why portable you ask? Easy in the future, I am dreaming of going to the Tennessee self bow jamboree to build a bow. Really want to meet my archery hero clay hayes.
I think I will be using Dakotas source for osage from now on. Mine was expensive and didnt seem to care after the sale was made. It actually almost put me off bow making completely.
Here I am teaching my bow to bend though racing towards the finish line of becoming a bowyer despite all the hurdles I had. Actually reread this entire thread today and boy what a journey.
Speaking of difficulties, I'm leaning towards, just shooting the bow as is with the twists and all. May look wonky, but if I tiller well it should be a shooter. Because of the flaws, I wont be using rawhide backing or putting reflex in it. That I feel would compound the complications I'm having. Would love some opinions on the matter... whatcha all think??
I think I will be using Dakotas source for osage from now on. Mine was expensive and didnt seem to care after the sale was made. It actually almost put me off bow making completely.
Here I am teaching my bow to bend though racing towards the finish line of becoming a bowyer despite all the hurdles I had. Actually reread this entire thread today and boy what a journey.
Speaking of difficulties, I'm leaning towards, just shooting the bow as is with the twists and all. May look wonky, but if I tiller well it should be a shooter. Because of the flaws, I wont be using rawhide backing or putting reflex in it. That I feel would compound the complications I'm having. Would love some opinions on the matter... whatcha all think??
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Re: Hunting the Osage Bow build along **Teaching a bow to bend**
Crude but serviceable.
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Re: Hunting the Osage Bow build along **Teaching a bow to bend**
Well I'm no bowyer but it looks good to me.
And you have a supervisor so what could go wrong?
And you have a supervisor so what could go wrong?
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Re: Hunting the Osage Bow build along **Teaching a bow to bend**
Looking good Dave. You will be flinging arrows before long.
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Quality control dog.
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Got to have one of those.
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Re: Hunting the Osage Bow build along **Teaching a bow to bend**
Wow. I've never done anything like that. I know folks who have and they sure do love them. The only thing I do know is that those who build these have all kinds of techniques and knowledge from years of working with wood that has a mind of it's own sometimes. If you do get stuck somewhere, maybe rather than risking that expensive stave, set it aside until Tenn. or you read and discuss somewhere what might solve your problem.
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It does have a mind of its own.... and I have elementary wood working skills at best. It's not so much a sticking point as it is a crossroad. If I leave bow as is, it will be suitable and will probably work out fine. It wont be the most efficient of designs and may have some hand shock. If I go heat route, it has both risks and rewards. The risk is that when bending a bow, you can crack it or bend it and it's a piece of firewood. The reward is a better shooting bow that is more efficient. However, the wood grew this way and is probably stronger in the shape it grew. I'd like to hunt with this bow but I also want it to be around for a while so I can see how far I've come over the years.Grizzly wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2019 6:03 am Wow. I've never done anything like that. I know folks who have and they sure do love them. The only thing I do know is that those who build these have all kinds of techniques and knowledge from years of working with wood that has a mind of it's own sometimes. If you do get stuck somewhere, maybe rather than risking that expensive stave, set it aside until Tenn. or you read and discuss somewhere what might solve your problem.
I'm leaning towards doing nothing because it's my first bow and I have so much time invested in it that I dont really want to chance it. I dont give two hoots about efficiency and will have plenty of opportunities to bend bows in the future and do all the fancy stuff.
As for Tenn. I have no idea when I will actually make it there....
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I’d probably leave it as well.
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Re: Hunting the Osage Bow build along **Teaching a bow to bend**
Did some floor tillering and cut some temporary nocks in. Put a string on and gave a quick pull. I can't even make it budge lol. Back to floor tillering for a bit but there is a long way to go. Already see a problem though. The twist is causing the bow to rotate in my hand as I try and pull back. I wonder if I weaken the side of the limb that the twist is on if this will diminish like a 3d tiller.
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