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Title: Osage longbow with glue up handle
Post by: paulsemp on January 22, 2023, 01:13:20 pm

Had a 10-year-old stave sitting around from Osage outlaw. Not much meat to it but I was able to find a slat about 1 and 1/4 by 3/4 by 68 in Long. Lots of heat for correction on this one. Handle is hickory, purple heart, wenge. Ended up 65.5 NTN and 47 @28. Thanks for looking

Title: Re: Osage longbow with glue up handle
Post by: paulsemp on January 22, 2023, 01:14:14 pm

More

Title: Re: Osage longbow with glue up handle
Post by: paulsemp on January 22, 2023, 01:17:39 pm

Before sideways heat correction. Damn near 4 in of sideways straightening

Title: Re: Osage longbow with glue up handle
Post by: PaSteve on January 22, 2023, 01:39:21 pm

Doesn't take much Osage to make a good bow when you know what your doing. Excellent job with that crooked stick. I like the built up handle too.

Title: Re: Osage longbow with glue up handle
Post by: Pat B on January 22, 2023, 01:48:35 pm

 :OK

Title: Re: Osage longbow with glue up handle
Post by: bentstick54 on January 22, 2023, 02:11:37 pm

Way to make something out of next to nothing. Nice looking bow.

Title: Re: Osage longbow with glue up handle
Post by: superdav95 on January 22, 2023, 03:27:11 pm

Nicely done with that one.    Very unique handle.  Very cool.

Title: Re: Osage longbow with glue up handle
Post by: Pappy on January 22, 2023, 05:29:16 pm

Very nice, beautiful bow. :)
 Pappy

Title: Re: Osage longbow with glue up handle
Post by: Will B on January 22, 2023, 07:29:20 pm

That’s a great looking bow. Nice work on a challenging stave.

Title: Re: Osage longbow with glue up handle
Post by: osage outlaw on January 22, 2023, 10:29:22 pm

Glad you wrestled a sweet bow out of that stave.  You will have to make another trip down when I cut some more. 

Title: Re: Osage longbow with glue up handle
Post by: bjrogg on January 23, 2023, 06:32:17 am

Think I might have the brother and sister to that stave Paul.

Nice job coaxing that bow out of that stave. Really is amazing how much Osage can be corrected and hold the correction.

Bjrogg

Title: Re: Osage longbow with glue up handle
Post by: M2A on January 24, 2023, 08:55:09 am

Holding nice reflex in the unbraced pic. Takes some skill on a piece that narrow.
Mike 

Title: Re: Osage longbow with glue up handle
Post by: Stixnstones on January 28, 2023, 06:56:41 am

Very cool bow, just love that handle…

Title: Re: Osage longbow with glue up handle
Post by: Selfbowman on January 28, 2023, 09:55:14 am

Nice bow! I also like the glue up In the handle.

Title: Re: Osage longbow with glue up handle
Post by: wooddamon1 on January 28, 2023, 12:44:15 pm

Sweet!