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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: dwardo on January 08, 2014, 11:49:40 am
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So here she is all tarted up, maybe a little too much but hey its how it turned out. I may replace the grip yet as i am not too keen on the finish, first time I have used this and maybe my last. Back faberings dye i think.
She is late 50`s at about 27. 60 inches ntn, black raw silk backing for almost all of the limb whilst just showing a little flesh near the tips. Buffalo horn overlays and silk thread bindings. I may super-glue coat the bindings to stop the string moving them when stringing the bow.
The nocks are 3/8th wide and just over half inch at the base of the recurves. I think they could have been thinner but I would have struggled to keep the string on them with the limb twist. It had about an inch and a half of deflex in the stave and took about an inch of set. This is all lost with the recurves. I would have usually heated all of this out shape and temper but wanted to experience osage without too much interference. Plus this profile like my last seems to make for a sweet shooter.
Shoots very fast and hard, so much so I have resorted to using two bales of hay back to back to stop the arrows.
Anyways to the pictures and thanks for all the input you lot.
Unbraced
(http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o218/dwardo/osage%20bow/P1010014_zps16c2ada7.jpg)
Tips
(http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o218/dwardo/osage%20bow/P1010008_zpscfb0ae6f.jpg)
(http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o218/dwardo/osage%20bow/P1010012_zpscadbdbaa.jpg)
(http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o218/dwardo/osage%20bow/P1010009_zpsffcf03c0.jpg)
Braced
(http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o218/dwardo/osage%20bow/P1010021_zps5b105b84.jpg)
(http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o218/dwardo/osage%20bow/Brace1_zpsb84b8f2c.jpg)
Handle
(http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o218/dwardo/osage%20bow/P1010011_zps884cec39.jpg)
(http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o218/dwardo/osage%20bow/P1010019_zps90af4367.jpg)
(http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o218/dwardo/IMAG4111_zps089829fc.jpg)
Usual awkward timer money shot!
(http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o218/dwardo/osage%20bow/FD_zps59085817.jpg)
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The bow turned out very well, nice job. I may have missed it in your other post but what was your reason for the silk backing? Just reinforcement? Very nice job on the finishing and overlays. Very nice bow!
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The bow turned out very well, nice job. I may have missed it in your other post but what was your reason for the silk backing? Just reinforcement? Very nice job on the finishing and overlays. Very nice bow!
Thanks,
There were just some orrible looking drying checks on the back. They were not deep but just looked ugly.
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This looks like a sweet bow. I think she's dressed up just right. ;)
The only osage bow I have had fret(except for one unseasoned osage bow) was backed with raw silk. I hope that was just a fluke.
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Great job dwardo, I knew she'd come around!
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Sweet smooth and sexy!!! 8)
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She's a looker!!... Brian
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Sweet bow man! Love the tips :)
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Nice bow mate! As this is your first Osage are you going to keep it? I would if I were you - yellow wood like that seems really rare over here 8)
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That's a purdy one!! Nice bends and tips.
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you did a great job of that, the finish work looks excellent. well done
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wow, that's a beautiful bow! I really like the silk backing, a unique look.
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Love everything about it. Freaking love the handle! Beautiful on all fronts!
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Looks like a good 'un to me :)
Osage is getting a little bit more common up north.....I've got a few growing now ;) probably going to be 20 years or something before they are ready but I've got one that is really straight, lots of cuttings will be coming off that tree over the years!
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sweet bow, I imagine your hooked on 'sage now ;), the only thing I don't care for is the shiny grip but that's just me, love it, bub
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Very nice. Reminds me of the one drummer boy made.
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Thats a nice one! in all ways ;)
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Thats a nice one! in all ways ;)
Thanks dbb
Very nice. Reminds me of the one drummer boy made.
Thanks, will look that one up or if you have a link?
sweet bow, I imagine your hooked on 'sage now ;), the only thing I don't care for is the shiny grip but that's just me, love it, bub
Thanks Bub, me neither but the hard part is making the template or the first so easy enough to knock up another which I will be doing soon. Will probably end up with a keenan style arrow slip too. Only laced on too so easy to change.
Looks like a good 'un to me :)
Osage is getting a little bit more common up north.....I've got a few growing now ;) probably going to be 20 years or something before they are ready but I've got one that is really straight, lots of cuttings will be coming off that tree over the years!
Cheers mate, must plant some my self. What type of conditions does it like?
Love everything about it. Freaking love the handle! Beautiful on all fronts!
Thanks toomanyknots
wow, that's a beautiful bow! I really like the silk backing, a unique look.
Thanks. Whole bow needs a waxing to make the silk look a little more even finished. Tried a few different ways of applying silk and found this way to be the best, no wrinkled and sharp edges.
you did a great job of that, the finish work looks excellent. well done
Thanks danny
That's a purdy one!! Nice bends and tips.
Thanks again.
Nice bow mate! As this is your first Osage are you going to keep it? I would if I were you - yellow wood like that seems really rare over here 8)
Think I will be keeping this one mate. Seems to be only for the choice few commercial bowyers over here supply wise. Or its far too expensive. We will keep looking to get something sorted for a bunch of us UK bowyers if something comes along ;)
Sweet bow man! Love the tips :)
Thanks Will. the nice pattern in the horn is all natural. Good job as i have little left :)
She's a looker!!... Brian
Yeah one way to put it lol
Sweet smooth and sexy!!! 8)
Thanks matey.
Great job dwardo, I knew she'd come around!
Cheers bud. :D
This looks like a sweet bow. I think she's dressed up just right. ;)
The only osage bow I have had fret(except for one unseasoned osage bow) was backed with raw silk. I hope that was just a fluke.
Dont be putting the fret curse on me! Had enough of them to last me a lifetime.
cheers Pat :D
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A really nice bow!those fake snake skins would have looked cool too.
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Love it. Really nice job on the tips. Love the milky color in the one. Really good job on the flawless transition on the overlays. I have a hard time with that. Only an inch of set is impressive to me. I know guys pull it off all the time but i havent managed to do it. I think moisture has been the problem so i finally got me a moisture meter.
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Nice work dwardo...Beautiful bow 8)
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this make making the template a lot easier dwardo http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,39604.0.html
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Very very nice! Perfectly executed.
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That one deserves a reply. Wow :o
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Nice one, bet it really spits out an arrow.
DBar
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Very nice work, tips, finish profiles, tiller, handle, all of it very well done and attractive, bet it shoots nice too. Long live the osage bow. :)
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A really nice bow!those fake snake skins would have looked cool too.
Thanks Steve. Would like to try skins one day but we only have a few poor snakes left and they are very rare. Infact its an aim of mine to see one of our Adders in the wild.
Love it. Really nice job on the tips. Love the milky color in the one. Really good job on the flawless transition on the overlays. I have a hard time with that. Only an inch of set is impressive to me. I know guys pull it off all the time but i havent managed to do it. I think moisture has been the problem so i finally got me a moisture meter.
I invested in a RH meter in my workshop and in the room in the house I keep a few staves in. The main help is a good set of digital scales to measure weight loss.
I have come to find that most of my set comes from over stressing the wood early on as preached by all the folks here. Good design by eye early on seems to keep most of it at bay, another ten years I might be on the way to getting it right. Mikes idea to draw the profile of the bow on your bench or tiller board has helped no end.
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this make making the template a lot easier dwardo http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,39604.0.html
Now that's just cheating! Brilliant, thanks.
I could use that for various other leatherwork projects. I have been cutting off mm at a time to get it right...........damn you.
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Nice bow. I didn't see the length posted anywhere.
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Really a good looking bow - would love to shoot it a few times! Tips are beautites!
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Sweet! Looks top shelf in every aspect Sir.
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Nice bow. I didn't see the length posted anywhere.
Thanks, its 60 inch ntn.
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Sweet! Looks top shelf in every aspect Sir.
;D
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Very nice work and detail! Like the curvy profile!
Tracy
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Now that is sexy,love everything about it.Very well done. :) :)
Pappy
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Wow great job. I love to see your bows they have such a clean finished quality. Well done :)
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Very nicely done sir! She's a beauty! Josh
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Dwardo you know what they say, you ain't cheating, you ain't trying :laugh:
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I really like the look of the silk backing. Gorgeous bow!
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Nice looking little bow. Turned out really nice.
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Now that is sexy,love everything about it.Very well done. :) :)
Pappy
Thanks Pappy. Still might change the handle.
Wow great job. I love to see your bows they have such a clean finished quality. Well done :)
Thanks Matt. Some times think they manufactured look is a little much but hey its not going to be the last bow I build :)
Very nicely done sir! She's a beauty! Josh
Thanks Josh.
Dwardo you know what they say, you ain't cheating, you ain't trying :laugh:
It is a great idea that Bub, I have tried all sorts of carboard templates n such but that makes perfic sense.
I really like the look of the silk backing. Gorgeous bow!
Thanks. Recently found a good supplier of pure silk. Cheap too.
Nice looking little bow. Turned out really nice.
Thanks Ryan.
Very nice work and detail! Like the curvy profile!
Tracy
Thanks Tracy i do like curves :)
She graduated this weekend. Like to take all of my bows out for a weekend shooting in the woods. If they are going to show any problems it will be in the freezing cold and damp for three days straight.
(http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o218/dwardo/Bow%20making/IMAG4136_zpsa7ba7b0e.jpg)
Out in the morning Sun.
(http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o218/dwardo/Bow%20making/IMAG4224_zps94f97c32.jpg)
(http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o218/dwardo/Bow%20making/IMAG4154_zps4be596cc.jpg)
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Great job on that one, nice finish, tiller and design.
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Great job on that one, nice finish, tiller and design.
+1
could not better say it
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Great job on that one, nice finish, tiller and design.
Thanks chaps.
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nicely done
chuck