Take-down Osage for a youngster

[Jim Davis]

    Here's a takedown Osage I made for the young daughter of a friend.

    It's 59" nock to nock, draw weight is 34# at 26"

    The take-down is a 1" O.D. steel tube. One limb is epoxied in, the other is a snug slip fit. She outgrew the first bow I gave her and has seen some other takedowns I made and was very interested in the way the limbs fit together.

It has about an inch of string follow when first unbraced, and about a half inch when at rest.

It was a fun project.

Jim

[JW_Halverson]

Well Jim, that's one fine looking bit of character wood turned into a mighty workable looking bow!  I bet she loves it.

[IdahoMatt]

That's a really nice looking how many.  Great job.

[Jim Davis]

That's a really nice looking how many.  Great job.

"How many?" Well, second for that  kid, overall, quit counting after I had made 100 or so 10 years or so ago. Not sure you were asking, but it looked like maybe....

Jim

[simson]

Niece work Jim, great tiller. She will like that character stick for sure!
Is that steel tube round or pressed in an oval?

[Hrothgar]

Excellent profile and tiller. Always a great feeling to help the next generation.

[Jim Davis]

Niece work Jim, great tiller. She will like that character stick for sure!
Is that steel tube round or pressed in an oval?

It's round.  I have taken  a liking to round handles. Supported only by the heel of the hand--without gripping it--a round handle is pretty torque-proof. And, I can shape  the  wood to fit with my lathe. Even smaller bows  can  be left as grown in the  handle area, and fitted into a smaller tube. Kids like the take-down feature and it's  a great way to make use of wood that's too  short to make a one-piece bow.

[burn em up chuck]

 very very cool 

            chuck