E Pluribus Unum...First osage(Pic heavy)

[HickoryBill]

I would like to start out by giving thanks to all those who helped with the materials needed for this bow.
Straightarrow( Jon Houk)  Traded Osage
JW_Halverson                  Provided sinew
criveraville                       Traded  Snake skins       

The bow started out as a raw Osage stave that looked good and straight but as I removed bark/ sapwwod and chased a ring I noticed some cracks developing in the stave along with snakey grain and propeller twist. At this point sinew was the only thing to save the bow.
The bow finished out at 61" tip to tip, pulls 52# @ 26 inches.The bow is sinew backed and covered in a Rat Snake skin. It has about every character flaw you could ask for snakes,knots,cracks, a dog leg on the lower limb,and a propeller twist.The finish is 6 coats of Helmsman spar spray on urethane with a heavy coating of bees wax to dull the shine and add moisture protection.The bow shoots hard and fast, with no handshock.The tiller appears to be off at full draw but it's the prop. twist and the dog leg. When viewed at different angles it's spot on. I named the bow" E Pluribus Unum" Latin for, from many you get one. Thanks again to all those who made this bow possible.

[DEllis]

That's a purdy bow, just enough character to keep things interesting . Snakes look good too. Well done.
Darcy

[tattoo dave]

Great looking bow! Nice work!!

[HatchA]

Nice looking bow.

You sure that string is twisted up tight enough...?

[straightarrow]

Looks great Bill....I was so glad you got a bow out of that crazy/challenging piece of wood. It shoots great for ya (I seen that) and in my book thats all that counts! You did a great job on the finish work.

Jon

[HickoryBill]

Thanks Jon.    Now I have an Osage bow, Tomahawk with Osage handle, and a knife I just finished up with Osage handle. Now I just need some Osage arrows.....LOL

[ErictheViking]

that's a classic character osage bow. love the skins and leather handle

[Arrowind]

Nice bow.  Nice quiver too!

[Parnell]

Way to go!  Looks like you had to "cover a lot of bases" to get that done.  Great work.

[Dean Marlow]

Now that is what I call a character bow. Great job. Love the skins. Going to have to see if I can get a hold of some. Thanks for sharing. Dean

[George Tsoukalas]

You did a great job on that bow. Getting a bow out of a challenging stave is an art. Well done! Jawge

[HickoryBill]

Thanks guys.

[BowEd]

Same here.Good job with the stave.Beautiful and a good hard shooter too.A real deer slayer there.

[criveraville]

I am proud of you Bill!!!!  I know your teachers would too..  Great name and great symbolism!!!!

A real work of art

[JW_Halverson]

Thanks Jon.    Now I have an Osage bow, Tomahawk with Osage handle, and a knife I just finished up with Osage handle. Now I just need some Osage arrows.....LOL

Awesome...some really snakey arrows!