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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Mafort on March 07, 2022, 07:51:54 pm

Title: Sinew backed Osage contact recurve. 55@23”
Post by: Mafort on March 07, 2022, 07:51:54 pm

Sorry for photo quality but sinew backed Osage contact recurve. It’s 55@23” draw. Flax fibers are used in place of the horse hair for the tuft on top limb. Only has a single layer of sinew the full bow with another layer layed from the handle feathered out to mid limb. Shoots fast and is scary accurate with the right arrows.

Title: Re: Sinew backed Osage contact recurve. 55@23”
Post by: Hamish on March 07, 2022, 07:57:40 pm

Pretty darn good. I love these Indian short bows.

How wide and long is it?

Title: Re: Sinew backed Osage contact recurve. 55@23”
Post by: Mafort on March 07, 2022, 07:58:46 pm

1.25 inches through its length. It’s 44inches overall length.

Title: Re: Sinew backed Osage contact recurve. 55@23”
Post by: Black Moshannon on March 07, 2022, 08:05:37 pm

Nice bow, you really got that handle working. Maybe I should make mine work a little harder

Title: Re: Sinew backed Osage contact recurve. 55@23”
Post by: Mafort on March 07, 2022, 08:13:46 pm

Yea it was pretty nerve racking but I needed it to work. That draw length is pretty much where the bow stacks out

Title: Re: Sinew backed Osage contact recurve. 55@23”
Post by: Stixnstones on March 08, 2022, 11:13:12 am

Cool lil bow

Title: Re: Sinew backed Osage contact recurve. 55@23”
Post by: WhistlingBadger on March 08, 2022, 01:16:50 pm

Very cool little bow.

Title: Re: Sinew backed Osage contact recurve. 55@23”
Post by: Will B on March 09, 2022, 09:41:53 am

Very nice bow!  Thanks for posting it here.

Title: Re: Sinew backed Osage contact recurve. 55@23”
Post by: bjrogg on March 09, 2022, 10:15:26 am

Interesting little bow. I’d really like to see a unbraced profile to see just how much that sinew is working.