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Title: "Undulated Lady" Osage Self Bow 55# @ 28"
Post by: Cloudfeather on May 03, 2015, 12:26:38 am

This is the second bow from my Osage haul of old logs. I've been very pleased and a little surprised at the quality of wood that has come from these old pieces of timber. Really just an incredible wood. A harder wood I've never worked, but it's definitely worth the effort and I'm glad I've got a good draw knife. Lol

Specs:
-63" Tip to Tip
-55# @ 28"
-Cow Horn Tip Overlays
-Leather Handle Wrap
-Asymmetrical Limb Design: Top Limb 1" Longer
-1/8" Positive Tiller

Title: Re: "Undulated Lady" Osage Self Bow 55# @ 28"
Post by: Cloudfeather on May 03, 2015, 12:28:42 am

More pics...

Title: Re: "Undulated Lady" Osage Self Bow 55# @ 28"
Post by: Cloudfeather on May 03, 2015, 12:29:16 am

Last Pics...

Title: Re: "Undulated Lady" Osage Self Bow 55# @ 28"
Post by: medicinewheel on May 03, 2015, 02:42:31 am

Always nice to be the first congratulator, so: congrats, might fine bow!

Title: Re: "Undulated Lady" Osage Self Bow 55# @ 28"
Post by: Carson (CMB) on May 03, 2015, 02:48:32 am

Sweet bow!

Title: Re: "Undulated Lady" Osage Self Bow 55# @ 28"
Post by: adams89 on May 03, 2015, 03:00:10 am

very nice recurve!  8)

Title: Re: "Undulated Lady" Osage Self Bow 55# @ 28"
Post by: sieddy on May 03, 2015, 03:11:21 am

Amazing peice of craftsmanship- well done!  :)

Title: Re: "Undulated Lady" Osage Self Bow 55# @ 28"
Post by: simson on May 03, 2015, 04:01:50 am

beautiful crafted bow! Also nice leather work.
One of my favorite side profiles.

Title: Re: "Undulated Lady" Osage Self Bow 55# @ 28"
Post by: Drewster on May 03, 2015, 07:09:47 am

The graceful curves you've created with the side profile is very appealing.....very handsome bow with tasteful detailing.  Well done indeed.

Title: Re: "Undulated Lady" Osage Self Bow 55# @ 28"
Post by: rps3 on May 03, 2015, 07:47:03 am

Great looking bow. After you get to know osage better, you will realize it might be one of the easiest woods to work, at least that is how it went for me.

Title: Re: "Undulated Lady" Osage Self Bow 55# @ 28"
Post by: Eric Krewson on May 03, 2015, 09:11:19 am

Looks like you violated the grain on a few of the snaky grain areas, if the wood is really tough it might not be a problem. Every bow I made with even the slightest grain violation would eventually fail in the violation. 

Title: Re: "Undulated Lady" Osage Self Bow 55# @ 28"
Post by: Hans H on May 03, 2015, 01:55:02 pm

nicely done, yes the leather work ist great.     Hans

Title: Re: "Undulated Lady" Osage Self Bow 55# @ 28"
Post by: make-n-break on May 03, 2015, 06:14:44 pm

The dips and bumps look cool. Nice profile too!

Title: Re: "Undulated Lady" Osage Self Bow 55# @ 28"
Post by: Aaron H on May 03, 2015, 08:16:10 pm

Very well done indeed

Title: Re: "Undulated Lady" Osage Self Bow 55# @ 28"
Post by: Peacebow_Coos on May 04, 2015, 02:28:58 am

Beautiful bow man@!

Title: Re: "Undulated Lady" Osage Self Bow 55# @ 28"
Post by: Vgo750 on May 04, 2015, 01:40:17 pm

Beautiful bow man

Title: Re: "Undulated Lady" Osage Self Bow 55# @ 28"
Post by: Arrowind on May 04, 2015, 10:19:59 pm

Nice work!

Title: Re: "Undulated Lady" Osage Self Bow 55# @ 28"
Post by: IdahoMatt on May 05, 2015, 12:21:43 am

That thing looks great.  Nice work on the lot of it, leather, fit and finish.

Title: Re: "Undulated Lady" Osage Self Bow 55# @ 28"
Post by: George Tsoukalas on May 05, 2015, 07:09:32 pm

Beauty! Nicely tillered.
Eric is referring to the snakiness of the grain and I agree.
Jawge

Title: Re: "Undulated Lady" Osage Self Bow 55# @ 28"
Post by: George Tsoukalas on May 05, 2015, 07:10:20 pm

Beauty! Nicely tillered.
Eric is referring to the snakiness of the grain and I agree. A pencil line drawn the middle needs to follow the ins and outs of that grain.
Jawge

Title: Re: "Undulated Lady" Osage Self Bow 55# @ 28"
Post by: Cloudfeather on May 05, 2015, 10:36:01 pm

The only spot the grain really runs off at all is that one spot out of the fade. The width of the stave had me cornered in that regard.

Title: Re: "Undulated Lady" Osage Self Bow 55# @ 28"
Post by: George Tsoukalas on May 05, 2015, 10:57:05 pm

See if this helps you understand what we are saying, Cloudfeather.

http://georgeandjoni.home.comcast.net/~georgeandjoni/layout.html

It is not a matter of the grain running out but it is a matter of  following that lateral grain from tip to tip with a pencil line and then do the width layout on either side of that line.

You have a bow with snakey grain that you layed out straight.

Right now it is what it is; we are looking towards future bows.

Jawge

Title: Re: "Undulated Lady" Osage Self Bow 55# @ 28"
Post by: Cloudfeather on May 06, 2015, 12:29:55 am

I understand what you're saying. That doesn't change the fact that you're wrong. I just went and looked over the grain very closely. The bottom limb grain runs arrow straight and the top limb has just a tiny bit of wave to it(aside from that one spot in the fade where the grain runs off). Other than that little spot, my layout followed the grain the whole limb.

Title: Re: "Undulated Lady" Osage Self Bow 55# @ 28"
Post by: George Tsoukalas on May 06, 2015, 09:09:52 am

Oh ok. Sorry for the bother. Jawge