48" osage shorty bendy handle recurve build

[bentstick54]

All I can say is WOW. That’s looking great.

[superdav95]

Thanks guys.  Very kind.  Here’s a better video clip in some better light.  I cleaned up the edges too to allow for wrap around d effect to make the live snake look.  I’m happy with the transition too of the 2 different snake skins.  It’s seems fairly seamless and not really noticeable until close up. 

https://youtube.com/shorts/vA-Qq-T5gtw?si=BS6U8VZh8pBe-Qjj

[sleek]

Thays a phenomenal looking little bow! And I love the snake skins. You gonna bring that to the salt flats?

[superdav95]

Thays a phenomenal looking little bow! And I love the snake skins. You gonna bring that to the salt flats?

Thanks sleek!   Oh ya.  Maybe not to compete per se but for folks to look at and shoot it if they like.  It’s a snappy little bow but not sure how it would compete.  Sometimes little things can surprise us!   

[superdav95]

this little bow has dried up and added the cork handle.  reflex at this point is about 8"   the weight of this bow prior to adding snake skins was 412grams.  After the skins approx 420grams.  the bow weight prior to adding 50grams of sinew was 347grams.  about 15grams of glue approx 1/3 weight of the sinew.  Ill add some tung oil to it in a couple days. 


https://youtube.com/shorts/zw3-fPCXvUc?si=RCKquF2zFHMICpSR

[Badger]

  I really like that design. Looking back I really regret not going with more bend in the handle bows. It really does reduce the set .

[mmattockx]

I'm not sure on the cork grip, but those snake skins are spectacular. Beautiful bow, Dave.


Mark

[superdav95]

  I really like that design. Looking back I really regret not going with more bend in the handle bows. It really does reduce the set .

Thanks badger!  Much appreciated.  I haven’t done many of these myself either but I may have to do more after this little guy.  I expect that this bow will settle in around 5-6” reflex.  That would be an increase of about an inch or so from before sinew. 

[superdav95]

I'm not sure on the cork grip, but those snake skins are spectacular. Beautiful bow, Dave.


Mark

Haha. Ya I was on the fence too on the handle.  I went with cork for now as I do some shooting with it.  I may yet switch it up to a stacked leather build up instead.  It would still allow it to bend with the bendy bow. 

[superdav95]

hey guys.  I got this little bow braced today and shooting.  brace sits around 5.25-5.5".  I reshaped the cork handle a little bit and feels little more suiting to the bow.  its absolutely dead in the hands.  57.90lbs at 26-27" in the end which is awesome and right around where i was hoping.  prior to sinew it was 48lbs at 26".  Ill include some videos here to show me shooting a tiny bit.  my daughter took the video and could not figure out the rotation of the video but you guys get the idea.  the reflex was around 8" prior to getting it strung and shooting.  I didnt need to scrape anything and all looked well balanced which was glad of as i didnt want to loose any draw weight.  I found that one side favoured the string to the one side a little more due to the wiggles in the bow so i adjusted and made that my top limb.  I dont have my chrono dug out from the big move yet but upon shooting it it feels very fast and snappy. 

Link for pictures
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0f3r7nMbR79UufPdkxI4lGIMA


https://youtube.com/shorts/icJH_Xhx2QM?si=dfnRJ8I_R19CSaLR

















The retained reflex settled in around 5.5-6" after shooting few dozen arrows through it at full draw.  what a pleasure to shoot.  Im just shooting in my garage for now until I get something figured out for outside. 

heres a few pics right after unstringing the bow and a short video clip.


https://youtube.com/shorts/moK97vT2Ceg?si=XlGQ9RwUbbzjgB0D

[Muskyman]

Really sweet Dave.. absolutely love the snake skins. Haven’t been on the site a lot here lately. Gotta love that Osage. Really cool little bow. Excellent work as always.

[superdav95]

Really sweet Dave.. absolutely love the snake skins. Haven’t been on the site a lot here lately. Gotta love that Osage. Really cool little bow. Excellent work as always.

Thanks Mike!  It was a fun little bow to make.  If you recall I traded you this stave a while back.  It’s a belly split that went a bit thin thus the little bow here.   The snake skins I got from a trade with bob barns I believe.