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Offline Selfbowman

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Propeller bow
« on: February 19, 2026, 05:34:14 pm »
Should have taken a pic of this stave roughed out. Some straightening required. I don’t mind the snake but that with a pretty good propeller kinda sucks. There is better Osage out there. I’ve had this stave for about 8 years. I guess if I’m going to make a bow out of it I might as well get it done.
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Well I'll say!!  Osage is king!!

Offline Selfbowman

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Re: Propeller bow
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2026, 08:35:39 pm »
Getting closer..
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Well I'll say!!  Osage is king!!

Offline Bob Barnes

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Re: Propeller bow
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2026, 08:58:35 pm »
Looking good Arvin.  One of the guys in our local group has always told me that "prop twist makes a faster bow".  I have seen threads arguing the point for years... and I don't know.  He said it was what Jim Hamm taught him.  Looking forward to seeing it.   :OK
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Seems like common sense isn't very common any more...

Offline bentstick54

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Re: Propeller bow
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2026, 09:37:16 pm »
I don’t know about that Bob, but could that be because of needing extra heat to straighten the out?
I’ve had more experience with crooked and twisted staves because that’s the majority of what I’ve had to work with. But other than the extra time involved I can’t say there any slower than bows I’ve made out of straight staves.
I will be curious to get Arvins thoughts after he turns out the finished bow. If anybody can get the optimal performance out of 1 I believe Arvin can.
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