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Justin Snyder:

--- Quote from: king3933 on June 13, 2007, 02:48:04 pm --- Anyone know of a good supply store for hickory, cherry, Osage, yew, black locust, and others I would appreciate the information.

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Try Pine Hollow  http://www.pinehollowlongbows.com/

330bull:
I just built a 65# @ 26", 64"...osage longbow.  I'll post the dimensions tomorrow if you like.

MattE:
I made an elb from a piece of Osage that was surprisingly quick and smooth. I didn't put horn nocks on it. It was 67 1/2" nock to nock 1 1/4" wide with  mild d-section limbs ,tillered to 28" draw......Two inch wide limbs is much even for a Osage bow with a flat belly.   

king3933:
I really enjoy trying to make a bow and really want to get good at it. I have seen some pictures of your bows that some of you have made and I just can not believe how beautiful they look. I would give anything to be able to make bows like some of you do. I go for back surgery Wednesday the 20th of June. Having top plate cut off L2 through L5 as I have severe spinal stenosis and it is affecting my legs and mid back with a lot of pain. I pray God will let this be a success as sleeping is very hard and it effects my shooting which I LOVE. Archery is a God given sport and anyone who really shoots archery and makes bow knows what joy can be found in a stick and a string. Next to his son Jesus and the gift of salvation I think it is the next best thing. Of course my family is right up there also with my Grandchildren, but there are days I want to get away from my family but never archery.

God Bless All and thanks for the help:
Gary

sagitarius boemoru:
If its remotelly close to dense mullberry, which I like very much for english style of bow (as its quite light and does not kicks in hand) you need only 68´´ for 28´´ of draw. That will work excellently but tips 1/2´´ are too thick for osage, you would probably need to go sub 3/8´´ where wood meets the horn of nock, or even slightly less.

English longbow is so well suited to target shooting because it offers very good view of the scene being so narrow - as opposed to some of flat limbed bows.
(That said I m by no means target archer.) :)

Jaro

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