This is my osage/hickbow. I love it, made it from an osage board and a hickory strip. Both were tending to 1/4 sawn but not quite. It ain't blown yet. 67" n>n and about 55# @ 26.5".
My hand kept moving around the plain grip, which was sloping ever so slightly back to the bows back as it moved down from the rest (no shelf here, just a rest).
The first alternative was to grind off the old handle and glue on a new handle section. Arggh. I just ain't into it.
I have tons of EPDM pond liner material. I found that I could rough layer the liner with super glue gel and then shape it with a razor blade to fit my hand. In defense of this synthetic option, the covering is deerhide thong from my first recurve bowkill. It works, now I will stain with Danish oil and wax it later. Back in business here and I plan to keep the priginal weight which is heavy but FAST.
Me and Gobind with our bows. His is hickory.
UGLY:
Rest no shelf:
Wrapped:
Raises my palm just enough and locates my hand web similarly:
OT/Kanawha Black-I am strung out on this stuff:
CIAO sorry to bore y'all-new life from an old toy. I'm cheap!
PD
