Osage Bow finished

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jaydee2trad
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Osage Bow finished

#1 Post by jaydee2trad »

Took a little while but she is finally done. this was the last Osage stave that I had for a one piece bow. it is 64" tip to tip, 40# @ 26". It has reflexed ends with muskrat string silencers. Shoots pretty darn fast too. Thanks to James for the help etc as he has been helping me to get this far. this will be a hunting bow for sure. this is also my best string build as well so far. Just blows me away when you think back to what it once was to what it is now.
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Jamesh76
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#2 Post by Jamesh76 »

Very nice.

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#3 Post by Captainkirk »

That looks terrific! How's it shoot?
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Re: Osage Bow finished

#4 Post by Greg Felty »

Great job Jerry. You are way ahead of me.
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#5 Post by jaydee2trad »

Greg Felty wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 5:11 pm Great job Jerry. You are way ahead of me.
Not so much way ahead as much as have already built several. one broke after finished. have made 3 board bows and several lighter bows including one bendy bow. but it was trying to build an osage at 40lbs that was the biggest challenge for me. I have a red oak board bow backed with bamboo that is 50 lbs at 26" which is too much for me, I plan to lighten it up sometime. The more that you build, the more that you learn at what to do and not to do. try not to do your best wood until you have several under your belt. nothing like screwing up a good stave when you should have practiced on other ones first. I cut and split some hickory but didn't do several things right on them. Now I am waiting until late spring to cut another hickory. I am too crippled up to do much in the field cutting so I am pretty limited. biggest thing for the beginner is to not get in too much of a hurry. too easy to mess up too badly. hitting the target weight with a good tiller can be a challenge. And as you know, take lots of pics and send them to James to check out. Get the tiller right before you go trying to get the target weight or you will end up too light (this I know too well). I wanted a decent one to be able to shoot a lot before next season to hunt with and now I have one. just keep at it Greg and you will be doing the same thing. Jerry

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Re: Osage Bow finished

#6 Post by Jamesh76 »

You guys can cut 3-4" saplings and make bows. Just remember on the high crown saplings, make sure you measure your limb thickness from the peak of the crown. The edges will almost round right over into the belly most of the time. I just file that edge. The Hackberry I just made was about a 3-4" sapling. The same for this bendy Hickory my daughter is getting ready to paint, ill share later when done. I also have a paw paw sapling, another Hackberry and a Hickory I was working on today. The saplings are alot easier to get back to the truck. I don't usually split them, I just work down with a draw knife, peel bark, back and ends. Some people strap them to boards to dry.
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