Thanks for the kind words. I have never done a sap wood/heart wood combo on anything until now. I saw an osage branch bow w/sap wood on this site once and it has haunted me ever since, so I had to make one. Mine is very light poundage and short because it is for my wife. I think those osage branches would make great kids bows. This is the first black locust bow I have made. The contrast is stunning and the pics don't do it justice. I took a lot of pictures but I am never satisfied with the way they look, so I settled on these. I have to say that Druid's bows kind of inspired me to try small diameter wood. The tiller is not perfect by any means on these, but I decided to stop and finish them before I worked them into the wood pile. By the way, that black locust bow actually was in my fire wood pile for a few weeks while still in stave condition. I gave up before I started, but then changed my mind about 3 or 4 times. What is it with this bow making "fever"? It is ridiculous, almost obsessive at times. Every piece of wood has it's own story and unique character, always something new. I guess there are worse addictions.
