I finished a 68” rawhide-backed osage static recurve back in August 2021. The bow has turned out to be one of my best shooting bows. I used whitetail rawhide to back the bow due to a couple knots and the thin osage rings. The rawhide is stained with Fiebings dark brown leather dye. The tip overlays are made from gaboon ebony.
I initially tillered the bow to ~35# at 20”, then heat treated and reflexed on my reflex form (pattern for the form came from BowEd…thanks Ed). The bow was allowed to rehydrate for a week prior to tillering out to 53# @ 28”. I finished the bow with six coats of Tru-Oil and a final coat of spar urethane.
The bow is very smooth and seems pretty fast compared to my other bows. Hope you enjoy the photos. Will B.
