Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Blaflair2 on October 23, 2013, 09:09:46 pm
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I had a sliver of osage and decided on a bow for my step son. He asked if he could make bows with me. I'm making this and then we will embark on one together. It's about 7/8" wide 52" long with flipped tips. Going for 20#@20". It's about 30# now. Just guessing off my knee. Gotta remove some twist and reflex and heat treat before it goes to short string. Am I nuts? Or could this work?
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I dont know you well enough to decide whether you are nuts or not. ;D But that piece of osage will definitely make a 20lb bow, I would say you coulda gotten 40-50 lbs out of it had you wanted to.
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The pics are smushed a bit. It's real skinny
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It think hat stick will do almost anything you want it to if you're careful.
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You don't need much osage to make a bow!!!!!
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Good looking piece of Osage,should do anything you want, 20@20 for sure. :)
Pappy
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Looks like a fine project to me. I once saw a bow a fella made from the heart of a very small osage sapling. He, like me, lived in an area devoid of that precious commodity. :)
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Well funny story, to make it short, I stepped in it and it broke. Lol on to another
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Big feet and small bows don't mix >:D
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I was really digging it too!