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cool_98_555

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Osage handle width
« on: February 03, 2018, 12:55:01 pm »
Hey guys,

Im making another Osage bow with a shelf that is just cut in enough to hold the arrow up.  What is a good width for the handle section if I’m doing a slightly cut in shelf?  It won’t be a bulbous handle, just a rectangle that is rounded.  Currently the handle section is 1.5” thick and 1.25” wide.
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Osage handle width
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2018, 04:10:33 pm »
Cool 98,
              Sounds like you have enough handle material to safely cut in what you need...I only made one cut in shelf years ago on a Hickory bow for my father...This handle was made 1.5" T and .75" W  Osage is very strong, what design and weight are you shooting for...
                                                                                               Don
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Offline TimBo

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Re: Osage handle width
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2018, 07:19:01 pm »
Don, that's a really classy handle. 
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