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Osage warbow 140# @31"

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JNystrom:
Here is a osage from Hungary, made into a bow in Helgoya Norway, shot in Wales, pictured in Finland!

73" long, self nocks and under 1" of set. Weights about 38 oz/ 1090g. I'm sorry dimensions i can only say in european language, 30x30mm at handle.
Sapwood still intact in the back. I'll attach a video of Jeremy Spencer shooting it some 220 yards with military arrow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtQXKEjyDYE

Pat B:
Very nice. What's your opinion of osage for a war bow?  Looks like you left quite a bit of sapwood on the staves. I've found the sapwood on osage works well and it looks great, especially as the osage changes color.

JNystrom:
Thanks! Well obviously its really good for a warbow, only thing you need to care is never make a light longbow out of it. For example even this bow feels a bit heavy in mass and understressed. Obviously i didnt have room to make the bow narrower, since it was 30x30 already at handle. Maybe you should make shorter osage warbows? 68-70" for 30" draw?

Yes, i left 1/5" /5mm sapwood on the back. I just wanted all the poundage i could get.

Hope it will live a long life, i like the color change of osage too, especially now with the creamy sap.

Pat B:
IMO, osage sapwood is very strong. I have used it in quite a few bows of different styles, I even made an ELB a few years back that I left a ring or 2 of sapwood on the back. It was 68" or slightly longer and drew about 55#@28". It did have a bit of hand shock but not much and shot very well.

FilipT:
Looks amazing but why is it so narrow when compared to thickness?

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