Osage Warbow

[ozark caveman]

Does Osage make a good ELB?

[broad_head]

Hi
    I have seen a number of osage English longbows some self bows others backed. A friend I shoot with has a hickory backed osage bow made by Pip Bikerstaffe that draws 150lb at 36 inches, he is a big chap!
                                                                                                      Peter (UK)

[Loki]

Aye,Osage makes a great D Bow.

[uwe]

Yes, it does! A friend I haven`t met for years, owns one. No stringfollow, no other troubles. The ELB was made by an experienced Northgerman bowmaker from Kiel in Schleswig- Holstein, who already made a lot of this kind.

[adb]

In my humble opinion, I believe backed osage (hickory) makes the best warbow. Even superior to yew   It can be made heavy, will last a very long time, and is more readily accessible as a raw material. Osage is tough. I think it's the strongest wood in compression. It will make a heavy warbow, without breaking a sweat.

[stevesjem]

Hi
    I have seen a number of osage English longbows some self bows others backed. A friend I shoot with has a hickory backed osage bow made by Pip Bikerstaffe that draws 150lb at 36 inches, he is a big chap!
                                                                                                      Peter (UK)

That would be Nigel canning and his bow is Hickory, Satin wood core and Osage belly

[broad_head]

Steve
         Yes it would be Nigel, thought his new bow was just hickory and osage, got it wrong!
             As a matter of interest have you seen him lately? I recently tried to contact him via email about a roving shoot we were organising but had no reply?
                            Peter(UK)

[stevesjem]

No i haven't seen him or heard from him in quite a while.

Steve

[bootboy]

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