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Tribute to Dean Torges
Badger:
I use a slightly rounded belly just because it makes tillering easier even though I believe a flat belly to be better. As I near completion I do start flattening out the belly.
PaSteve:
The first bow I ever made was after reading "Hunting the Osage Bow". This was the mid 90's. I didn't have a computer and knew nothing about the internet so reading books was about the only source for bow building information available to me.
As far as Dean's tillering method I can't speak because I had not a clue how to tiller a bow anyway. I am planning on building a Torges style bow as soon as I can back to building. This is the only picture of the bow I built. The first day of archery season and the first day I hunted with the bow. Guess I got lucky. The bow was 60", and 57#@26". On a side note Eric's tillering gizmo was a game changer for me as far as achieving a good tiller.
organic_archer:
Awesome stories and insights all around. Keep 'em coming!
Had good light today so I grabbed a couple of shots of the bow from the original post. It's not exactly a by-the-book recreation, because I shoot best with a particular handle style; but the overall dimensions and technique from HOB were followed.
This stave had minor deflex in the upper limb, minor prop twist, and good string alignment, so I didn't do any heat corrections. The goat hide is so thin it's transparent in some spots, which gave the back a cool pattern.
Jim Davis:
I don't do faceted tillering, but I cut facets using the band saw, then flatten the belly. There is very little tillering to do after cutting a pyramid bow to the lines.
Dean was fun to read on the forums. Seemed to have a great sense of humor.
BowEd:
The beauty of osage is that it'll handle rounded or flat bellys.Some woods can't.
Did a tribute to him quite some time ago too with the rounded belly and the sunburst pattern finish on rawhide.Much like his BBO's.He was always called the professor.It's evident in his language in his book also.
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,60623.0.html
Good tiller on your bow.I like that about goat rawhide also.
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