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Osage Build
Well, finally started making shavings. Holy cow, 34hours of labor. From Thurs to Sunday at 3:30PM. I hurt in places I didn't know I could hurt.
Turned out to be 56lbs at 29" 67" End to End. Still not finished. Need to sand and make pretty, but its shooting and fast. Here is the near the start. Circled is the growth ring I am after. She's huge.  |
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Here's me rasping handle
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Here is the bow right before floor tiller. Very late at night.
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And finally at 2" short of full draw. Still taking her easy. Scared to death it was going to blow up into 20 pieces.
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BC,
Looks good. Can you post a few more pic's of your "workbench," I'm interesting in starting to make a few "Self-bows" myself. I have an elm and hickory log in my barn ready to be worked. How long did you have to let that osage stave need to drydry??? I have access to a LOAD of osage and was thinking about harvesting a tree and cutting some staves to try. How long do they need to dry for?? Thanks for any info!!! |
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ORIGINAL: OHbowhntr BC, Looks good. Can you post a few more pic's of your "workbench," I'm interesting in starting to make a few "Self-bows" myself. I have an elm and hickory log in my barn ready to be worked. How long did you have to let that osage stave need to drydry??? I have access to a LOAD of osage and was thinking about harvesting a tree and cutting some staves to try. How long do they need to dry for?? Thanks for any info!!! Here's the picture of the bow vise/horse. This is the guys who guided me on this.  |
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Ok, I shot about 30 shots tonight full 29" draw. I have developed about 1" of string follow. I heard thats normal. For anyone that knows, when should it settle in?
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ORIGINAL: bigcountry And finally at 2" short of full draw. Still taking her easy. Scared to death it was going to blow up into 20 pieces.
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Thanks Jim, and it was great to finally meet you. She has a little propeller twist. But we made it so one limb is slightly twisted one way and the other the opposite so it looks like an "S" from a front profile.
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Excellent. Looks awasome. Welcome to the world of bow making. If the Good Lord had ever needed something to teach patience, making bows would be it. The bow looks great.;)
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