Hello again fellers,
was awhile since I was here. I have been very busy, also in the workshop and in organizing a primitive meeting and shooting. I made several bows out of ash, cornelian cherry and osage.
Always have to struggle finding a photographer for the f/d pic, uploading, posting an so on.
I will post some of them when I find the time.
Well, this osage bow goes out today as a 70. birthday present for a friend, so it was the last chance to take the pics … and here they are.
The osage was out of my dark fat stuff with orange stripes – my favorite kind of osage! It is a very beautiful piece of wood, a bit bumpy, a bit snakey and a hole makes a nice charakter. I had to straighten it up and boiled in a touch of deflex and little recurves. She is 60“ ntn and asymmetrical. Tips are buff, the upper with an additional stringer groove. Strike plate is bone. The leather for the handle is inlaid, same surface as the wood.
The bow is braced at 6“, higher than normally – but she shoots best here.
I got an interesting draw/weight graph while measuring the bows weight:
10“ (10,4);
12“ (15,6);
14“ (20,6)
16“ (25,2)
18“ (28,7)
20“ (32,0)
22“ (35,6)
24“ (38,6)
26“ (42,0)
28“ (45,6)
The additional steps are:
+ 5,2; + 5,0; + 4,6; + 3,5; + 3,3; + 3,6; + 3,0; + 3,4; + 3,6;
This makes a very smooth draw
Hope he likes it ...
The additional growth ring on the back allows the inlayed leather even on the back
Happy 70. birthday Alfons!
Alles Gute zu deinem 70. Geburtstag Alfons!
