Crooked, Gnarled, Knotty, Twisted & full of Holes Bow (pics corrected!)

[Squirrelslayer]

wow mike! another good bow, is that the one that you showed in your video where you drilled out the knots? great bow mike!

[coaster500]

Nice work on what looks to be a tough stave.........  love it when a plan "stays" together

[Almostpighunter]

Finally figured out how to flip the pics so they are hanging straight, thanks Bub.

Carson
Osage Outlaw
Bubby
Dannyf
dwardo
Markus
Pappy
Mwirwicki
SlimeBob
lesken2011
Parnell
Keenan
Lyagooshka
Squirrelslayer
and Coaster500

Thanks so much all!

Parnell: I keep the reflexed ends through the curve as narrow as possible, but relatively thick as compared to the working limbs. This makes the reflexed ends "static" so, as there is no bend, the risk of one growth ring lifting off another is generally eliminated. If there is ANY bend in the area once the nocks are cut like that, it will likely fail, so you have to be sure to leave enough wood thickness to keep it static. Keeping the ends narrow will minimize the tip weight so no too much performance is lost along the way.

Squirrel: Yup! I will post a video soon showing her off and flinging arrows at a helpless block target soon

[burchett.donald]

    Beautiful character bow, really nice.
                                                          Don

[Squirrelslayer]

Squirrel: Yup! I will post a video soon showing her off and flinging arrows at a helpless block target soon

cant wait! just curious, why no buildalong i was looking forward to one scince im making a bow with the same amount if not more knots but im sure you can fill me in on any questions i have. once again cool bow! SS

[seabass]

nice bow Mike.gotta love that character.

[ionicmuffin]

Very sweet bow! i think you really did this one justice! nice work!

[Cloudfeather]

I've gotta quit coming to these forums and getting so jealous over awesome bows like this. lol

[Squirrelslayer]

oh mike i forgot to ask what finnish did you use on that bow? was it the usual deft? SS

[Badly Bent]

Man I like that bow   Nice job APH

Greg

[Almostpighunter]

Squirrelslayer: I have another stave with even more knots ready to go that is much straighter and has no discernible twist. I think a build along with that stave would be a lot of fun as well as informative for those who would watch, so I shall do it, thanks for the idea 

Yeah I stuck with the Deft but switched to "glossy" instead of "satin"

To:
Burchett.donald
seabass
ionicmuffin
Sled Huskin
and Badly Bent

Thanks so much for the kind words!

[Squirrelslayer]

Squirrelslayer: I have another stave with even more knots ready to go that is much straighter and has no discernible twist. I think a build along with that stave would be a lot of fun as well as informative for those who would watch, so I shall do it, thanks for the idea 

thanks mike looking forward to it 

[Buffalogobbler]

Cool Bow1
I love OSAGE!!!

Kevin

[DuBois]

I love it man!!

[randman]

That's a real beauty APH. Love the skin on the grip.......Hey since it's Osage, you could call it the "Lizard King"