Some of you guys might remember this bow. I built it two years ago and it was going to be my primary hunting bow. Choke cherry bark backing, osage static recurve with bendy handle. had bought a stave from Yazoo's Dad at Hickory, NC. This stave had been cut a month before. I had this bow built and shooting in less than 3 months off the stump. After about 100 shots I saw frets in the belly. I'm sure it is because I didn't allow the wood to dry long enough. I unstrung her with hopes of fixing her later.
At Hickory this year David Knight gave me 2 Argentine osage slats so I ground down the belly and added the slats with Urac. You can see the difference in color of the two osages. After retillering she came out at 55#@26"(original, 47#@26") and shoots very well.
Here are a few pics...
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