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Offline ber643

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First Osage Self Bow (progress - First Big "Outing" 5/20)
« on: February 19, 2008, 02:30:57 pm »
Osage Self Bow: Here are the finished stats: 61" tip to tip, 59" ntn, 42# @ 25", 4" handle, 1 1/2" fades. Width is 1 3'8" at fades, 1 1/4" at mid-limb, 1/2" at tips Plains or NA style Flat bow w-character (not meant to be a replica). Has a sort of natural crown ridge down most of the back.

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Back before the deer season (Early Sept here in NC) you may, or may not remember me posting the pic below and a couple others along with a story about my starting on my first Osage self bow (under the cautionary eye of my Mentor, Mike Brooks  :)). Ever since then I have been "threatening" to get back on it after the season. Well the season ended 1 Jan - dad-burn, I'm slow  ::). Finally, both Mike and I had time to get together yesterday (Presidents Day), and I flat made some yellow shavings fly - .  :D

Recap Picture (first day, probably in Aug.):

 

I was really pleased with how much I retained from that first session, and using my own old Draw Knife I (we) could even see some improvement in confidence in "Attack Mode". However my memory didn't improve any so I forgot my camera. I brought the stave home last night so I could record the progress after the (much postponed) second day. I had only got down to the "Back", on one end before. Yesterday I took it all the way to the other end - only to discover right at the end that there was some kind of half ring or camoflage transition that had hoodwinked us. So I started working back - had to go almost back to the original starting point - but what fun, and how well it went - and how much more I learned. On top of that we got a better looking back and it found it has streaks of almost a redish color in it. After that, Mike helped me lay out a would be bow outline - (similar to a bow of his that I had shot and liked, and that the stave looked like it might consent to - ). I proceeded to take the sides close to the outline and we split off the extra, under part of the stave. Here are a couple pics of how it looks now - I'm a pretty happy camper. We will have a little amount of character in both limbs but we will also have some heat bending to do, coming up soon. I am shooting for 58-60" and 40-45# @ 26"





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Offline wolfsire

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Re: First Osage Self Bow (progress)
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2008, 02:42:29 pm »
Looks I a great start!
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Offline tom sawyer

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Re: First Osage Self Bow (progress)
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2008, 02:57:42 pm »
Looks like you made some real good progress Bernie.  Won't take too much heat-bending, not by my standards anyway.

Whats the scoop on that bandsaw in the background of your first photo?  Looks cool.
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Re: First Osage Self Bow (progress)
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2008, 05:26:53 pm »
Lookin good Bernie. You'll be suprized how much faster you get at chasing a ring after doing a few. I think it usualy only takes me 20 minutes or so now to strip off all the sap wood and chase a ring on a full length stave. I find it easier to chase rings on seasoned wood versus green though.... ;D
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Re: First Osage Self Bow (progress)
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2008, 06:56:51 pm »
Lookin good Older brother!! It's in your blood now, Rose will be finding yella dust in all your pockets from now on.
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Re: First Osage Self Bow (progress)
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2008, 10:13:45 pm »
Yep, yellow dust everywhere (I really do enjoy it - a bunch, Dano, just wish i had started way younger  ;)). Can't tell you much about the band saw - Mike did say today his wife kids him about having all the great power tools and then working by hands - and that he tells her the power tools are to make the pieces of furniture she likes/wants. Him (and I) like working bows mostly by hand (so far - for me anyway).

I hope y'all want to see more "progress" pics, and are ready to  ::). The Marines had a long weekend so Mike's company didn't have to work today either - so we were able to get together for more "larning" this afternoon. This time I took my camera. As you will see, I made a lot more shavings. You folks are right, thinking, "clean stave". Only one tiny pin knot and one reg Knot - not in the way - but yes some problems with heat bending coming up - we'll see. Really made a lot of progress today and it's beginning to look like a bow - albiet a crooked one -  at this stage  ;D:














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Re: First Osage Self Bow (progress)
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2008, 10:36:10 pm »
I like the natural reflex that stave has, but getting the string to line up is going to be some real larnin. ;D You have a good mentor,  Semper fi
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Re: First Osage Self Bow (progress)
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2008, 11:04:39 pm »
 Looking real good Bernie, "wish you had started while you were younger"  Heck looks to me like your in your prime Bernie. Can't wait to see it finished.   Keenan
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« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2008, 11:09:32 pm »
Yep, that reflex is pretty pronounced and it should be a pretty zippy little bow.
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Re: First Osage Self Bow (progress)
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2008, 12:12:05 am »
Nice work, Bernie!!!
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« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2008, 12:39:55 am »
Looking forward to your progress Bernie. You are starting off with a primo stave. Enjoy every minute and yella shaving as you go. ;)     Pat
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Re: First Osage Self Bow (progress)
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2008, 01:38:16 am »
Good for you, Bernie. Have fun. Jawge
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Re: First Osage Self Bow (progress)
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2008, 02:04:10 am »
Look at those shavings!
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Re: First Osage Self Bow (progress)
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2008, 05:53:24 am »

man, that's a nice piece of wood you are working on!  :o :o :o
difficult, too, i guess...  8) 8) 8)
take your time and enjoy the ride,
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Re: First Osage Self Bow (progress)
« Reply #14 on: February 20, 2008, 06:55:48 am »
Looks like you are coming along nicely,nothing like the smell of yellow wood.A little
straighting and you should be good to go.Keep us updated. :)
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