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Offline Badger

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All show no go! Osage self bow
« on: June 17, 2007, 11:50:58 pm »
    Here is a osage self bow I made from some twisted up osage billtes I got on e ebay for $5.00 took a little bit of heat to get her lined up. Maintained about 2 1/2" reflex from an original 4 1/4 natural reflex, had to use some heat to get 1" of my reflex back. Bow is a very sweet shooter but for some reason a little on the slow side for all the reflex it has. I do enjoy shooting the bow however so decided to make it a keeper. Just did a simple linen wrap on the handle and will finsih with bee's wax. I like to leave my outer limbs about as stiff as I can get away with and I think with all the starting reflex and stiff outer limbs I may have softened up the working limb a bit too much. Steve

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Offline tom sawyer

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Re: All show no go! Osage self bow
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2007, 11:55:35 pm »
Nice profile on the bow Steve.  How long is it?  That is a bow that would benefit from sinew in the working section.

I have sinew on my mind, just processed some tendons and am wanting to sinew a 52" osage bendy handle bow.









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Offline jignfrog

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Re: All show no go! Osage self bow
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2007, 12:11:05 am »
Badger

It looks good. What does it pull. Specs and all that? 

Ron
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Re: All show no go! Osage self bow
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2007, 12:23:36 am »
Nice looking bow Steve. It's kind of funny how we get attached to certain bows.  Justin
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Re: All show no go! Osage self bow
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2007, 12:30:28 am »
I forgot the specs, 64" long, 53#@28". Steve
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Offline Pat B

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Re: All show no go! Osage self bow
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2007, 12:37:55 am »
She is a looker, Steve. ;) Looks like you are only using about 1/3 of the limb. I would have expected considerable set in that area but was surprised to not see any.  Interesting. Pretty, sweet but just a little slow. Two out of 3 ain't bad! ;D   Pat
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Re: All show no go! Osage self bow
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2007, 12:43:07 am »
Nice Steve! Reminds me of one I made last year...... 8)

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Re: All show no go! Osage self bow
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2007, 12:44:38 am »
Full draw looks sexy! ( the bow) :P...get your minds outa the gutter.....Brian
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Offline jpitts

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Re: All show no go! Osage self bow
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2007, 12:49:23 am »
Beautiful curves Steve. Have you shot her thru a chrono?
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Re: All show no go! Osage self bow
« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2007, 01:33:27 am »
Nice looking bow badger.

Have you compared a bees wax finish to paraffin?
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Offline Dan Perry

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Re: All show no go! Osage self bow
« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2007, 01:59:51 am »
Steve,

It looks nice.  If you like shooting it and are accurate, Keep it and enjoy it.  Every bow dosen't have to be a flight bow, ;)

I can't tell how wide the lims are where it works.  You think the wood started to break down then?  I did the same thing with a short osage, reflexed, static recurve bow,  Sinew backed.  I don't remember what happened to it.  It was a dog!  Built it in the mid 80's.  Even though it was sinew backed, I think it was too narrow, and too heavy at the tips.

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Offline Badger

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Re: All show no go! Osage self bow
« Reply #11 on: June 18, 2007, 02:17:15 am »
Dan, I have noticed that some of the osage i get from west kansas, or nebraska seems to never really give me the tight compression osage I get from the south, or even from places like Illinois. Some of the best osage i have worked with has come from ohio, and illinois. This wood came from kansas, osage is one wood I try to pay attention to where it comes from. The growth rings looked good and the width demensions were generous although it did come in a tad lighter than what my little formula says I should have built it at. Steve
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Re: All show no go! Osage self bow
« Reply #12 on: June 18, 2007, 01:45:13 pm »
What a dandy! Got you bookmarked for June Self Bow of the Month for sure.
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: All show no go! Osage self bow
« Reply #13 on: June 18, 2007, 05:48:59 pm »
Nice bow Steve.
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Re: All show no go! Osage self bow
« Reply #14 on: June 18, 2007, 06:14:50 pm »
Nice bow Steve.  Good to see you posting some stuff.  Looks like you matched the tiller to the natural bow shape, straighter outer upper limb to account for the extra reflex there.  Makes it look like the idea tiller for a short limbed bow. 

How wide?
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