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Offline 1/2primitive

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First Osage character bow build along
« on: January 19, 2007, 09:04:04 pm »
I showed this stave earlier, It was just roughed out, no more work to it at that point. Micky Lotz gave this peice to me at Mojam last year, and I wanted to give Hedge a try, so I started to get at it, but I lost determination because of all the mistakes I made, I didn't know what I was doing. I treated it like a board, bad idea. But when I first showed it, someone told me, "It doesn't take much osage to build a bow." I'm counting on that a lot.
Here is is how it was roughed out.
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Re: First Osage character bow build along
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2007, 09:16:08 pm »
I'll continue this tomorrow
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« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2007, 05:57:24 am »
Hey 1/2primitive, looks "not to bad" to me. Should make a fine looking bow when done. Where are you located? Your stats. are not filled in with that info. Maybe there is someone near you to advise you. Us Osage novices need all the help we can get.

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« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2007, 07:24:57 am »
Yes, this is going to be helpful - I have several sage quarter logs with some character and am just starting to get the jest of how to begin, for instance leaving a little wood around those knots on the edge. Don't have a band saw yet, been using a table saw to take off big meat and wind up ripping straight through everything - ^&$%#%*1!!!
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« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2007, 07:54:59 am »
You should have a great time. Looks like plenty of wood there. Osage is my favorite.Jawge
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« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2007, 07:58:35 am »
I'm in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, I believe there are a few people around me if I'm not mistaken.
cowboy, what I did (not always the best idea) was I used my draw knife to 'rough' rough it out, I guess. Then after I almost ruined a knot by spliting and getting plenty mad at myself, I switched to my course rasp to finish roughing out and it's in the floor tillering stage right now.
    I'm gettin' started early, today's a Saturday! ;D
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« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2007, 08:12:29 am »
Sean, Looks like you have plenty of wood there. I usually don't shape the handle area until last. I do mark it out so I can keep track of it. This gives me a place to clamp without hurting the bow.   What I'd do is to begin to taper from mid limb to the tips. but leave the tips a little wide, for adjustment, until tillering is complete. Use a rasp to do your shaping. It's slower but it will help you concentrate on each stroke so you have better controll. Leave knots along the edge proud and start reducing the belly. When you get to floor tiller stage change over to a scraper to remove wood on the belly unless there is a difficult area(knots & swirls) and use a rasp for those areas. 
   Most of all, have fun.  Posting pics as you go along will help us help you and will help you see things the naked eye misses.     Pat
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« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2007, 08:15:42 am »
Looks like your off to a great start. - Brian
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Re: First Osage character bow build along
« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2007, 11:41:07 am »
Oops, I forgot to say, it's 62" long. Don't worry, I'm short so I'm only looking for a 23-24" draw length ;) and it's within 1"-1 1/2" wide throughout.
Pat, I now leave shaping the handle for close to last, but like I said I don't know what I was thinking when I started this one.

This is the belly, I like the redish color by the handle and the knots. Something happened and it turned one of the, late? growth rings red.

btw, what growth are the good rings, early? late?

It's bending now. The reflexed limb is on the bottom so it looks like it's not bending at all, but it is.
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Re: First Osage character bow build along
« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2007, 04:19:15 pm »
Sean - just in case. Where are you located in DFW? I'm in Springtown just a few miles West of Azle on 199, never know we may hook up some time.
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« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2007, 04:30:37 pm »
 cowboy, I'm north in Flower Mound.
As I said, it's bending, but I need a stronger string for tillering (I need Dacron). So it will be held up for a little while. Sorry.
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« Reply #11 on: January 20, 2007, 08:58:19 pm »
 Sean,If you need some string send me a PM.I've got a few rolls of B-50 and fast flight.Also if you have a Wally mart.they have Spider wire in the fishing section.It's darn near the same as fast flight.
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« Reply #12 on: January 20, 2007, 09:10:15 pm »
  Also tackle shops sell 50 lb. fishing dacron by shakesphere......... its a true 50 lb--use it for a long string....bob
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Re: First Osage character bow build along
« Reply #13 on: January 21, 2007, 11:57:48 am »
Or a piece of cheap Walmart clothes line is all I use for a tillering string.
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Re: First Osage character bow build along
« Reply #14 on: January 22, 2007, 04:22:30 pm »
All right, I decided to do what Marc does and use a steel cable. So, I got started on tillering today, it's bending a little more now.
Any suggestions?
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