Osage Orange Recurve (Full Draw Added)

[Bryce]

While Iam waiting for my real bow wood to dry
Steve I mean seabiscuit I MEAN seaBASS, sent me a nice piece of horse apple to try. Now Ive helped build 2 other hedge bows but never spent much time with the wood. So this piece is THE first osage to be molded by my hands. The wood has nice tight rings, hard and made my scrapping arm sore.
I left to sapwood as a riser in the handle and also at the nocks. After working the wood one night it was bright yella, the next morning to my surprise it had turned orange! No complaint there.
I took it kind of slow and it's true it doesn't take a lot of this wood to make a bow.
She came in right on target and took almost no set, despite my aggressive tiller technique.
She shoots smooth and surprisingly quick.

Anyways, I hope I did you Osage guys proud.
Here she is.

63" NtN
1.5 wide to .5 tips
Black on black John Strunk handle wrap.
A perfect 50#@28"

Thanks for lookin

[ionicmuffin]

Wow, just ninjaed your way through... dang! nice job!

[Keenan]

 Bryce that is exceptional. Very nice detail on the handle wrap and spot on tiller with a great profile. You did that Sage proud. Even if it isn't a PNW wood

[Weylin]

Sweet, Bryce! I really like the sapwood riser, haven't seen that one before. Can't wait to see it drawn. I also love John Strunk's wraps. I can't seem to get away from them.

[steve b.]

Looks really nice.

[sharpend60]

Nice work!
I like the sap wood nocks.
Are they gonna hold up?

[Will H]

That is one nice lookin bow! Love the sapwood accents!! VERY well done fella! I noticed your last name is Ott..any relation to Tim Ott?? 

[killir duck]

cool bow i really like the sapwood on the handle and tips

[seabass]

seabiscuit really likes it.that is why you should send it to him.i am still liking the sapwood that you left on brother.you did an awesome job.you still have my address right?lol

[JonW]

I really like this bow. Looks like you could shoot it all day long.

[Trapper Rob]

Nice bow

[okie64]

 Very nice bow Bryce! Handle wrap and sapwood looks awesome. Not bad for inferior wood, hehehe

[Shaun]

We might let you try another piece since you did so well with that one. I left sapwood handle and tips on a bow with wax finish and they turned black with time. Will be interested how it colors if at all under gloss finish.  Good work for a Left Coaster - heck, would be proud of that in the Midwest.

[missilemaster]

Nice bow there! Like the way you left the sapwood on the handle.

[SLIMBOB]

Very nice.  Spot on tiller.