Main Discussion Area > Bows

My First Osage, finished.

(1/3) > >>

Bikewer:
This is only my third bow, and my first osage.   I got the stave from fellow Missouri forumite Steve last fall, and this is how she turned out.
This was an excellent stave for a first-timer; no knots, pins, or defects.  Just a tad undersized, which meant that I had to make the limb tips rather narrow to have the string run centered through the handle.
I shot for a slightly lighter 45# at 28" draw weight than the board bow I made, to make it easier for my advanced age and infirmity ;D.

The bow draws very smoothly, even at the end of the draw.  A sweet shooter, so far.    That snakeskin is a blacksnake, also furnished by Steve.   I used the Knox gelatin method, and it seemed to work just fine.   The ends are wrapped with serving thread and epoxied.
The handle material is a nice bit of Italian leather from one of my wife's old purses.  (Don't worry, she donated it!)

DanaM:
Looks real nice, good job, the blake snake is pretty cool also. But wheres the full draw picture?

DanaM

woody:
I love the look of that black snakeskin on the orange.  Great job!  But, yeah, some fulldraw pics would be cool.  :)

Hillbilly:
Looks really good. More pics! More pics!

AndrewS:
That bow looks cool 8).
Love the black snake on the back :)

And now waiting for more pics ;)

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page