Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: osage outlaw on May 10, 2009, 11:59:41 pm
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I split this off of an osage stave the other day. It is really solid and has some nice rings. I havn't done any research into D bows, but I hope this would work for one. It just seemed to nice to throw away. I figured there would have to be some kind of bow in it. It is 65" long and about 2" wide most of the length and tapers to 1 1/2" at one end. It doesn't have much twist in it either.
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looks to be about 3/4 inch thick,that should be plenty to make a bow.
its like they say "it dont take much osage to make a good bow"
good luck,keep us posted
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very nice, the bow gods have been kind. would be perfect for a "d" bow, an american flatbow.
good luck, and keep us posted
chuck
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very nice, the bow gods have been kind. would be perfect for a "d" bow, an american flatbow.
good luck, and keep us posted
chuck
Yes, I have definitely been blessed with the gift of osage. Does anyone have any dimensions for a D bow?
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By D bow I assume you mean a stiff handled bow.
For 50# to 60# @ 28" you could go 1 1/4 to 1 1/2" wide to midlimb than taper to 1/2" nocks. Roughly 8" of handle section including 4" fades, 2" on upper and lower. If the area where the handle will be is less than say 1 1/4" thick, or deep, you could flatten it off before you start and glue a couple of 1/8" slats there, say a 10" and 8", then shape that into the fades and handle. Better to use muilitple thin pieces, plenty long, than a single, short thick piece which will almost certainly pop off, depending.
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That will make a nice Bend through the Handle D Bow...chase the next good Growth Ring in and it should be fine.....and if you want a thicker grip area...just build it up with Leather so it still works...good luck
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That's a beautiful osage stave.....and heck yeah it would make a great bow of almost any design you wanted. I should post some pics of the butt-ugly stave I'm working on....you wanna talk about TWISTED??? IT's ugly enough to scare Michael Jackson into being black again!
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D bows bend in the handle and yes that could make a nice bow. Jawge
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That is more than enough osage for a simple bendy handle D bow. I just finished one that was 52" NtN, I kept it 1 3/8" for the entire width tapering to 5/8" for the last 8" of the limb. Just a simple flat bow but it shoots smooth and fast. Save the handle bend for the last little bit of draw length. You will probably end up with 3/4" thickness in the handle and about 3/8" at the tips. Those are just estimates.
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Plenty wood for a bendy handle bow. And I gotta side with Mims on the title of "D bow"
I always called a bendy handle bow a "C" bow design, and the stiff handle bow "D". Just makes more sense to me. ???
Always was curious as to who named these designs anyhow? ???
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Timo, you are right in that both the D and the C bend in the handle but there are differences. The D is tillered to barely bend in the handle and the tips are stiff. The D can be a bit longer than the C. The C bends more in the handle and the tips are stiff. Torges builds the C bow, at least according to my 60 year old memory that's what he said in his book. Heres a D.
http://georgeandjoni.home.comcast.net/~georgeandjoni/boardbowbuildalong.html
Jawge