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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Jonas on July 04, 2017, 07:21:43 am

Title: Osage-Bow
Post by: Jonas on July 04, 2017, 07:21:43 am

This is my first Osage bow, 50lbs@28". Love the wood, unfortunatly it s rather expensive here in germany.

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Post by: Jonas on July 04, 2017, 07:22:27 am

More pics

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Post by: Jonas on July 04, 2017, 07:23:06 am

More

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Post by: Jonas on July 04, 2017, 07:23:49 am

And the last three

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Post by: Bob Barnes on July 04, 2017, 07:41:59 am

wow... what's not to like about that bow.  I love the natural look, especially where the handle flows right into the limbs... and your tillering is spot on.   :OK

Title: Re: Osage-Bow
Post by: Eric Krewson on July 04, 2017, 07:56:36 am

Beautiful bow but it looks like you have your brace height set way too high, it should be 6" to 6 1/2" from the back of your handle.

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Post by: George Tsoukalas on July 04, 2017, 08:11:06 am

Came out great. I do agree with Eric about the brace height. Jawge

Title: Re: Osage-Bow
Post by: Jonas on July 04, 2017, 08:16:12 am

Thanks  :)
@Eric: I think it s ok, it s 13cm / 5,18", measured from inside of the handle, 6,1" from the back of the handle

Title: Re: Osage-Bow
Post by: Dances with squirrels on July 04, 2017, 08:40:41 am

That's a Beaut!

I could be wrong, but I suspect perhaps they saw the black reference line you added in your full draw picture and thought it was the bow string at brace???

Title: Re: Osage-Bow
Post by: bjrogg on July 04, 2017, 08:41:09 am

Nice bow Jonas, Eric I think your looking at full draw picture. I thought the same thing at first. Then I noticed the drawn bow string. The straight line must be photo shopped on picture.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Osage-Bow
Post by: osage outlaw on July 04, 2017, 08:42:29 am

Great looking bow!  That black line does make the full draw look like a high brace. 

Title: Re: Osage-Bow
Post by: Aaron H on July 04, 2017, 08:56:29 am

Great work.  It's a very nice looking bow

Title: Re: Osage-Bow
Post by: Jonas on July 04, 2017, 08:58:37 am

thank you! :)
Sorry for the confusion, the last picture shows full draw, not high brace  ;D

Title: Re: Osage-Bow
Post by: BowEd on July 04, 2017, 09:43:18 am

Very fine looking and tillered character osage bow.Everything looks very good.Enjoy it.What's the length on your bow?

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Post by: steve b. on July 04, 2017, 09:55:53 am

It looks great.  How'd you get those knots to line up?   ???

Title: Re: Osage-Bow
Post by: BowEd on July 04, 2017, 09:56:50 am

Not to be picky and I'm sure the bow shoots fine.The unbraced profile looks good too,but your right[bottom?] limb is bending more midlimb then you left[top?] limb.I think it's because of your handle grip placement a bit myself.My eyes could be fooling me too and that can be a common look at full draw of these bows taking pictures.Maybe canted a bit too.
Is your top limb longer also?

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Post by: selfbow joe on July 04, 2017, 10:28:54 pm

Great work! Beautiful bow.

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Post by: leonwood on July 05, 2017, 06:36:54 am

Looks really nice with those knots! I have the same problem in the Netherlands, Osage is crazy expensive! Bends are nice but I agree with Beadman, your bottom limb looks like it is bending a little more then the top?

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Post by: Jonas on July 05, 2017, 09:27:19 am

I think you are right with this. But since the upper limb has some knots and is a little heavier (slower) than the lower limb, i think its ok. The arrows are leaving the bow the way they are supposed to  ;)
@Beadman. bow lenght is 1,52m (unbraced), bow weight is 555g.
@Steve: Sorry, I cant follow  ;) The Knots are lined up because they grew lined up :o

Title: Re: Osage-Bow
Post by: Pappy on July 05, 2017, 09:35:06 am

Looks good from here. very Nice work on not so nice a piece of Osage, you did it justice. You are a bow building machine, seems you been very busy lately. ;) :)
 Pappy

Title: Re: Osage-Bow
Post by: ntvbowyer1969 on July 07, 2017, 01:10:08 am

I like it a lot,nothing to take away from that beautiful piece of wood. Just a solid clean build with character to boot. well done sir