Osage Selfbow pictures

[Mark Smeltzer]

I just wanted to show a couple of pictures of my latest bow. This one is an Osage Selfbow, 59"NTN, 53lbs@27" with cow hoof overlays on the tips and a cordage wraped handle.
Thanks for looking.
Mark

[Kviljo]

A beauty, as always

[venisonburger]

Great looking bow, love the tip overlays
VB

[jamie]

wow thats awesome.

[Justin Snyder]

Great looking bow.  That is an incredible transition between the wood and the hoof is incredible. Justin

[cowboy]

Looks great!! Tiller is right on, cow horn overlays are beautiful, and she shines - I like

[Badger]

  Awesome osage bow, great tiller and profile, my kinda bow!!!  Keep it up,  Steve

[George Tsoukalas]

Love  the bow. Great tiller! Jawge

[tradrick]

Those overlays are awesome.That smooth transition from overlay to limb is one thing I'm wanting to learn.I think it really brings the beauty out in a fine piece of wood.Thanks for shareing.tradrick

[Pat B]

Beautiful bow. Looks like a performer.    Pat

[FlintWalker]

Smooooooth!  I like 'em all knotty and twisty too but osage that clean can be almost as hard to find as the snaky stuff. I hope one of my next ten comes out that sharp!

[a finnish native]

nice bow. did you bend the tips with steam or dry heat? or some other way perhaps?

[Far East Archer]

Excellent Bow mate! Really love the tiller and the tips. Nice work on the working curves too. 

-Alex

[Mark Smeltzer]

Thanks guys, I appreciate the nice comments.    I used dry heat on the tips, tried to put just enough reflex in the tips to help keep the string secure.
The hoof is great material to work for overlays, it is pretty easy to get a good transition from the tip to the limb.
A while back I started using the digital camera for checking the last few inches/lbs of tiller, it really shows where the wood needs to come off.
Thanks again,
Mark

[Roger]

Great bow!...tiller looks spot on...

R