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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: jturner on February 28, 2010, 10:14:46 pm

Title: osage backed osage
Post by: jturner on February 28, 2010, 10:14:46 pm

I was thinking of making a bow for my girlfriend 35 pounds @ 26 inches. Will osage backed osage work? thinking reflex deflex, I have alot of osage laminations from some logs I cut they have very little run off. I also have alot of rawhide backing strips, just lookin for ideas, I would really like to pull it off without backing it wondering if anyone has tried it before.

Title: Re: osage backed osage
Post by: Timo on February 28, 2010, 10:35:01 pm

Richard Saffold had one on here last month I think? No worries just glue it up and tiller it out.

Title: Re: osage backed osage
Post by: jturner on February 28, 2010, 10:46:54 pm

Thanks timo, got a couple stacks of them like you had in the other post. Found a post on a woodworking site that showed a rack for quick drying thin slats without damage worked out well. How wide should I go? would a recurve be possible?

Title: Re: osage backed osage
Post by: Timo on February 28, 2010, 10:54:49 pm

Never built one! I'd say whatever works,unless you glue in tons of reflex, just treat it like any osage bow. Recurve is doable.

I did a osage backed ipe last month and it worked out well.

Experiment. ;)

Title: Re: osage backed osage
Post by: profsaffel on February 28, 2010, 11:31:23 pm

I was thinking of trying hickory backed hickory... I suppose this thread saves me a question of whether or not I should try it  ;)

Title: Re: osage backed osage
Post by: Josh on February 28, 2010, 11:48:28 pm

I think osage backed osage will work fine.  Got one planned as soon as i find some decent osage slats...  Hickory backed hickory is definitely doable.  Got one of those  :)

Title: Re: osage backed osage
Post by: jturner on March 01, 2010, 01:35:49 am

josh i have alot of 7 foot osage slats, maybee we can do some trading.