Osage Bow by Jawge (Not for BOM)

[Keenan]

 Very nice looking bow Jawge, I like the character on the one limb. Very clean and nice tiller. I'm sure he would be proud to have his name on it. Congratulations.

[knightd]

Very well done.. 

[George Tsoukalas]

Thanks, keenan and knightd.  Keenan, Dad never saw any of my bows but he gave me his love for wood. I started trying to make them in '89 right after he died. Took me a few years to get one I could take hunting with me. Lord willing this one will go with me in the fall. I like to think he'd like one of his favorite sayings on my bow. Thanks for listening. Jawge

[mullet]

 Great to see another one of your bows, Jawge. And I'm like Pat, yeller looks good in your hand, and, Nice Tiller!

[George Tsoukalas]

Thanks, mullett. Glad you like it. I hear that yeller is the style these days. Jawge

[Roger]

Great bow Jawge!

That Osage can be a bugger bouncing back and fourth. If she shoots good I'm usually happy. Good to see you making bows again.

R.

[Dave 55]

Great looking bow George you got the touch.

[aero86]

heres my question, can i have!??  hahah

[George Tsoukalas]

Thanks, Roger. I actually haven't stopped making one here and there. She's shoots well and she's quiet. No string silencers needed as of yet. Thanks, Dave. aero, glad you like it. Jawge

[Okie]

Very nice George. Gotta love that 'Sage!

[Pappy]

Very nice bow Jawges,I watched you do most of that one. :)Thanks.Well done.
   Pappy

[DanaM]

Looks like a keeper Jawge Thanks for sharing eh

[The Gopher]

My first thought was also, "Jawge made an osage bow?"

looks great though.

Hey, what is Brian up to? It's too bad how the whole magazine thing played out. the new one is real good, but i really liked Brian's too. He really helped me to get my first couple articles published.

[George Tsoukalas]

Thanks, Okie. I do like it. Pappy, thanks. I had to work hard for this one. LOL. Thanks, Dana. You are welcome. Gopher, LOL. I've been using osage for quite some time. I don't show all the bows on every forum though I may show this one  a bit more. The thing that made this tough was all the heat correcting I had to do as well as the tillering. Most of you realize that a character stave gives a different picture depending on which side you are looking at which is why I supplied 2 full draw pics. I like the bend to start right at the end of the fades and sometimes tiller the fades and handle to bend even in a narrow handle bow. This one has a a whopty do mid limb top limb but only on one side of the limb,  a slight pin knot in the same area and slight propellor twist. If you look at one picture the bottom lim seems to start bending before the top one in the fade area but then if you look at the other shot they both start  bending in the same place. So anyway as Bellechek (Pats coach) says, "It it what it is." Jawge

[George Tsoukalas]

I was reading the other day in one of the TBB's where Jim Hamm said that the darer colored osage is usually the best. Most of the osage staves I've used have been a pale yellow color. This one has a darker yellow color and strings of brown it. Good stuff, Brian Halbleib sent me. It shows in the cast. Of course, I have no scientific proof of that. LOL. Jawge