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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Marc St Louis on August 27, 2012, 10:29:46 pm

Title: 2 Piece Osage Takedown
Post by: Marc St Louis on August 27, 2012, 10:29:46 pm
I generally don't make bows like this but I was offered a couple Osage limbs a few months ago by a friend, a fellow PA member.  My friend had these 2 limbs shaped by someone for the commercial take-down sleeves.  Unfortunately they were still too wet when it was done and when the Osage had finished drying there was too much play from shrinkage.  He offered them to me and I said yes.  When I got them I let them sit for awhile figuring that I would get an idea on how to best use them, an idea finally came to me.  Here is what I made from them

Here's the limbs when I got them

(https://i.imgur.com/e6GDEHJ.jpg)

Here is the bow

(https://i.imgur.com/pwx4Wxk.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/5coMNFn.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/o0tEwIR.jpg)

The bow is 69" long overall with 1 1/4" wide limbs tapering to 3/8" nocks.  I did no heat modification to the wood.  It pulls 65# @ 30" and shoots quite well, not a great performer but more than good enough for hunting anything one cares to hunt.

I did write an article on this bows construction so I won't go into too much detail so not to spoil the article.
Title: Re: 2 Piece Osage Takedown
Post by: Adam on August 27, 2012, 10:48:22 pm
As always, beautiful work!  I'm looking forward to the article.
Title: Re: 2 Piece Osage Takedown
Post by: ErictheViking on August 27, 2012, 11:17:16 pm
An excellent bow once again Marc.  Do you know when the article will be published
Title: Re: 2 Piece Osage Takedown
Post by: beetlebailey1977 on August 27, 2012, 11:18:29 pm
Very nice....Looking forward to the article.  I have a nice set of osage billits that I plan to get at one day.  Plan to make the sleeves myself.
Title: Re: 2 Piece Osage Takedown
Post by: lesken2011 on August 27, 2012, 11:27:58 pm
Nice job, Marc!! 8)
Title: Re: 2 Piece Osage Takedown
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on August 27, 2012, 11:38:04 pm
That wood has some seriously beautiful color
Title: Re: 2 Piece Osage Takedown
Post by: rossfactor on August 27, 2012, 11:55:04 pm
That tiller is one of those that just makes me fell relaxed to look at. I see absolutely no flaw in that bend. Magnificent.

Gabe
Title: Re: 2 Piece Osage Takedown
Post by: coaster500 on August 28, 2012, 01:44:17 am
Very nice takedown Marc... 
Title: Re: 2 Piece Osage Takedown
Post by: soy on August 28, 2012, 05:33:23 am
I cant wait to read about it...great job ;)
Title: Re: 2 Piece Osage Takedown
Post by: Pappy on August 28, 2012, 06:16:05 am
Great looking bow,love them take downs. :)
   Pappy
Title: Re: 2 Piece Osage Takedown
Post by: Fred Arnold on August 28, 2012, 06:49:10 am
Great looking bow and I'm anxiously waiting on the article as I currently have a take-down osage in progress.
Title: Re: 2 Piece Osage Takedown
Post by: Marc St Louis on August 28, 2012, 09:48:27 am
Thank you guys.  It was interesting to build but not something I would want to do again.

I have no control over when an article will be published.

This Osage has thick rings so it was easy to follow a ring.  It did take a bit of set , to be expected on a 30" draw. 

I did say how heavy it was above but it pulls 65# @ 30". 

It shoots so well that I may use the bow for hunting this Fall, if I have the time to hunt that is.
Title: Re: 2 Piece Osage Takedown
Post by: wvarcher on August 28, 2012, 10:53:16 am
Marc, you can post pics of every bow you make. :D  Great job on that one!