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Title: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: Matthias Wiltschko on September 23, 2010, 09:48:03 am
Hi folks!


Last year I got a little, twisted Osage stave with some cracks as a present.
I took deer raw hide, steemed little recurves in the stave and built up a handle exactly fitting in my hand with flax wood glue and leather.
The little propeller shoots my 460grain arrows quite fast. It can smoothly be drawn to 28”.

Length: 55”
Drawweight: 30#
Drawlength: 28”

(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/yellowhorse/Traditioneller%20Bogenbau%20Matthias%20Wiltschko%20Recurve%20Osage%20Orange%20Yellow%20Horse.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/yellowhorse/Traditioneller%20Bogenbau%20Matthias%20Wiltschko%20Recurve%20Osage%20Orange%20Yellow%20Horse%20(1).JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/yellowhorse/Traditioneller%20Bogenbau%20Matthias%20Wiltschko%20Recurve%20Osage%20Orange%20Yellow%20Horse%20(3).JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/yellowhorse/Traditioneller%20Bogenbau%20Matthias%20Wiltschko%20Recurve%20Osage%20Orange%20Yellow%20Horse%20(4).JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/yellowhorse/Traditioneller%20Bogenbau%20Matthias%20Wiltschko%20Recurve%20Osage%20Orange%20Yellow%20Horse%20(5).JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/yellowhorse/Traditioneller%20Bogenbau%20Matthias%20Wiltschko%20Recurve%20Osage%20Orange%20Yellow%20Horse%20(6).JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/yellowhorse/Traditioneller%20Bogenbau%20Matthias%20Wiltschko%20Recurve%20Osage%20Orange%20Yellow%20Horse%20(7).JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/yellowhorse/Traditioneller%20Bogenbau%20Matthias%20Wiltschko%20Recurve%20Osage%20Orange%20Yellow%20Horse%20(8).JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/yellowhorse/Traditioneller%20Bogenbau%20Matthias%20Wiltschko%20Recurve%20Osage%20Orange%20Yellow%20Horse%20(9).JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/yellowhorse/Traditioneller%20Bogenbau%20Matthias%20Wiltschko%20Recurve%20Osage%20Orange%20Yellow%20Horse%20(10).JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/yellowhorse/Traditioneller%20Bogenbau%20Matthias%20Wiltschko%20Recurve%20Osage%20Orange%20Yellow%20Horse%20(11).JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/yellowhorse/Traditioneller%20Bogenbau%20Matthias%20Wiltschko%20Recurve%20Osage%20Orange%20Yellow%20Horse%20(12).JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/yellowhorse/Traditioneller%20Bogenbau%20Matthias%20Wiltschko%20Recurve%20Osage%20Orange%20Yellow%20Horse%20(13).JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/yellowhorse/Traditioneller%20Bogenbau%20Matthias%20Wiltschko%20Recurve%20Osage%20Orange%20Yellow%20Horse%20(14).JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/yellowhorse/Traditioneller%20Bogenbau%20Matthias%20Wiltschko%20Recurve%20Osage%20Orange%20Yellow%20Horse%20(15).JPG)
http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/yellowhorse.html
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: HatchA on September 23, 2010, 09:54:47 am
Beautiful little bow you got there!  Love everything about it.
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: George Tsoukalas on September 23, 2010, 09:57:57 am
That came out great. Jawge
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: BearG on September 23, 2010, 10:13:30 am
Nice bow!  And love that last pic artfull.  would make great wall art.
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: BearG on September 23, 2010, 10:14:53 am
or back ground like I made it here at work hope u dont mind
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: Josh on September 23, 2010, 10:39:07 am
Nice one there!  I really like your full draw picture too.  Got this one bookmarked for Sept BOM contest too.  :)
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: profsaffel on September 23, 2010, 10:41:41 am
That's some mad brace height!  :o Good looking bow... I think the rawhide was a nice touch. The tips really sell it.
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: ken75 on September 23, 2010, 10:54:12 am
beautiful bow ! lots of work in that one . your pics always look like a pro did them
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: Cacatch on September 23, 2010, 11:16:01 am
This bow is amazing. What kind of rawhide is that? Does it shoot fast?

CP
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: Steve Milbocker on September 23, 2010, 02:11:46 pm
Very cool bow. I love your pictures.
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: Barrage on September 23, 2010, 03:49:05 pm
Nice bow.  I like the recurves on this one.
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: HoBow on September 23, 2010, 04:25:19 pm
Nice bow!  Amazing pictures!
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: uwe on September 23, 2010, 04:34:08 pm
Great bow!
I think there must be a few answers later the words:"Bookmarked.....!"
Regards Uwe
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: youngbowyer33 on September 23, 2010, 07:12:22 pm
....way to go! that's fantastic!
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: Lombard on September 23, 2010, 07:45:11 pm
Nice bow, and photos. Good job.
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: medicinewheel on September 24, 2010, 03:41:32 am
Quote from: profsaffel on September 23, 2010, 10:41:41 am
That's some mad brace height!  :o ...

I thought so, too, when first saw it on the German archery side, but he said over there it's something like 6"; must be the perspective on that one picture.

Dang Matthias, I just LOVE that fulldraw shot!
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: Pappy on September 24, 2010, 06:21:41 am
Beautiful looking bow,love the full draw shot. :)
   Pappy
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: Timo on September 24, 2010, 08:28:08 am
Really like this one,nice photos! ;)
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: majsnuff on September 26, 2010, 07:00:30 am
Now that is one nice little bow. Great to see what can be done with twisty wood.
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: ohma on September 27, 2010, 10:25:06 am
great bow and great pics. you did good with that piece of wood. realy like the grip.
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: madmax46 on October 03, 2010, 10:14:47 am
I agree with BearG -- you should frame that last pic and hang it on your wall.   Great art!
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: aero86 on October 03, 2010, 01:37:08 pm
wow!  great job!  must have taken a lot of work to get it bending right!
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: mullet on October 05, 2010, 11:53:31 pm
 Yep! That's mighty, pretty.
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: hedgeapple on October 06, 2010, 01:04:47 am
Steilpassfänger, what really impresses with your bows, other than the great craftmanship, is you blend of textures and colors.  I'm going to try to work a little more with textures on my next project.  Thanks for the inspiration.
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: bowmo on October 06, 2010, 02:00:17 am
Good looking bow. Always liked that type of handle. Killer rings in that osage, you can tell it's the "nitro".
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: Matthias Wiltschko on October 07, 2010, 04:13:38 pm
Glad you like my new little bow.

@bowmo
The rings are about 2mm.

@Cacatch
I used deer rawhide, it is really strong. And it shoots quite fast, had only tried it with 460grain arrows, have to try it with 300 grain arrows, and ask my chrono when the weather is better.
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: Postman on October 07, 2010, 11:43:35 pm
What a beauty! great idea on that full draw pic!
Title: Re: Osage Orange - Recurve - Yellow Horse
Post by: JustinNC on October 08, 2010, 11:31:07 am
not sure how i missed it, but I love that bow