Osage Bow

[Marc St Louis]

Yes it looks like some Chicken did a dance on the bow.

I like a bit of character in a bow to Pappy but a lot is just too much for me. I also like thin ringed Osage but sometimes thin ringed Osage can be poor quality

[Ryano]

Nice job on that one Marc. Looks like a fine hunting bow!

[nugget]

I was curious on heating osage I have a piece I am working on now. It has the string laying off to one side , The bend is right at the handle. Will a heat gun work to straighten that out. And what is tempering it? and do I have to do it.? Oh yeah, Great bow man!!! Love it did you stain it ? How did you seal it?

[Pat B]

Nugget, The way I would straighten in the handle area is to use a 2x4 on edge as a form, put a clamp at the handle and blocks about mid limb or closer to the handle. While heating the handle area to straighten I tighten the clamp until I get just a little past where I want the handle to be. Let it rest over night before unclamping and you should be ready to go on from there. It is probably best to do this near the end of tillering when you have less wood to bend.   Pat

[Badger]

Nice looking bow mark, haven't seen a straight bow out of you in ages. That must have nearly killed you not to recurve it !!  Steve

[marvin]

A straight limbed bow?!?!? 

Great no nonsense hunting bow. I have had some thin ringed osage that normally people consider inferior turn out to be really good bow wood. I can't say I've run into any osage that didn't bend real easy but I don't seem to be able to bend whitewood anywhere near as well as you.

[AndrewS]

The bow looks great. Simply perfect

[tom sawyer]

What all woods do you have in your handle?  I like the wiggle in the handle, or is it cut out?  Looks nearly center-shot.

Is the wood what you consider thin-ringed?  I only see two rings over the course of each limb.

Very nice.

[mullet]

   Great looking bow Marc.I'm with Marvin,straight?

[mamba]

Thats a beauty for sure Marc.
 Glad to see your not killing yourself on another Warbow.( nothing agains't them though).

[Marc St Louis]

No you don't have to temper Osage but sometimes it helps. I seal my bows with shellac and Tung oil. My shellac had truned darker, it was orange, for some reason. That's why the bow is dark

I am due for a recurve Steve, started one actually. It's a bit off the wall though so it might take me a bit to finish

Lennie. There's Osage, Ash then more Osage then Ash and then a topping of Bloodwood. Actually the limbs have about 5 rings to them, maybe 6

[jignfrog]

Marc that is a good looking bow as always. I like how dark it is. Great tiller.


Ron

[GregB]

Good looking bow. Did you intentionally remove the osage from the handle area to incorporate the other woods or did your stave thickness push that direction?

[Marc St Louis]

There was enough thickness Greg but it was a matter of getting the rings I wanted to use for the belly. The outer part of the stave has rings that are allmost microscopic

[OldBow]

Full Draw?