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Osage ELB attempt, am I on the right track? Finished bow"Lox" 95llbs@30"
Ruddy Darter:
Hi Pat B, I'm going to be a while doing the finishing details so I did a quick vid now, sorry about the light, and I'm not checking if any lunch is in my beard, i couldnt see my positioning with sun glare on the screen :) , "Lox" feels very smooth and springy to draw, and looking forward to loosing some arrows, I've got some that should work well.
https://youtu.be/ZZsG9LXc4wE?si=BvPOFnoai8KU5JO5
R.D.
superdav95:
Looks really good! It looks stout for a bare finger draw! wow. the bend looks very good and not much set if any it appears. wekk done
ajooter:
Very impressive all around!! Can't wait to see the finished product. Where do you get your horn for the nocks if you don't mind me asking?
Ruddy Darter:
Thanks superdav95, I'll have to own up to wearing a leather finger tab :D,
Thank you ajooter, I did get my horn tips from Scotland, Highland Horn was the name but I believe he retired some time ago. I did buy a big bag off him at a very cheap price. Shire Archery supply the two tone ox horn, and Richard Head longbows also sell cowhorn tips, but there not cheap like they used to be able to get.
I just finished final shaping the horn nocks and sanding to 320grit, I'll finish with wire wool once I've done sanded/wire wooled the bow.
R.D.
Ruddy Darter:
Here's the finished bow "Lox" 95lbs@30". I just finished the third coat of danish oil, I sanded the shellac coating on the back with 320grit/fine wire wool to get a good key for the oil.
I layed in a horn arrow pass with a flat disc of amethyst within it, with gold leaf on the back of the amethyst for added lustre, it didn't quite come out as nice as I had envisioned.
Gold leaf "Lox", and the comic book nerd got the better of me and I put on some gold leaf Wolverine claw marks X (I like to have a mark there for drawing reference to help me keep my shoulders down when starting a full draw).
I wanted to let the oil cure for a few days before I braced/draw the bow, I hope to add a vid of a couple of test arrows some time over the weekend.
It's been a long haul with this bow, from importing the "green" stave back in September 2021 and seasoning it with copious amounts of superglue in the splits/checks, I am obviously well pleased I got a bow in the end. I couldn't of done it without the helpful advice throughout "Lox's" journey, so many thanks, I'm very grateful.
All the best,
R.D.
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