Buck

[radius]

that looks like a setback handled bow?  Could we see some more pics of it please?  Different angles.  I'd like to see the handle area particularly.  Thanks

[Key]

It is "set back" radius. I am just heading out to the deer woods, I will get some pics when I come back in and post them for you.

[radius]

thanks!

[Key]

Radius,
I was going to take a close up pic of the handle section but I don't know where my wife put the camera.
Here is an other picture of the bow that was taken the night I got the buck I posted here.

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[radius]

that's cool, man...and it's an osage selfbow with no backing?   you use dry heat to bend in the handlee?

[Key]

Radius,
The bow is an Osage selfbow, unbacked. The grain on the stave ran in a way that I could have the "back set" handle wiithout having to bend it.
I have used dry heat to bend Osage to make "static" recurves though. Still can't find the camera lol. She doesn't know where we put it either.

[Key]

Radius,
Pic of the bow at full draw shortly after I built it.

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[radius]

so that was just natural grain?  it turned out that way just by you following the ring?  cool stuff, man

[Traxx]

Hey Roger!!!!!
I just now saw this thread.Thats a honkin Brute man!!!!!
Congrats.

[Key]

Thanks Traxx,

[kerryb]

nice buck, beautiful bow, congrats

[Key]

Thanks Kerryb.... we hand chops from this wonderful animal this evening for dinner.