« previous next »
Pages: [1] 2

Author Topic: Simple osage self bow (Profile pics added, pg 2)  (Read 7247 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline kleinpm

  • Member
  • Posts: 218
Simple osage self bow (Profile pics added, pg 2)
« on: February 22, 2014, 06:39:21 pm »
This bow was made as a back up bow for an elk hunt 2 years ago. I spent a total of 2 hours from chasing a ring to final tiller and about 15 more minutes wrapping a leather handle and adding simple knocks from a folded over piece of rawhide wrapped in thread. There are still tool marks I never bothered to sand out because I didn't think it was going to get used much.
The piece of wood was skinny to begin with so there wasn't a lot of time wasted removing wood and it was dry so chasing a ring was easy.
It turned out to be my best shooter. I left the tool marks and simple rawhide knocks because I figure if its not broke don't fix it. I have shot thousands of arrows from it. 60 inches ntn, 1 1/8 inch wide with the last 6 inches narrowing to 3/8 inch, 59 pounds at 27 inches. The arrow in the picture is about 30 inches long.

Patrick
« Last Edit: February 23, 2014, 08:54:02 pm by kleinpm »
Logged

Offline bushboy

  • Member
  • Posts: 2,256
Re: Simple osage self bow
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2014, 06:44:30 pm »
Very nice tiller!
Logged
Some like motorboats,I like kayaks,some like guns,I like bows,but not the wheelie type.

Offline Mohawk13

  • Member
  • Posts: 402
Re: Simple osage self bow
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2014, 07:23:11 pm »
Pretty decent bow for such a short build time...
Logged
He That Raises the sword against us, Shall be cleaved upon seven fold-Talmud.

Offline DGF

  • Member
  • Posts: 355
Re: Simple osage self bow
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2014, 07:25:00 pm »
I like it.    :D

-Dan
Logged
Wyoming, MI

Offline osage outlaw

  • Member
  • Posts: 11,952
Re: Simple osage self bow
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2014, 07:31:06 pm »
Very nice
Logged
I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left

Offline Badly Bent

  • Member
  • Posts: 3,750
Re: Simple osage self bow
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2014, 07:34:21 pm »
Liking it from here too, nice bend. I can spend hours more than that on a bow and still mess up the bend. ;)
Logged
I ain't broke but I'm badly bent.

Offline adb

  • Member
  • Posts: 5,339
Re: Simple osage self bow
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2014, 07:49:49 pm »
Excellent tiller. Nicely done!
Logged

Offline PaulN/KS

  • Member
  • Posts: 1,381
Re: Simple osage self bow
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2014, 08:30:15 pm »
Simple is good... :)
Nice bow.
Logged

Offline 4dog

  • Member
  • Posts: 1,610
Re: Simple osage self bow
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2014, 09:25:47 pm »
meat and taters bow..me likey!!!! 8)
Logged
"SET" is always there !!!

Offline pincushin

  • Member
  • Posts: 133
Re: Simple osage self bow
« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2014, 12:07:04 am »
love it  :)it like most of all my bows "unfinished" >:D
Logged

Offline IdahoMatt

  • Member
  • Posts: 2,093
Re: Simple osage self bow
« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2014, 12:21:44 am »
Great job.  Love the back story.  Lots of character all around. 
Logged

Offline TRACY

  • Member
  • Posts: 4,523
Re: Simple osage self bow
« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2014, 08:50:26 am »
Love a simple and primitive style bow! Nice work!

Tracy
Logged
It is what it is - make the most of it!    PN500956

Offline PEARL DRUMS

  • Member
  • Posts: 14,079
  • }}}--CK-->
Re: Simple osage self bow
« Reply #12 on: February 23, 2014, 08:53:21 am »
Slick stick Patrick.
Logged
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.

Offline Del the cat

  • Member
  • Posts: 8,295
    • Derek Hutchison Native Wood Self Bows
Re: Simple osage self bow
« Reply #13 on: February 23, 2014, 10:35:21 am »
Sweet :)
Del
Logged
Health warning, these posts may contain traces of nut.

Offline adb

  • Member
  • Posts: 5,339
Re: Simple osage self bow
« Reply #14 on: February 23, 2014, 01:16:56 pm »
Hard to believe that skinny a$$ed little stick of osage made 60#. Osage rules.
Logged
Pages: [1] 2
« previous next »