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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Marc St Louis on October 25, 2009, 10:24:44 am

Title: Hickory backed Osage
Post by: Marc St Louis on October 25, 2009, 10:24:44 am: Here's a deflex/reflex bow I made for myself for this years hunt. The bow is Osage backed with a plain sawn Hickory backing, I've been using plain sawn backings lately because even with Hickory I've had failures with quarter sawn backings. The bow is 60" N to N with limbs just under 1 1/4" wide tapering to 3/8" nocks. I backed the Hickory with Pin Cherry bark, 2 strips per limb. It pulls 55# @ 28". I haven't chronographed it but I shot the bow with 600 grain arrows and it was very fast, I expect it shoots 10 GPP arrows at well over 180fps

(https://i.imgur.com/3L0bzuI.jpg)

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Title: Re: Hickory backed Osage
Post by: Justin Snyder on October 25, 2009, 11:12:37 am: Sweet looking bow Marc. She definitely looks fast. Justin
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Post by: Keenan on October 25, 2009, 12:06:03 pm: Mark you certainly have the knack formilking every once of speed that is possible for the wood. Can't wait to see some more pics.
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Post by: adb on October 25, 2009, 12:12:29 pm: OK, Marc
Stop teasing us already!! More pics please!
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Post by: Kegan on October 25, 2009, 01:48:56 pm: Beautiful!

Marc, do you have an issues aiming/shooting with a short window like that?
Title: Re: Hickory backed Osage
Post by: Marc St Louis on October 25, 2009, 02:02:18 pm: Thanks guys. I had a bit of a problem with my pictures but I corrected them

I don't have a problem Kegan and the people I have made bows for tell me that my bows are some of the finest they have ever shot. I have to agree with them :)
Title: Re: Hickory backed Osage
Post by: radius on October 25, 2009, 02:11:26 pm: Quote from: Marc St Louis on October 25, 2009, 02:02:18 pm
Thanks guys. I had a bit of a problem with my pictures but I corrected them

I don't have a problem Kegan and the people I have made bows for tell me that my bows are some of the finest they have ever shot. I have to agree with them :)

that's hilarious!

i know what you mean about the quartersawn hickory backings. The only hickory backing i ever had give way was quartersawn! The rest are all plain sawn with grain step downs every step of the way from tip to tip.

Marc i've been following your guidelines for heat-treating with good success. White oak quartersawn responds very well to dry heat, shapes easily, and retains reflex. Yew, i haven't heat-tempered, but i have used dry and wet heat both to deal with off-center tips and in one case i popped some extreme reflex out of a bow by steaming the stave and kinking it at the center.

I've never shot a bow like yours here, with that handle shape. How does it feel in the hand? I guess you'll say "finer than any other"!
Title: Re: Hickory backed Osage
Post by: ricktrojanowski on October 25, 2009, 08:31:19 pm: Awesome bow, I really love the looks of your de/re bows. That looks like one speedy shooter, I can't wait to see some full draw pics.
Title: Re: Hickory backed Osage
Post by: Dano on October 25, 2009, 08:52:31 pm: That is a pretty darn sexy huntin bow! ;)
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Post by: Josh on October 25, 2009, 09:27:43 pm: Nice bow Marc. It looks really fast and deadly. By the way great buildalong in the magazine, it was very informative. :) -josh
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Post by: medicinewheel on October 26, 2009, 02:59:49 am: Another St.Louis bow, looks fast as usual!
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Post by: Pappy on October 26, 2009, 06:50:39 am: Good looking Bow Marc,that should get the job done. :)
Pappy
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Post by: GregB on October 26, 2009, 08:05:36 am: Very nice looking bow Marc! I really like the cherry bark backing...looks fast as well! :)
Title: Re: Hickory backed Osage
Post by: Marc St Louis on October 26, 2009, 09:01:27 am: Thanks guys.

Glad you liked the article Josh
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Post by: snedeker on October 26, 2009, 11:11:41 am: Great bow. Like the cherry backing.

Interesting about the plain sawn hickory. I have had failures with it and never with quarter sawn

Dave
Title: Re: Hickory backed Osage
Post by: ShinneryOak on October 26, 2009, 11:29:56 am: Marc, did you splice it and put the deflex in at the splice like the PA article? Can't remember if you said you use a bandsaw or hand saw on the splice.
Title: Re: Hickory backed Osage
Post by: OldBow on October 26, 2009, 11:58:47 am: Full Draw?
Title: Re: Hickory backed Osage
Post by: Herm from Bavaria on October 26, 2009, 05:26:44 pm: i agree with oldbow!

please give us full-draw marc!

greets,

herm
Title: Re: Hickory backed Osage
Post by: Kegan on October 26, 2009, 06:52:49 pm: Quote from: Marc St Louis on October 25, 2009, 02:02:18 pm
I don't have a problem Kegan and the people I have made bows for tell me that my bows are some of the finest they have ever shot. I have to agree with them :)

Oh, I don't doubt it ;D!

I was just curious. Such a short window seems more effective than a big one for a wooden bow. Best of both worlds kid of thing :).
Title: Re: Hickory backed Osage
Post by: Timo on October 26, 2009, 08:40:13 pm: Really nice Marc! Looks fast. ;)
Title: Re: Hickory backed Osage
Post by: Marc St Louis on October 27, 2009, 08:37:16 am: Thanks guy. I'm afraid you will have to wait for the full draw. I wrote an article for PA around this bow and that is where the rest of the pictures will go
Title: Re: Hickory backed Osage
Post by: PeteC on October 27, 2009, 10:16:42 am: That's a beauty Marc. Good huntin' to you this season. God Bless
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Post by: VenomBOWslinger on October 27, 2009, 02:56:24 pm: good lookin bow...
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Post by: Barrage on October 27, 2009, 03:01:49 pm: Another very nice bow Marc. Looking forward to the article...
Title: Re: Hickory backed Osage
Post by: cowboy on October 27, 2009, 03:04:13 pm: Yep, that is another nice one Marc. Hope you post some huntin pictures soon.