Osage static 44#/30” for Karlheinz (No. 55)

[simson]

This was a very narrow and thin stave from a wonderful colored dark osage. What you see is a fresh worked osage, it looks like already years old.
The stave was clean free of knots, but heavily twisted and has a curve in the outer upper limb. Curios are the extreme thin early wood parts of the rings, never had that before that extreme. Best ratio of early wood/late wood ever for me.
It was a nightmare to bring that thing in balance. I think I needed more than 10 heating sessions to get it done. It is 64” long with sharp fades, so the bending area is long and allows a very comfortable draw out to 30”(requested by the new owner).
Tips are water buffalo. String groove filed in the levers.
Handle area was too thin, a glued on piece of osage provided the wanted depth. First she got a dished handle (brown leather). But I changed it to a straight upholstered black leather grip. The guy in the f/d pic is my friend Karlheinz, the new owner. Sorry, the weather wasn’t fine when we took the f/d.












unbraced, braced and f/d pic with the formerly brown leather  handle

here the new black leather straight handle

[wizardgoat]

Wow what a pretty piece of wood. Looks like another nice bow

[bradsmith2010]

very beautiful,,

[Danzn Bar]

Very nice really like your statics................
DBar

[Aaron H]

That's a good looking piece of osage, tiller it's spot on as usual.  Also I like the way you stitched up your grip.  Well done Simon.

[Blackcoyote]

Simon your bows are always inspiring, the details in the stitching really set the grip off, love the hooks! Hope your friend enjoys the bow

[osage outlaw]

Beautiful bow!

[RyanR]

Good looking bow. That sure has nice color.

[Will H]

Super nice work as usual!

[Badly Bent]

Very nice looking bow with a graceful bend, that color in the osage sure is nice as well. Also looks like it is perfectly made to fit your friends long draw. Nicely done Simon.

[jeffp51]

How do you get osage in Bayern?  Do you have to pay through the nose for it?  Beautiful bow.  I am as always in awe of your work. --trying to get there myself.

Jeff

[adams89]

beautiful

[H Rhodes]

Very nice!  That is a fine bow from a fantastic looking piece of well seasoned osage. I bet it shoots sweet.

[missilemaster]

Yea Simon, that is a pretty piece of wood. Nice reflex too! Great job again.

[bowster]

Very nice bow, could you tell me the weight please? I think the osage is hungarian, isn΄t it? Karl Heinz should be happy.