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Badger:
    Here is a osage self bow I made from some twisted up osage billtes I got on e ebay for $5.00 took a little bit of heat to get her lined up. Maintained about 2 1/2" reflex from an original 4 1/4 natural reflex, had to use some heat to get 1" of my reflex back. Bow is a very sweet shooter but for some reason a little on the slow side for all the reflex it has. I do enjoy shooting the bow however so decided to make it a keeper. Just did a simple linen wrap on the handle and will finsih with bee's wax. I like to leave my outer limbs about as stiff as I can get away with and I think with all the starting reflex and stiff outer limbs I may have softened up the working limb a bit too much. Steve

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tom sawyer:
Nice profile on the bow Steve.  How long is it?  That is a bow that would benefit from sinew in the working section.

I have sinew on my mind, just processed some tendons and am wanting to sinew a 52" osage bendy handle bow.

jignfrog:
Badger

It looks good. What does it pull. Specs and all that? 

Ron

Justin Snyder:
Nice looking bow Steve. It's kind of funny how we get attached to certain bows.  Justin

Badger:
I forgot the specs, 64" long, 53#@28". Steve

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