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Hey Trapper, osage sapwood!
Pat B:
Thanks George. I shot her today and was pleased with how she performed. ;D Pat
Asiertxu:
Hey Pat!!...thanks for your fast and detailed answer fellow!!... ;) :)...
I asked you about any relation ship between high cout ring and a backing in Osage, because I got from e-bay some osage staves.
One of them is quite high count ringed stave, and I was thinking in make an English longbow out of this one.
I was warried about this high count ring for several months as IŽve eard alot about "problematic results" having such a high count ring on osage bows without a backing.
What would you recomend me to do Pat?...
Could I make an English longbow out of such an Osage stave without a backing?
I spect about 60 to 70#@28", and the stave is about 67" long, 1,25" wide and 2" depth... :)...
I think only must chase a back heartwood ring and continue as with any other bow wood.....
Thanks fellow...
Asier.
Pat B:
Asier, I made an osage ELB type bow a few years back. If it were yew, it would have had perfect ring count ;). Very thin rings! I wanted a bow that looked like yew so I left a few layers of sapwood on the back and covered that with thin rawhide. That bow is 67 1/2" long and pulls( I believe) 55#@26" and had horn nocks. It won BOM a few years back in January or February(I think) but I can't find it under BOM. ???
I gave this bow to a friend that admired it earlier this year. I very rarely shot it so why not give it to someone that would. ;D
You could easily make an ELB style bow with only heartwood osage to your desired weight or higher. ;) Pat
Asiertxu:
Yeah Pat!!!.. :D :D...I ofcourse remember that EXCELLENT BEAUTYFULL Osage ELB you made mate!!!... 8) 8)...
In fact, I had it in consideration for my, in that moment, first bow proyects... ;)...that bow you made influenced me ALOT!!..
Then canŽt wait to give it a try, and make an Osage Elb "replica" from that you made, and I think IŽll back it with thin rawhide too... ;)...just in case!!!...hehehe...
Thanks Pat!!..:D...
Cheers...
Asier.
Pat B:
Asier, Looking forward to seeing your osage ELB when you're done. Pat
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