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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: PeteC on October 18, 2011, 02:00:42 pm

Title: Bendy handle osage
Post by: PeteC on October 18, 2011, 02:00:42 pm

Here's another one. This little bow is a splinter,split off of a decent stave,(cut in feb.2011). It had 12" of wind checks that went completely through the wood,so I got them centered in the handle section,then tillered. I just got the handle bending a little to prevent the checks from growing. After tillering and shooting in,I wrapped all the wind checked areas with string serving,then finished it. Cane wrap and Tru-oil.  61" tip to tip,59 1/2" nock to nock.
1 1/4 at widest part of handle,tapering to 3/8" tips. 48@ 26" . God Bless

Title: Re: Bendy handle osage
Post by: Josh on October 18, 2011, 02:11:18 pm

very nice bow Pete!  I enjoy makin bows from the more narrow pieces myself... They seem to shoot faster/better for me...    Nice save on a piece of wood someone less experienced would have overlooked.  You do great work!   :)

Title: Re: Bendy handle osage
Post by: TurtleCreek on October 18, 2011, 02:17:34 pm

  I love the simplicity and subtle character to it.  Great looking bow, good job!

Title: Re: Bendy handle osage
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on October 18, 2011, 02:31:19 pm

Just like that.........bing-bam-boom!

Title: Re: Bendy handle osage
Post by: Pat B on October 18, 2011, 02:47:34 pm

Very nice Pete. I love these little osage bows.  8)

Title: Re: Bendy handle osage
Post by: JW_Halverson on October 18, 2011, 05:04:39 pm

This guy is so cheap he's making bows outa busted wood!  Give him a 5 gallon bucket of woodchips and a small bottle of TB III and he'd hand you a laminated horsebow!

For PeteC's sake, we should all just chip in and buy the poor guy a nice stave to play with!

Great work, Pete.  I love these simple bendies, plus salvaging this splinter and making something great appeals to the common American sentiment of pulling for an underdog.  Ya done good!

Title: Re: Bendy handle osage
Post by: coaster500 on October 18, 2011, 06:35:26 pm

That's a nice lookin Yeller Whip ....  well done :)

Title: Re: Bendy handle osage
Post by: Primitive1 on October 18, 2011, 07:46:21 pm

Osage is crazy, amazing stuff...the only problem I have now is actually discarding any of it thinking I could pull something off.  Well, that's ok, learning a lot but finding out more and more that a little bit of osage goes a long, long way...great bow and good eye!

Title: Re: Bendy handle osage
Post by: PeteC on October 18, 2011, 08:39:27 pm

Thanks y'all. Josh,I really enjoy working narrow wood.I have another stave in my haybarn that in the widest spot is less than 3/4 ".I hope it will make a bow.It's also very snakey.      JW,your right,I would'nt know what to do with a straight piece of osage, but,I'd gladly accept one. ;) Send it on down.  Primitive1, osage is amazing. I can hardly bring myself to get rid of any of it. A few years ago Pappy posted a bow with nail holes in it,plus a lot of character. I can blame him for my "revelation" of the  wonder of yeller wood. Thanks Pappy. Thank you all for the nice comments. God Bless

Title: Re: Bendy handle osage
Post by: Keenan on October 18, 2011, 09:27:29 pm

 Another beauty Pete.  You certainly have that profile and tiller down. Looks like a carbon copy of the other one for profile.  Congratulations

Title: Re: Bendy handle osage
Post by: blackhawk on October 18, 2011, 10:34:41 pm

Great job. :) I love the front and side view profiles. Most people overbuild the ends and tips on osage,but you nailed her nice n slim. You've proven the ole cliche of it don't take much to build an Osage bow.  ;)

Title: Re: Bendy handle osage
Post by: Pappy on October 19, 2011, 07:31:08 am

Another nice bow,very nice. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Bendy handle osage
Post by: PeteC on October 23, 2011, 12:35:53 am

Thanks Keenan,Blackhawk,and Pappy. God Bless

Title: Re: Bendy handle osage
Post by: swamp yeti on October 24, 2011, 05:20:01 pm

That is one awsome bow Pete.

Title: Re: Bendy handle osage
Post by: criveraville on October 24, 2011, 05:54:54 pm

Another great looking bow Pete. 

Title: Re: Bendy handle osage
Post by: ErictheViking on October 24, 2011, 09:21:30 pm

Out of the budle of bows you have posted lately this is my favorite Pete. I can't get enough of this style. Excellent job! :)

Title: Re: Bendy handle osage
Post by: George Tsoukalas on October 24, 2011, 09:50:24 pm

That is a great looking tiller. Very nicely done! Jawge

Title: Re: Bendy handle osage
Post by: getstonedprimitivebowhunt on October 24, 2011, 11:04:06 pm

....just love thoses "D" selfbows...SIMPLE IS BEST !!!

Title: Re: Bendy handle osage
Post by: nyarrow on October 25, 2011, 08:57:59 am

As everyone else has stated, Great looking bow! I really like the narrow profile. I'm sure it shoots really well.