Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: cowboy on August 14, 2007, 08:04:46 pm
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Have a good friend in OK that let me cut some osage off his place. Had been promising him a bow for it in return. Told him the drawn out part would be the curing - besides have been so busy at work the last few weeks and good god it's hot in TX right now.
Anyway had a Saturday free and was able to whip one out for him - 66" n/n, 55#'s @ 28". I have a better understanding now of what you guys mean about how snappy that sage is, this bow is much smaller all around than any of my other's and full of little knots (three of them go all the way through) and outshoots the others. Hated to give it away - but true to my word.............
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Oh yeah paul, very nice indeed. Sure he will be pleased with it and yer a man of yer word ! ;D...........bob
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That's a really pretty bow. I really like all the knots and such and to my untrained eye, the tiller looks very good too. ;D
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thats awesome
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Cool bow, Paul. I love osage! ;D You did a very nice job for your friend. He will enjoy his new bow. Pat
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Very nice Cowboy. Plenty of character in those knots. If I kept every bow I hated to part with I would have too many bows. Justin
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Really great lookin bow! Take a heck of a nice bow to nock this out of my vote for BOM.....Brian
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great looking bow Cowboy.You have one lucky friend.I know what you mean about the heat,"to just knock one out" in the weather you guy's have,I tip my hat to you. ;D
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The tiller on that bow is perfect, you really made a nice bow there, you're friend is gonna be floored when he gets it.
VB
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not too long ago you couldn't spell tillering and now you make bows like this? ;D i'm impressed. so besides making beautiful arrowheads and now beautiful bows, what other talents were you hiding from us, my friend?
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Very nice,tiller looks great and I love the knots.Good job I know he will love it. :)
Pappy
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Thats looks like a great bow. Perfect Tiller. I love this little knots.
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real nice bow cowboy looks to be right on the money and I know what ya mean about giving a nice one away, its like parting
with a child.
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Many thanks everybody!! I had that stave in my stove pipe, 100 watt flood lamp bow oven for about 10 days ;D
(flipped and jotted down the weight every day) till it stopped losing weight. Didn't measure the set after shooting, but it goes practically straight after it relaxes for awhile.
That day like the last several was in the low 100's - shew!! Had er finished in about eight hours complete with handle wrap, string, serving, strike plate, knocking point, three coats of true oil. Wanted to give it to friend the next day - felt like I was in a marathon. Sometimes I get to feeling like theirs just not time in a life for a man to do what he wants and enjoys with all the other responsibilities.
Hey Marius - wait till you see them arras, somebody sent me some mighty fine shafts to work with. Will hunt with a mixture of yours and some that D Bernier sent me, thoughts go out to D Bernier in NC and hopes for a speedy recovery.
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That's a beautiful bow Cowboy, really nice tiller. You're friend will be pleased with that one for sure.
Alan
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That's a mighty fine lookin' bow, Paul.
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Very fine job. Too bad about the heat. Montana had 11 days of over a 100 in July. Relative humidity was only 6%. Got your bow all set up for August Self Bow of the Month.
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Super job Paul. This guy must be a great friend. Love that bow.
Dick
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Cowboy: I'm new to all this, so could I ask a few questions?
The Osage that your friend sent you from Oklahoma, was it from a large log? From the Boise d' arc here in Oklahoma on my place that I've observed it looks more like a really big shrub. Nothing at all like the picture I saw on this BB of a guy trying to lift a log of Osage that looked more like a Giant Redwood, (but yellow). I never dreamed it grew that big. I guess from his neck of the woods they didn't cut them all down for fence posts.
Secondly, you mentioned your "stove pipe" stave oven with heat lamp. Can you describe how you made that?
As always, thanks in advance. By the way, nice bow. Your friend should be honored.
Also, I hear you brother on the heat. When it comes to weather, OK/TX seems to suffer together. Hang in there, Dove season is right around the corner. Then we still sweat, but at least we're hunting.
Otoe
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Thanks again guys! yeah Dick he is a very close friend, he taught me how to build those tanks bout fifteen years ago (hmm, not sure if I appreciate that or not) ;D - well it pays the bills.
Otoe: That tree was probably about six inches in diameter, he lives close to the red around Kingston - they grow big there too but most are so knarled that you wouldn't want to waste your time. I got some good advice - when your out cuttin bow wood, be picky. That oven I mentioned is simple - mine is 8" stove pipe long enough to accept your staves and be able to cover the top. Have a light fixture at the bottom with a 100 watt flood light - you want your staves (I would say sixteen inches min) from the light, cause it can scorch them. Have it standing up straight with the light shining up, I'm kinda new to this too but I flipped my stave's every day and weighed them - I reckon you could wait two or three days dunno. When they stop losing weight they should be dry - I checked the temp in there one day and it was about 140. You'll want your staves to be at near bow deminsions to speed things up. Hope this helps.
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Saawwweeeet! That is as good a tiller as i've seen. I can't imagine what you could do with a clear piece...LOL
Great bow Paul!
R
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That is outstanding! Jawge
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Hey there Sparky, how's it goin man? Too bad we weren't able to get together yet - It'll happen eventually I reckon. Thanks Jawge! I've got four more sage staves drying in the pipe right now, spent a day splittin and skinnin two more logs and workin down a hick. The family and neighbors around here are quite certain that I'm possesed ;D, don't care I'm havin too much fun.
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Beautiful tiller! Love all the knots...
Dan
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Thatīs an awesome bow Cowboy!! 8)...
I love these cool little knots also.... ;)...
Cheers an keep up that COOL job!!...
Asier.
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It is indeed a very nice bow
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Thanks guys! I'm a little surprised at all the positive response, it did turn out OK for such a quicky job :)
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Really nice. Very clean looking, Looks like good honest wood, nice knots, no backings cluttering things up, just nice smooth wood. Love it one of the final 3 I'm tryin to decide between to get my b.o.t.m. vote.
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Thanks brokennock! Don't know why this one's getting so much attention, I just threw it together one day so I could hurry and give it to a friend the next day. I had some trouble with the string wanting to slip off the nocks while bracing - had to make another string with smaller loops. Think I will put some kind of tip overlay on all my bows from now on. Havin a great time here ;D
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cowboy,can't you sleep. ;D
Pappy
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Nope! ha, ha ;D. Feel like I'm drawin down on a deer and have buck fever ;D ;D.