56" sinew backed osage static recurve...the beginnings!

[Pat B]

Over the years our summers rarely got over 85 deg but in th last few years we've been hitting 90deg or so. This summer has been relatively cool but with all the rain the R/H has been exceptionally high and continuous. Yesterday the R/H was 94%. It will be at least fall before the R/H goes down.
 I do most of my bow building in the winter anyway. Now I remember one reason why.   

[osage outlaw]

Good call...heck...wait till winter...I prob wood personally 

Yeah right    You would wait until winter 2016 probably.  And then you would break it the first day you started working on it again   

[Pat B]

You know me too well, Clint! 

[blackhawk]

Good call...heck...wait till winter...I prob wood personally 

Yeah right    You would wait until winter 2016 probably.  And then you would break it the first day you started working on it again   

OH SNAP!!!! LMAO      hope yours turns out better than my last pat 

[osage outlaw]

Pat, I was aiming that jab at old Blackhawk.  I gave him a hard time for a few weeks about finishing up a sinewed bow that he had started a couple years ago.  As you can tell by the pictures he just posted it didn't go very well.

[Pat B]

That was a total tension failure through the sinew or did the limb delaminate?
  Clint, I've been known to do similar things. 

[osage outlaw]

Pat I thought most of your failures were caused by to much barley pop 

[Pat B]

Well after many months of sitting around(sinew added 6/16-18/2013)I finally got back to work on this little bow. After long stringing her I realized there were a few stiff spots to soften. With lots of excercie and a few scrapes here and there I got her to low brace then a normal brace height of about 6 1/2" from the back.
 I got her down to about 60#@26" but thats still a bit stiff so I will have to reduce the weight some. I'll recheck the weight after shooting her in. When I was sure everything was looking good I braced her and put 4 arrows through her. Man does she shoot nice. I still have to do final shaping and finish on the tips and handle but for now here she is...
Braced...


Full Draw(@26")...



And after shooting 4 arrows I let her rest at brace height for about 1 hour. Right after unbracing she looked like this...


I still have to add tip overlays and finish shaping the tips, shape and finish the handle add a floppy rest with a handle wrap and then after 100 shots I'll add the carp skins Pearlie gave me then Tru-Oil.

[Bryce]

woohooo ive been waiting for this to get moving again!

[bushboy]

Looks killer pat!!!!!!!

[Ifrit617]

That's probably my favorite of any of your bows Pat. Picture perfect tiller.

Jon

[BowSlayer]

nice!

[blackhawk]

Tasty bends Pat 

[JonW]

Looks like a killer to me Pat. I'll be posting something very similar as soon as I can get someone to take the FD shot.

[osage outlaw]

Looking great Pat.  I can't wait to see her all finished up.

Jon, I'll be looking forward to seeing your posted also.