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Title: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: blackhawk on July 29, 2012, 08:42:52 pm

Heres a knotty belly split from 16 year old seasoned osage I started on back at marshall over on memorial day. I had chased a ring and got it floor tillered out when i was up there. All it took was two more hours to be winging arrows with it friday eve. Turned out 60"ntn,slight bendy,at least mid 60's or more at 26"(i never used a tree or weighed it,just went by feel as i tillered),18.8 ounces mass weight,three small holes,and assymetrical by almost 3". It was the only way to lay it out best and still keep some length because of the knots. I never put any heat to it at all. Just au'natural and made a bow the way it was.


(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/100_0276.jpg)

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/100_0277.jpg)

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/100_0278.jpg)

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/100_0279.jpg)

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/100_0280.jpg)

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/100_0288.jpg)

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/100_0290.jpg)

thanks for looking  ;)

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: Bryce on July 29, 2012, 08:56:44 pm

Very nice!

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on July 29, 2012, 08:57:05 pm

That looks just like what I expected. Good job pulling a bow from that stave.

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: gstoneberg on July 29, 2012, 09:02:18 pm

Great work on that one.  Nice example of how osage can bend through knots.  Love the full draw shot, tiller looks perfect to me.

George

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: osage outlaw on July 29, 2012, 09:02:58 pm

You sure know how to find a bow in a junk piece of wood.  Great job on that one. 

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: H Rhodes on July 29, 2012, 09:06:26 pm

Thats amazing.  You can work a knotty piece of wood with the best of them!

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on July 29, 2012, 09:11:02 pm

great looking bow! i love it!

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: BowEd on July 29, 2012, 09:14:07 pm

Great looking bow from a challenging piece of wood.I'd rather not heat any of my bows either.At least that one layed right for you from a sideview profile.

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: RyanY on July 29, 2012, 09:47:38 pm

Awesome bow man. Your work is really inspiring. Great variety and well made.

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: coaster500 on July 29, 2012, 09:55:31 pm

Hawkman!!!!  That is about as cool a stick as I've seen :)

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: blackhawk on July 29, 2012, 10:04:57 pm

thanks bryce

thanks pearlie...you can shoot it this comin weekend as you know  ;)

thanks george...you know osage is king,and another reason why  :)

thanks clint....doesnt look like junk to me  ;)

thanks howard...i do my best and try...sometimes ;)

thanks ryan...this looks like one of your bows huh?  ;)

thanks beadman...i will heat some staves,but staves like this is usually asking for trouble so i decided against it and think it was the wiser decision

thanks ryoon....glad i inspire someone out there  :D

thanks kip....stick describes it well  :)

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: Fred Arnold on July 29, 2012, 10:14:10 pm

Awesome work. Did you drill all of the knots out and when drilling them do you use anything to coat the inside of the vacancy?

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: lesken2011 on July 29, 2012, 10:21:59 pm

Oooohhhhh yeah!! :P  Nice job Blackhawk!!

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: MWirwicki on July 29, 2012, 10:44:50 pm

Another nice one, Chris.  I like it.

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: Buckeye Guy on July 29, 2012, 11:35:03 pm

Good job !!
Wish I could shoot it this weekend ,oh well
You folks have fun up there !!
Maybe next year you can stop and get me so I can have fun up there too !
Take care and I will see the rest of you Michiganders at GLLI !!
Then I will rest up for Flint Ridge ,will I see ya there Chris !
Have fun
Guy

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: paulsemp on July 29, 2012, 11:45:26 pm

SWEET

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: TRACY on July 29, 2012, 11:48:51 pm

Really like this bow and all its character, great job! Are those two holes above the handle peep sights >:D



Tracy

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: Postman on July 30, 2012, 12:18:00 am

Excellent work! I'd name it "buckshot"  ;)

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: hunterbob on July 30, 2012, 12:44:00 am

another awesome bow by the teacher...

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: Badly Bent on July 30, 2012, 01:04:57 am

Talk about a character that bow is loaded with individuality, looks awesome from every angle and profile. Good call on going with the shape and not heating at all. That unbraced side profile is pure and natural primitive bow, another great bow  Blackhawk. You sure make em' nice man.
Greg

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: vinemaplebows on July 30, 2012, 01:16:43 am

Now thats purdy!

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: dbb on July 30, 2012, 06:22:41 am

Cool bow!
Looks like Druid gotten some competition at making pretty bows out of gnarly ugly wood  ;D

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: Pappy on July 30, 2012, 07:49:12 am

Beautiful bow from a challenging stave,pulled that one of nicely. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: blackhawk on July 30, 2012, 08:52:45 am

Thanks Fred...I dug them out with a small broken tipped screwdriver...the wood inside them was soft n rotten. And after I dug em out I shot some super glue down inside them...that's how I do staves with holes  ;)

Thanks lesken..glad ya like it

Thanks Matt...I'm sure you'll see her soon

Thanks guy...see ya labor day weekend pal...not sure if your old muscles wood like the draw weight tho..lol

Thanks paul

Thanks Tracy...I knew someone was gonna make the peepsight comment..lol :laugh:

Thanks postman...I haven't named her yet but that's not a bad one

Thanks Bob...come on over anytime if ya wanna see it

Thanks Greg...yeah its nice once n awhile to make a pure n simple bow from the woods natural state

Thanks Brian

Thanks dbb...I don't know,id still need to make a few more like it before I could compete with druid

Thanks pappy...see ya soon  ;)

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: crooketarrow on July 30, 2012, 09:26:54 am

 SWEETTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
 Nothing shows off those knots like OSAGE.

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: Steve Milbocker on July 30, 2012, 09:41:52 am

Love character bows, great job on that one.

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: ErictheViking on July 30, 2012, 12:48:39 pm

"Sweet" doesnt do that bad boy justice! love the character knots but am most impressed with the tiller with them. must have been a bugger chasing a ring! Well done

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: blackhawk on July 30, 2012, 01:07:11 pm

Thanks Roy...ya got that right...always nice to hear from a neighbor just south of me down in west by god  ;)..

Thanks steve...who doesn't like character bows...not too many I imagine

Thanks eric...yeah you know it was a $#!$# to chase a ring on with those big lumpy raised knots,even if you do follow the grain right they still wanna tear out on ya....it actually wasn't too bad tillering,I think the ring chasing was the toughest,and I like chasing rings and can run down a ring pretty quick,but that one did test my patience if I remember right

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: okie64 on July 30, 2012, 01:14:39 pm

Very nice bow Blackhawk. You definitely have more patience than me.

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: Buckeye Guy on July 30, 2012, 03:25:25 pm

Chris
I reckon I did not notice the weight on it !
Thanks for thinking about my old bones !!
I bet I could split that thing right down the center and get two bows out of it ! >:D
See ya Labor day !!
Guy

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: Lee Slikkers on July 30, 2012, 05:17:22 pm

Saaaweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

I love these type of bows Blackhawk...maybe even more than the perfectly dolled up, stick straight models, aw heck who am I kidding...I like em all!!!

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: beetlebailey1977 on July 30, 2012, 06:19:13 pm

Very nice....I like all the knots.  Looks good.

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: Carson (CMB) on July 30, 2012, 07:44:39 pm

Blackhawk does it again.  That sure looks nice  8).  I like how you allowed the location of knots to dictate the layout even though you were going to have to deal with that much difference in limb length (maybe not that challenging for you ;)). That is taking what the wood gives ya!

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: Olschool on July 30, 2012, 07:45:36 pm

I love a knotty osage bow! Looks like you took the pictures on my deer target  ;D

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: blackhawk on July 30, 2012, 10:36:26 pm

Thanks okie..

Guy id still like to see ya shaking trying to shoot it..lol ..I don't think it wood split down the center if you tried  ;)

Thanks lee...I'm the same way...as long as there done right I like em all too ;)

Thanks beetle

Thanks cmb...I did have to relay it out afte the first layout and stared at it talking out loud to myself scratching my head   ::)  I don't care how much experience you have, a stave like that will make anyone scratch there head


Thanks olschool...maybe if we put our targets together we d get a "half" way decent target to shoot at :laugh:

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: Arrowind on July 30, 2012, 11:05:56 pm

THAT is the coolest looking "knotty" bow I've seen.  You got some serious skills.  Awesome!

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: Keenan on July 30, 2012, 11:51:44 pm

Pure beauty, Love character bumps!

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: criveraville on July 31, 2012, 02:45:14 am

That is one fine example of your craftsmanship. That's a pretty piece of wood. How's she shoot?

Cipriano

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: soy on July 31, 2012, 05:02:28 am

Its...ok...if you like really cool knot riddled funky cool character bows........winner!

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: blackhawk on July 31, 2012, 08:45:02 am

Thanks arrowwind

Thank you keenan

Thanks cipriano...it hammers an arrow ...I haven't shot it for accuracy wise much tho...and no handshock to speak of

Thanks soy..yeah its ok I guess if you like that kind of stuff :D

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: Buckeye Guy on July 31, 2012, 01:53:00 pm

Anymore they all shake rattle and roll when I try to shoot them !!
Up till this last Osage tree from the storm I thought I could split anything right where I wanted it to !
Not sure what I did wrong but she threw me a curve when i was looking for a fastball !
Remind me to tell ya about it next time we are together !!

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: blackhawk on July 31, 2012, 01:59:35 pm

Quote from: Buckeye Guy on July 31, 2012, 01:53:00 pm

Anymore they all shake rattle and roll when I try to shoot them !!
Up till this last Osage tree from the storm I thought I could split anything right where I wanted it to !
Not sure what I did wrong but she threw me a curve when i was looking for a fastball !
Remind me to tell ya about it next time we are together !!

Lol....can't wait to hear this story  :laugh:....I won't forget to ask labor day at flint ridge

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: Will H on July 31, 2012, 05:48:37 pm

I think this one might be my favorite bow of yours! All around sweetness!! I'm gonna try to make it to flintridge, maybe I'll get to see this one in person ;)

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: blackhawk on July 31, 2012, 09:37:57 pm

Thanks will ....I know you love them character bows the most...I hope you can make flint ridge,I'm sure you've heard it many times that you'll like it from folks...its a fricking knappin mecca,like a bunch of knappin pits everywhere...all you hear is tink tink tink tink oooooh ahhhhhh...lol  ;)

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: missilemaster on July 31, 2012, 10:26:27 pm

Great looking bow Chris!!!

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: Buckeye Guy on August 01, 2012, 12:07:04 am

Will come on up !!
Find yourself some right pretty rock to take home !
Bring your getfiddle cause they needs some good music there!
every musician in the area is in Indiana at some folk music fest and not at flint ridge !
It will be good to see ya !

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: Old timber bows on August 01, 2012, 02:28:56 pm

Nice bow bro I like it keep on building I love yo see your pict take care man see you on sat bro old timber bows

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: rps3 on August 01, 2012, 05:08:55 pm

Looks great.

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: Judo Point on August 02, 2012, 08:12:05 am

Wow another amazing one Blackhawk! You've definitly got skills!

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: PAHunter on August 04, 2012, 03:34:43 am

Looks great bro!  How much have you been practicing?!  You beat the crap out of that deer!!  ;)  Finally I'm looking to get back to bow building.  I may make my brother a board bow for his birthday to get my feet wet again.  Hope you have been well.  I had a long stare down with a monster 8 pt on my hike yesterday that got my juices flowing.  Glad to see your still hard at it man!

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: medicinewheel on August 04, 2012, 04:32:14 am

Now that is an amazing bend on a difficult piece of wood!
Congrats!!!

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: Gus on August 04, 2012, 06:11:32 pm

Yes Sir!

That is a Real Beauty!

-gus

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: blackhawk on August 05, 2012, 07:35:36 pm

Thanks guys...mucho appreciated  :D

Rob,I prob shoot 5 days a week easy. I'm doing well, still on a crazed bowmaking spree as always...lol. if you need a stave instead of a piece o crap red oak board then lemme know...makin bows is like riding a bike,so no need to digress to an oak board ;)

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: Gaur on August 05, 2012, 08:31:11 pm

Really nice bow there Chris.  I'd like to try on like it one day as well as a real snakey one.  I just arrived back in Thailand after a nice summer in MN.  Looking over my wood supply and ideals for projects.  Managed to sneak a few billets in my suitcase when my wife wasn't looking ;).

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: james parker on August 06, 2012, 09:11:20 am

hey blackhawk, nice notty bow,, that sure is some skinny tips

Title: Re: Knotty Osage Bow
Post by: Josh B on August 08, 2012, 03:58:36 am

Oooh!  Me likey!  Me likey alot!  Josh