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hickory backed osage
Ryano:
Thats a pretty bow. :) 8) Ive made a bunch of hickory backed Osage bows. Its a great combo, and if done right it will hold as much reflex as bamboo or any other wood on wood combo. ::) How wide is it? and how thick was your hickory backing strip? I like to taper mine.....Thats a pretty heavy draw weight for a bow that short, thats probally the cause of so much set. Some of my fastest shooting selfbows hold nearly that same profile. The limbs are still reflexed but the tips rest just slightly behind the handle, of course mine are longer and narrower and lighter draw weight.
koan:
I like....you comin to Mojam Matt?
Badger:
I forgot to comment on that tiller, outstanding, harder than it looks on those shorter bows, have you thought about entering this bow in the ambush contest, he extended the entry period a bit, Looks like it would make a good contender. Steve
huntersim:
tom sawyer,
it seems the follow was pretty even throughout. If I compare it to another I have that holds reflex (off the same platform), it looks like the mid-limb flattened a bit and the inner limb took some set. It was fine ringed, but I've used some fine ringed stuff in the past that made a terrific bow. I think the amount of set came from both pieces of wood.
Pat,
I have another planed :) Id like to get ahold of some cherry bark. Cant seem to find it around here.
Ryano,
I'm sure the length accounted for the set, but i have a few that are built just like it, and show around 3/4" reflex. It's maybe 1/16 over 1/4 wide at the widest. Hickory was a heavy 8th and tapered to just under that.
Brian, thanks. I hope to make it but its not looking good right now. If I do it'll be one of those "spare of the moment" deals. Pack and leave Fri because everything aligned for me.
huntersim:
Badger, yes. But its to close to my entry from last year. It shoots a bit better but after my showing last year I decided that if its not where I want it, its not worth entering. So i disqualified this one on my own accord. I did talk to Dean about an extension. I had a similar bow built out of bullitwood and bamboo. It was at around 65 lbs at 28". It blew for no reason (other than crappy bamboo).
Thanks for the complement though. Good luck with your entry. It looks good. And good luck to everyone that enters.
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