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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Weylin on January 13, 2018, 07:33:38 pm

Title: Osage Self Bow 53#@28"
Post by: Weylin on January 13, 2018, 07:33:38 pm

Just finished up an osage self bow. It's 53#@28" and 62" long.  I tried to keep this one simple. The stave was not a perfect stave. It had a narrow spot that restricted my width and it was pretty thin too. It was one of those bows that I shrugged and said, well, lets see what kind of bow this stave will let me make. Of course, it doesn't take much osage to make a bow so of course it had plenty more to offer than I had initially suspected. I really like the way the steel wool/vinegar stain looks on osage. It gives it an aged look. I went with sheep horn on the tips to contrast with the dark stain. The handle wrap is elk leather and it has a beaver tail strike plate. All in all, a nice, simple, good shooting bow.

(https://i.imgur.com/pasawQK.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/YoGNfUc.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/mPhWGZ4.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/KNEwbjt.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/ZPgCfw1.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/S0apR9f.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/s6EvMSh.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/reGuUyo.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/Hs8RMf6.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/NLrXcyS.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/UGBt3Z6.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/ieH9Ezr.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/BO9id2W.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/aI6yIfJ.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/7b0as2t.jpg)

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 53#@28"
Post by: Pat B on January 13, 2018, 07:46:16 pm

Nice and simple, Weylin. Well done.  :OK

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 53#@28"
Post by: Bob Barnes on January 13, 2018, 08:08:46 pm

You did that piece of wood proud...as always.  Great job!

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 53#@28"
Post by: DC on January 13, 2018, 08:12:05 pm

Very cool, I like the inside out Strunk wrap :D

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 53#@28"
Post by: selfbow joe on January 13, 2018, 09:28:17 pm

Very nice looking bow

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 53#@28"
Post by: JWMALONE on January 13, 2018, 09:41:55 pm

Really nice work. Is that a makers mark in the 4th pic looks like a bow? Very cool.

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 53#@28"
Post by: upstatenybowyer on January 13, 2018, 10:06:58 pm

Nice job letting the wood tell you what to do and ending up with a beautiful bow.  )P(

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 53#@28"
Post by: Weylin on January 13, 2018, 10:54:13 pm

Thanks, guys!

DC, glad you noticed the pattern underneath. It turned out more subtle than I had intended. I'm going to keep playing around with the idea to get it just right.

JWMALONE, yes that's my maker's mark for Swiftwood Bows. :)

Thanks, upstatenybowyer. I didn't have much of a choice with this stave. It was either make this bow or make firewood.  ;D

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 53#@28"
Post by: chamookman on January 14, 2018, 01:50:13 am

Exactly what an Osage Flatbow should look like - OUTSTANDING  :OK Bob

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 53#@28"
Post by: AniKituahBowyer on January 14, 2018, 07:18:40 am

Thanks for the inspiration, Weylan! Beautiful bow!

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 53#@28"
Post by: bjrogg on January 14, 2018, 07:35:52 am

Nice bow Weylin. I've been playing around with some Osage for the first time this winter. It is amazing how little wood you actually need to make a bow. I'm sure that piece of wood is much happier being that bow than a piece of firewood.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 53#@28"
Post by: Philipp A on January 14, 2018, 08:19:14 am

Hi Weylan, I love how you worked with this stave. In particular I like the I-Beam features you have added on the sides of the tips. It looks like you have carried it gently through to the handle. It is an idea I have been intending to pursue for a while as well. I believe it should allow you to make the back and belly work equally by playing with the width of each side of the beam. Gorgeous finish on this bow as well! You are not just a bowyer but truly an artist! Your work is inspiring!!

All the best,

Phil

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 53#@28"
Post by: Weylin on January 14, 2018, 04:26:30 pm

Thank you again.

Phillip, can you elaborate on the I-beam thing? I'm not sure exactly what you're talking about and I wonder if you might be seeing something that's not there. Some of the pictures create a bit of an illusion of contour that's not actually there.

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 53#@28"
Post by: Mo_coon-catcher on January 14, 2018, 05:13:32 pm

Awesome bow, beautiful background, and great photography!
I’m as envious over the picture quality as I am the bow

Kyle

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 53#@28"
Post by: redhillwoods on January 15, 2018, 09:02:38 am

Beautiful. You're an artist as well as a craftsman. I love your bows Weylin. What is the width at the fades, the length of the bow?

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 53#@28"
Post by: redhillwoods on January 15, 2018, 09:08:09 am

Length 62". Sorry. Do you know the mass in ounces? I love that bow.

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 53#@28"
Post by: wizardgoat on January 15, 2018, 02:28:37 pm

Another beauty, nice work

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 53#@28"
Post by: Selfbowman on January 16, 2018, 12:58:24 am

Well done . Nice full draw.

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 53#@28"
Post by: Pappy on January 16, 2018, 07:12:27 am

Beautiful in all aspects. ;)
 Pappy