Osage shorties

[okie64]

Been a while since I posted any bows so here's a couple I recently finished up. The lefty is for my daughter, 52" long and 30lbs at 24". It was a longer bow to start with but developed a laminar crack in the early wood between a couple growth rings. I had to cut 6" off each end to get rid of it. I chased it down to the transition layer from sapwood to heartwood so the back has a mixed color to it.

The copperhead backed bow was just to get rid of a couple short skins that I would have never used for anything else. It is 36" long and pulls around 50lbs at 18". It will be more of a wall hanger than anything else I suppose.

[Pat B]

Nice. Short but sweet! 

[bradsmith2010]

I love that copper head one, I would shoot it at a deer,,    

[ajooter]

50#@18"..anything inside the yards is pushing up daisies!  Both nice looking sticks!

[Stick Bender]

Love the copper head sweet bow !  Beautiful !

[Del the cat]

Woo, very stylish.
I'm not usually a great fan of fancy shaped grips, but that one looks really good and suits the bow
Del

[okie64]

Thanks for all the kind words fellas. It means a lot to get compliments from fine bowyers such as yourselves. Here's a couple more pics, I never get tired of examining the beauty of Osage.

[H Rhodes]

Awesome work okie64!  I agree with you - that yellow wood is something special.

[ajooter]

Inside 5 yards I meant...love the way the growth rings feather out!

[Josh B]

Nicely done Sir!  Both times.  Josh

[Knoll]

the Daughter is one lucky gal!

[crooketarrow]

  Why such a short window. There more than enough wood to open up your sight window. Make it look better. Way easy er and better (aiming) seeing your target. And you could really make your bow lighter to shorten and trim down handle. Then rasp it down to a simi recurver handle.

  Also it looks to be pass center shot. If it is just build out your shelf with leather. Past center shot really affects your arrow spline. Built out to center shot you can use traditional spline.

   Your wood works looks great you just need to refine it here and there. Your bows will not only look better your bows will be lighter in the hand, have better cast and speed. If you'd lighten your tips a tad you'll increase the bows speed a bit.

  Not trying to rain on your party. Just telling it like I see it. You've got what it takes to be a bowyer you just need few words of incoragement.  Like I said you just need to refine your bow work a little, do this it your bows will not only look better it'll preform better.

  LOVE THOSE COPPER HEAD SKINS. MY FAVORET SKINS.

[ajooter]

I disagree with you crooketarrow...on many counts.

[okie64]

Thanks for the compliments fellas.

Crooketarrow, The sight window is plenty big enough. She shoots with her bow arm canted anyway so she really doesn't need a sight window at all but that's just how I built that bow. Also, I could care less if you think I have what it takes to be a bowyer. Ive built 60 bows or so and I build them for myself and others for fun, not to make a living or some title like "master bowyer". I hope this isn't too harsh but you should really look into spell check buddy.