Author Topic: Snakey Osage D bow (Read 10456 times)

ricktrojanowski · « **Reply #15 on:** May 24, 2008, 09:01:37 am »

What a beauty. Really like the rounded look to it. Tiller looks great.

Pappy · « **Reply #16 on:** May 30, 2008, 07:36:01 am »

Sweet looking bow,don't know how I missed this one,love the character and tiller looks good.
Nice job on a tough piece of wood.

Pappy

Marc St Louis · « **Reply #17 on:** May 30, 2008, 08:22:18 am »

Good looking bow. Well done

cowboy · « **Reply #18 on:** May 30, 2008, 09:57:27 am »

She's a dandy. Love that yella wood and the grain in it.

Keenan · « **Reply #19 on:** May 30, 2008, 11:09:30 am »

Very nice, Great job on a challenging piece of wood

Keenan

YewArcher · « **Reply #20 on:** May 30, 2008, 05:49:14 pm »

Thanks guys, She is a good shooter. I have been enjoying this one. One thing that is of interst on this bow is the growth rings. They are by far the tightest growth rings I have seen on osage. Funy thing is is that it took more set then I would normally see in a bow of this style.

SJM

mullet · « **Reply #21 on:** May 30, 2008, 08:40:55 pm »

Nice looking bow, it looked like a challenge. Tight growth rings will tend to take set like that from what I've seen. I'd watch that rounded belly. With all those curves and twists. I'd worry about a splinter lifting along the edge or a dip.

cowboy · « **Reply #22 on:** May 30, 2008, 09:06:18 pm »

Hey yewarcher, just noticed the sinew you have pressed in the book on the vice. It looks dry, what's happenin with that? Just outa curiosity

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The Burnt Hill Archer · « **Reply #23 on:** May 31, 2008, 12:56:56 am »

beautiful! im workin on a hickory D bow right now, hope it comes out half as good as yours!

Phil

YewArcher · « **Reply #24 on:** May 31, 2008, 11:15:23 am »

Mullet, I round all my bows that way. I am not at all worried about a splinter. Thanks for verifying the tight growth ring thought.

Cowboy, I always flatten my snew in that book prior to aplying. It keeps the sinew nice and straight. its the way that I prefer. There is not allot of pressure on that vice. Just enough to squish it a bit.

SJM

El Destructo · « **Reply #25 on:** May 31, 2008, 11:19:18 am »

Quote from: YewArcher on May 31, 2008, 11:15:23 am

Cowboy, I always flatten my snew in that book prior to aplying. It keeps the sinew nice and straight. its the way that I prefer. There is not allot of pressure on that vice. Just enough to squish it a bit.

SJM

I believe that Paul was wondering what new Adventure you were planning with all of that Prepared Sinew........

YewArcher · « **Reply #26 on:** May 31, 2008, 12:08:30 pm »

ohhh...yes....now I understand.

A picture is wort a thousand word:

That sinew went on 2 static recurves a few nights ago:

I will have them tillered out in a few weeks.

SJM

cowboy · « **Reply #27 on:** May 31, 2008, 01:46:05 pm »

Naw, I actually was wondering why you'd squish dry sinew

. But glad you thought otherwise Destructo - those static's are lookin good, like the way your holding them on the racks YewArcher. New ideas to try

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YewArcher · « **Reply #28 on:** May 31, 2008, 01:49:58 pm »

I learned that from watching Gary Davis sinew bows.

SJM

El Destructo · « **Reply #29 on:** May 31, 2008, 09:50:36 pm »

Yep....adds an instant Perry Reflex in it....before the Sinew ever starts to dry out!!

Primitive Archer