Britny's bow

[Pappy]

Beautiful bow Pat,very well done.
   Pappy

[Keenan]

 Another beauty Pat!

[andy thomas]

great looking bow pat

[ken75]

very nice Pat , good gift

[hedgeapple]

Pat, Great looking bows, as always.  And very kind gesture, to boot.  Any possibility of seeing some close up pictures of how you worked the area around the handle/kink in Britny's bow?  Thanks

[Pat B]

Dave I didn't take any pics while I was working it. I did do lots of heating and clamping sessions and that is one reason I I didn't want to build it for the longer draw and higher weight that it was initially meant for. That area is basically rigid and I began the bending portion just past it. A hump like that makes it hard to see the limbs bending properly so you just have to use your imagination while tillering.
  When I get a challenging stave I like to concentrate on one area to heat and clamp. That's why I had so many sessions and sometimes you end up going back and redoing or undoing what you have already done. These kind of bows will teach you patience but also a lot about the properties of different woods and how they react to manipulation.

[PeteC]

Good job Pat,I like em both.I've built a few with the kink in the fade,and ,it does make tillering interesting. God Bless

[shikari]

great bow Pat,you really have a nack with osage.

[JW_Halverson]

Nice bow, Pat.  Now let's see the pics of the tommy-hawk.

[hedgeapple]

Pat, thanks for the advice.  It greatly appreciate.  Do you have close up pics of the finished handle/bump area.  That would be interesting to see if you do.  As always thanks for you help.
Dave

[GregB]

Great looking bow Pat! Seen quite a few pic's of you standing in that spot with a bow!

[Pat B]

That's "the spot" Greg. Only place I have a clear background for taking pics. I think all the bow pics taken are with that background.
Thanks PJ. Pete and JW. 
Dave, these are the best I have. Maybe Bobby can take a better one at a later date. This will be Britny's Christmas present.

[hedgeapple]

Thanks again Pat, that is very helpful.  Your bow for Britny has inspired me to take a closer look at a piece of osage I brought in the about 3 weeks ago to figure out what I might want to do with it.  It is an inside, V cut left over from anothe bow project.  It has a whoop-de-doo in the midlle of the stave.  Last night after re-reading your this post, I saw the bow potential   I got out the tape measure and sure enough the whoop-de-doo is exactly center of the 61" stave.  The whoop-de-doo already has my handle laid out for me.  It does get a bit thin one end where the split thins out near the edge facing the camera.  But, it's 2" wide. so I think I'll be fine by the time I taper the tips.  All I have to lose is a couple hours chasing a ring and laying out the bow, then I'll know what I have for sure.  Heck, I could use the practice doing both those chores. 

Here's the pics.  I hope I'm not hi-jacking your thread to much.  Promise to start my own thread as soon as I get the bow roughed out.

[Pat B]

I haven't seen very many pieces of osage that didn't have a bow in it. You might get an indexed grip with the whoop-de-dos in the handle area. I glad I inspired you. Feel fortunate because it doesn't happen much!    No worries about a hijack. your post is related. 

[Timo]

Nice arc Pat! Love that lil bendy spot above the handle.