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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: tenbrook on January 29, 2011, 12:13:25 pm

Title: Osage Selfbow by Tenbrook
Post by: tenbrook on January 29, 2011, 12:13:25 pm

Wanted to show some pictures of an Osage Selfbow I just finished up.  It is 65.5" NTN and pulls 50# @ 28".  Came from a stave cut back in January 2008.  Has Phenolic tips to make it FF compatible and holds about 1" of set after shooting.  Tillered the bow for hunting and heavy arrows.

Anyhow here are the pictures.....Enjoy!

Tenbrook

(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k258/matter_daddy/DSCN0866.jpg)

(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k258/matter_daddy/DSCN0879.jpg)

(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k258/matter_daddy/DSCN0882.jpg)

(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k258/matter_daddy/DSCN0871.jpg)

(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k258/matter_daddy/DSCN0868.jpg)

(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k258/matter_daddy/DSCN0880.jpg)

(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k258/matter_daddy/DSCN0876.jpg)

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow by Tenbrook
Post by: Del the cat on January 29, 2011, 12:51:54 pm

Nice even tiller, clean simple lines, I like it.
Good shot of the back muscles working...(I'm sure mine must've looked like that a long time ago :'( ;) )
Del

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow by Tenbrook
Post by: dragonman on January 29, 2011, 05:54:11 pm

Nice looking bow with a good tiller and not much set,good work, What do mean though  FF compatible? It does seem a shame to put phenolic tips on a wood bow though, buffalo horn looks the same but better-just my opinion, but cool bow anyway

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow by Tenbrook
Post by: Jboyd on January 29, 2011, 06:05:45 pm

Good looking bow, on mine I want to stay primitive looking with I just use osage for the overlays

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow by Tenbrook
Post by: DEllis on January 30, 2011, 01:11:10 am

Nice clean classic design.
Antler makes a good tough overlay as well.......I've heard it called natures micarta.
Darcy :)

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow by Tenbrook
Post by: tenbrook on January 30, 2011, 10:52:36 am

Thanks for all the replies.  This is the first time I have used phenolic on a primitive bow.  Had some sitting around and figured why not?  ;)

Dragonman FF = Fast flight.  Fast flight strings are very low stretch compared to B50.  Because of this they are less forgiving but higher performance.  If you do not use phenolic tips with a FF string the string will eventually eat its way through the wood nocks and ruin the bow.  At least that is what I have been told.  I wanted this to be a hunting bow for pigs and figured I could use the extra speed/power a FF string gives.

Also please give me feedback on the tiller, good or bad.......

Thanks

Tenbrook

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow by Tenbrook
Post by: jwillis on January 30, 2011, 02:36:24 pm

Nice looking bow! That must have been a really clean stave. Jim

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow by Tenbrook
Post by: DEllis on January 30, 2011, 07:09:51 pm

Tiller looks pretty good to me. Shoot it a few thousand times and see what happens ;) ;D
Darcy

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow by Tenbrook
Post by: tenbrook on January 30, 2011, 08:09:38 pm

Quote from: jwillis on January 30, 2011, 02:36:24 pm

Nice looking bow! That must have been a really clean stave. Jim

Actually it was kind twisted with a nasty dogleg.  I heated it up on the caul and straighten it out pretty good!  ;)