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Osage Warbow, 90# @ 32"...
toomanyknots:
--- Quote from: Yeomanbowman on April 24, 2013, 09:53:08 am ---A really beautiful bow. Was the squeaky noise the tiller or those less-than-6 foot limbs screaming for mercy at 32"? What's the finish, please?Like I said, very pretty indeed.
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Thank you Yeomanbowman, :). lol The finish is pure beeswax, over an already burnished bow of course.
--- Quote from: DarkSoul on April 19, 2013, 06:54:52 pm ---That is some crazy @$$ bend you got there! :o Less than 70 inches NTN, 90 pounds, sapwood 'backed', 32" of draw! Those are very good figured. Nicely done! Very sweet compass tiller.
Why the sapwood back? It can be done, obviously, but it's not the strongest solution.
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Thank you darksoul. ;D It's funny, I have by far made more sapwood backed osage bows than ring chased osage bows (which is probably pretty apparent anymore, lol), and my thinking is that with a good piece of osage the sapwood is not gonna hurt too much at all. I have made osage bows from reflexed staves, with tons of sapwood, and had them not give up a bit of reflex. I think though that every piece of wood is different, so it might make a big difference in some staves but not others?, so I am not saying this is the case for sure, but this just hasn't been my experience....
...Although, I am sure if I was better and more patent at chasing rings, I would be arguing the exact opposite point right now, lol. The sapwood is at least more then strong enough in tension.
Thanks Robby and Abd!
Del the cat:
Very nice bow. Extremely handsome .
It's working V hard at 32", sooner you than me leaving it on the tiller at that draw.
Personally I'd go over 6' for a 32" draw but you seem to have managed it in style., with a great tiller.
No room for error on a bow working that hard.
I doff my proverbial cap to you.
Del
danny f:
excellent work it looks great.
toomanyknots:
Thank ya fellas, ;D.
mikekeswick:
Hell of a bow.
Excellent!
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