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Offline osage outlaw

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Would this work for a D bow?
« on: May 10, 2009, 11:59:41 pm »
I split this off of an osage stave the other day.  It is really solid and has some nice rings.  I havn't done any research into D bows, but I hope this would work for one.  It just seemed to nice to throw away.  I figured there would have to be some kind of bow in it.  It is 65" long and about 2" wide most of the length and tapers to 1 1/2" at one end.  It doesn't have much twist in it either.

 





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Offline sailordad

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Re: Would this work for a D bow?
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2009, 12:04:28 am »
looks to be about 3/4 inch thick,that should be plenty to make a bow.
its like they say "it dont take much osage to make a good bow"
good luck,keep us posted
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Offline burn em up chuck

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Re: Would this work for a D bow?
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2009, 12:27:05 am »
very nice, the bow gods have been kind. would be perfect for a "d" bow, an american flatbow.
good luck, and keep us posted

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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Would this work for a D bow?
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2009, 12:50:46 am »
very nice, the bow gods have been kind. would be perfect for a "d" bow, an american flatbow.
good luck, and keep us posted

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Re: Would this work for a D bow?
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2009, 09:42:42 am »
By D bow I assume you mean a stiff handled bow.

For 50# to 60# @ 28" you could go 1 1/4 to 1 1/2" wide to midlimb than taper to 1/2" nocks.  Roughly 8" of handle section including 4" fades, 2" on upper and lower.  If the area where the handle will be is less than say 1 1/4" thick, or deep, you could flatten it off before you start and glue a couple of 1/8" slats there, say a 10" and 8", then shape that into the fades and handle.  Better to use muilitple thin pieces, plenty long, than a single, short thick piece which will almost certainly pop off, depending.

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Re: Would this work for a D bow?
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2009, 02:10:24 pm »
That will make a nice Bend through the Handle D Bow...chase the next good Growth Ring in and it should be fine.....and if you want a thicker grip area...just build it up with Leather so it still works...good luck
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Offline billy

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Re: Would this work for a D bow?
« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2009, 02:53:04 pm »
That's a beautiful osage stave.....and heck yeah it would make a great bow of almost any design you wanted.  I should post some pics of the butt-ugly stave I'm working on....you wanna talk about TWISTED???  IT's ugly enough to scare Michael Jackson into being black again! 
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Would this work for a D bow?
« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2009, 07:55:57 pm »
D bows bend in the handle and yes that could make a nice bow. Jawge
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Re: Would this work for a D bow?
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2009, 09:43:43 pm »
That is more than enough osage for a simple bendy handle D bow.  I just finished one that was 52" NtN, I kept it 1 3/8" for the entire width tapering to 5/8" for the last 8" of the limb.  Just a simple flat bow but it shoots smooth and fast.  Save the handle bend for the last little bit of draw length.  You will probably end up with 3/4" thickness in the handle and about 3/8"  at the tips.  Those are just estimates.
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Offline Timo

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Re: Would this work for a D bow?
« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2009, 08:10:21 am »
Plenty wood for a bendy handle bow. And I gotta side with Mims on the title of "D bow"

I always called a bendy handle bow a "C" bow design, and the stiff handle bow "D". Just makes more sense to me. ???

Always was curious as to who named these designs anyhow? ???

Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Would this work for a D bow?
« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2009, 09:41:56 am »
Timo, you are right in that  both the D and the C bend in the handle but there are differences. The D is tillered to barely bend in the handle and the tips are stiff. The D can be a bit longer than the C. The C bends more in the handle and the tips are stiff. Torges builds the C bow, at least according to my 60 year old memory that's what he said in his book. Heres a D.
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