Osage character static recurve follow along. ***update page 5

[SLIMBOB]

Thanks Don. It’s been in the house but I put it out in the breeze for a few hours. I hope the patience pays off. I’m gonna put underlays on the recurved just for insurance. I’ll work on those whilst it dries. I’m likin it. The thing is a mess in a lot of ways but think it will make a shooter.

[SLIMBOB]

Well, my patience gave out tonight.  I went ahead and strung it up.  I looks to need a little reducing on both limbs in the mid outers, but nothing to drastic.  It's heavy and I have some room to play with.  It feels really solid.  Any thoughts on this from you sinew guys would be appreciated.  6 inches of reflex when I first unstrung it btw.

[Woodely]

Looks pretty good to me I like the profile, I think you are right about the mid outers needing a little work.  As far as sinew goes I don't use it.  You thinking about maybe adding more sinew is that it.?

[SLIMBOB]

That’s it on this one for sinew. Still some work to do on it, but it’s all the less fun tedious stuff. After I get the tiller right, all the finish work. I don’t dislike that part, I just don’t get the fuzzies like I do on the early stuff.

[burchett.donald]

Bob,
         Totally agree with the mid to outer assessment...6" tells me that the sinew is dry and has done it's job, excellent work Sir...
                                                                                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                                                     Don

[simson]

work on the mids!
looks nicely, Bob!

[Deerhunter21]

looking good and I love the contraption to put reflex in!

[SLIMBOB]

thanks guys. Gonna work on the mids . Was going to tonight but ran out of time. I pulled the tip overlays off. Found something that wowed me for them. I will get a pic up of them.

This is some Texas Persimmon I have/  I cut into it to make a handle and it had the streak of Ebony in it.  I thought it would look great on the tip overlays.

[SLIMBOB]

This is one of the persimmon tips.  Pretty cool I think.  Did a little tillering on it today.  Took it to the tillering tree.  25lbs at 15 inches.  Loosened up the mids and now working on the fades, but it's close.

[burchett.donald]

  Nice work Bob, that will look stunning after you polish her all up...Thanks for the update...
                                                                                                                                         Don

[ohma2]

Those tips are a plus

[Hawkdancer]

Like those tips!  They got character!  Nice job!
Hawkdancer

[SLIMBOB]

Thanks guys. I think the tips will look really good once I have whittled them down and shinnied them up. Hawk dancer, thanks for your service! 

[SLIMBOB]

Alright....got some time on it today.  Tweaking the tiller, but it's close.  The sinew changed it some but not a lot.  Worked on the tips some as well.  Should finish it up soon.  I have some whitetail rawhide headed my way to cover the sinew with.

[DC]

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