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Offline bentstick54

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Osage Selfbow
« on: November 17, 2025, 11:28:51 pm »
I finished up my last one for awhile,due to getting a minor hand surgery. I decided to try flipping the tips for the 1st time. Heated out 1 small hump in the upper limb, and evened up both limbs to be straight. ( No reflex). 66” ntn, 46#@ 28”. 1-1/2” wide at fades, tapering to 1” wide 7” from tips, the tapering to 3/8” tips.
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Re: Osage Selfbow
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2025, 11:30:34 pm »
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Re: Osage Selfbow
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2025, 11:31:44 pm »
Full brace and draw to 28”
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Re: Osage Selfbow
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2025, 11:32:09 pm »
Money shot
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Re: Osage Selfbow
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2025, 11:34:48 pm »
Just hanging out it the shade, and tips.
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Offline TimBo

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Re: Osage Selfbow
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2025, 11:50:45 pm »
That one turned out well.  Looks like you got the tips flipped just fine.  Good luck with your surgery! 
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Re: Osage Selfbow
« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2025, 06:18:01 am »
Handsome bow
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Re: Osage Selfbow
« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2025, 07:11:38 am »
very very nice bow  :OK
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Re: Osage Selfbow
« Reply #8 on: November 18, 2025, 08:40:27 am »
Beautiful bow, Tilller looks very good and bet it is a sweet shooter, by the way your hands look a lot like mine. ;) :) :)
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Offline Robert Pougnier

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Re: Osage Selfbow
« Reply #9 on: November 18, 2025, 10:59:49 am »
That's a really sweet bow, tiller looks awesome!
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Offline Selfbowman

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Re: Osage Selfbow
« Reply #10 on: November 18, 2025, 11:14:14 am »
Thats a sweet bow. I like to flip the tips in the same way.,
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Re: Osage Selfbow
« Reply #11 on: November 18, 2025, 11:32:56 am »
Very nice Osage bow.  :OK
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Re: Osage Selfbow
« Reply #12 on: Today at 03:43:12 pm »
That tiller looks immaculate! With the bow stats you gave, and assuming an 8 inch handle, the bow should have taken slightly less that half an inch in set, which is impressive on its own. How mich set did it take?
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Re: Osage Selfbow
« Reply #13 on: Today at 07:22:25 pm »
Thanks guys.
Sleek, the set immediately after unstringing has about 1” of set, but after sitting for awhile settles in about 1/2”.  I was hoping Arvin would come in on another thread when I was asking for advice on about the last 4” of tillering since this was my 1st attempt at flipped tips. All of the set is in the outer 1/3rds of both limbs evenly. So at least its consistent.
Almost forgot, handle is 4” with 3” fades.
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