Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: half eye on April 21, 2012, 03:34:18 pm
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I was gifted some osage a long time ago, this was the last stave....51" with some pretty knarly "wind checks" on both ends, and a very healthy dog leg for about a fourth of the length. It was 1-1/4" square and chased to one ring.
Well I allreadfy got me a couple short osage stave bows and was lookin at this stave, and while wondering if I really wanted to glue up the cracks and make a third one......well the devil jumped right up and bit me. Sawed the stave in half, longwise right down the center of the "back", flipped that baby up on a side and started smoothin her out. I know ya yeller wood lovers is gonna want to skin the old dude but I'm gettin 2 bows from one small stave and this little dude is QUICK for it's draw weight.
Here it is .....50" ntn osage, edge grain, bend through with a set of 6" ears draws 42# @ 26" and just around 46# @ 28. The full draw tiller looks odd, but it shoots so hard I'm not gonna do anymore to the little darlin. The bow is 7/8" wide and just under 3/8" thick....enjoy the pics......my sincerest apologies to all you osage lovers out there.....just couldn't help my bad self.
rich
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Hi Rich...whats right is what works!! and that bow looks like it works fine...and the tiler looks good to me, so well done with what sounds like a difficult stave
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edge grain huh....may have to try that. man you sure get alot of bend out of those short bows . tiller looks fine to me.
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Heritic?!?! I missed the part where you added effing-glass. >:D
Anymore, I am of the opinion that you can do no wrong to a piece of wood, half eye. Well done, sir.
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Very nice little bow Rich!
Jon
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thank you gents, No JW I got a close friend promised to head shoot me if I so much as say them words.
sa, it aint bendin half as pretty as your recent bow, thats just a fact
Dragon....shhh turned a stave into a board >:D
thank you John, means a lot
rich
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That profile just seems to lend its self to a quick bow. Nice >:D
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You made the most out of what you had, 2 bows from what some might have only gotten one, and a nice looking bow to boot.
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I really like it. I think it's cool that you got two bows... You got skills man.
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Rich you got every ounce of bend outta that one. Looks perfect-o.
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Fantastic Sir, I love it. The "ears" make this bow IMO.
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Thank you again, fellas
Dwardo, the "ears" are about like a recurve but they are straight for their length and just bent-up some......dont really add any draw weight but the string angle has the advantage of a recurve without the string noise so it does give ya extra speed.
Thanks rps and arrowwind
thanks Pearly, means a bunch
Jon, the ears do help and if ya look at the braced shot I probably could of brought them forward more, and still had the string clear (string lift-off) makes the bow noticably quicker.
rich
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Love them flipped-tipped D-tillered bows. another bad boy pushing the limits. Very nice Rich.
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A man after my own heart. Good job, rich. Lean and mean.
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I love it! Can't believe you got so little set going 3" past the "ideal" draw length for that stave! Thems some mad tillerin skilz!! Love those drastic bends, and i'm all for getting the most outta what ya got ;)
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Still trying to figure out what's odd about it rich??? ..... looks like a half eye shooter to me!! Don't anybody get that kind of bend from a sliver better than you :)
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Thanks for the kind words, and not gettin after me for goin "board" on a perfectly good stave.
k-hat, lesken, erik thanks again.....coaster the tiller is a long ways from symetrical, but it shoots way out of proportion to it's draw weight, I guess it can just be bent like the oldman, eh?
rich
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Not a thing wrong with that! It's amazing to me what an experienced bowyer can do with just a little osage. Thanks for the inspiration!
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Sweet little bow Rich. I'm going to have to drop in on you one of these days when I get up in your neighborhood.
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You crazy guys and your tiny bows. ;-). Looks great man good work!!
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Howdy Rich
You dang ole Heretic!
Get ME near a band or table saw and I'll carve up anything. I haven't been around for a while, been meaning to give you a call. Damn glad to see that you are still crankin em out! Nice job, as always.
Really good to see that your still shooting those telephone poles that I shoot. Kinda like shooting an elephant gun with the right bow. Mine may not be that perdy, but they do make a nice...THUD sound when your hunting meat.
OK, I'm rambling.
God bless
Ron
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that bow just look's fast Rich, look's like a killer to me, Bub
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Nice bow Rich!! I like it. :)
George
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Thank you so much for the encouragement....
bubby, george value you guys opinions
Ron, real glad to see ya aint pushin up dirt my friend
Pa , Adam....the bow aint short, it's the guy holdin it >:D
Steve, Otsego, eh? hell ya aint but a short hop away, I'm over to Gaylord quite often, anytime ya feel like it.
thanks again
rich
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Very impressive. :) Jawge
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Another sweet bow Rich!! I've got a few chunks of that yellow stuff now. I'm aiming to get something like that out of at least one of them. I've got one really twisted up stave that I'm not sure what to do with, but you may have just given me an idea. Thanks again for the inspiration my friend!! ;)
Tattoo Dave
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Nice bow, Rich. Thanks for demonstrating your skills on short wood. Very inspiring!
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Thats an awesome bow. I betcha it pulls smoother than crap.
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Thank you so much for the encouragement....
bubby, george value you guys opinions
Ron, real glad to see ya aint pushin up dirt my friend
Pa , Adam....the bow aint short, it's the guy holdin it >:D
Steve, Otsego, eh? hell ya aint but a short hop away, I'm over to Gaylord quite often, anytime ya feel like it.
thanks again
Thanks Rich for the kind thoughts. Mean old farts like me don't go away easily.
Almost finished with a new hunting knife. Not the best looking thing in the world, but exactly what I want on my hip. All I got left is decorating. Can't wait to send you a pic. It's a heavy beast...This weekend I will PM you some "mostly finished" pics.
Ron
rich
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Sorry
posted in the quote.... ::)
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cant wait Ron
Thank you, George, toomany, tatto, and stringman, appreciate it.
rich
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Looks great Rich. I'm sure some might cringe, but if it works for the kind of bows that a person like to build, and the end product is pleasing to you, who cares? Often it is breaking out of the norm, that teaches us the most
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Another nice bow Rich. And edge-grain to boot. Very neat. God Bless
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I don't know how you get so much out of so little! Impressive as always Rich! Josh
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Most tribes from the great plains belt from the Kiowa Apaches through the Northern Cheyenne built, basically, those bows, I think they'd agree with you Rich.
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You got all there was to get out of that little piece of wood - amazing. Tillering skill like i wish i had!
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seems like your always on the "edge" Rich.
That's really neat.
Gabe
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Half Eye,
You should be ashamed of yourself! Using imagination and creativity is not permitted. Not to mention having a little nerve to try something different. ;)
I think the full draw picture looks pretty nice. She shoots quick, eh?
I have been building backed bows with the same grain orientation for both backing and core. I like.
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Love the curves, and wouldn't have guessed the shape at brace and draw. Great, just great!