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Offline bentstick54

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Osage selfbow for 6 year old.
« on: March 27, 2025, 02:00:27 am »
Had a request from my brother to build a bow for his 6 year old grandson, so I dug through my scrap pile and pulled out a side split from an osage stave to see what I could do.
Osage selfbow, 48” ntn, 12#@15”, tillered to 18” for safety ( hopefully).
Arrows are 1/4” dowels cut to 18”
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Osage selfbow for 6 year old.
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2025, 09:00:27 am »
Looks great Brian. I like making bows like this. They are actually quite challenging and good practice for tillering.

Well done

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Re: Osage selfbow for 6 year old.
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2025, 09:40:05 am »
Nice job, I know he will love that. :)
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Offline WyomingWhitetail

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Re: Osage selfbow for 6 year old.
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2025, 11:14:22 am »
How timely, I want to make one for my 8 year old. He is shooting a solid fiberglass right now but I want to build something a little nicer for him. I have a narrow Osage stave out in the garage I've been packing around for years. Need to dig it out and see what I can come up with.

How wide are the limbs?
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Offline wooddamon1

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« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2025, 11:52:42 am »
Nice work again, Brian!
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Offline bentstick54

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Re: Osage selfbow for 6 year old.
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2025, 01:57:48 pm »
WyomingWhitetail, the limbs are 1-1/8” wide at the fades, with a straight taper to 3/8” at the tips, and are 1/4” thick from fades to tips.
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Offline superdav95

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Re: Osage selfbow for 6 year old.
« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2025, 07:45:39 pm »
the little guy will love that!  looks awesome.  I would be in so much trouble if i had this when i was 6
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Offline Selfbowman

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Re: Osage selfbow for 6 year old.
« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2025, 08:44:56 pm »
Passing it on! Great job!
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Osage selfbow for 6 year old.
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2025, 11:15:25 am »
Excellent!  :OK  Get 'em started young.
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Offline bentstick54

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Re: Osage selfbow for 6 year old.
« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2025, 07:12:10 pm »
Thanks Dave, Arvin and Pat.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Osage selfbow for 6 year old.
« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2025, 07:14:45 pm »
Those short little bows are definitely a challenge. There's just so little room for error.

But you nailed it right there, son! Well done!
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