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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: jp gray on September 07, 2010, 03:50:14 pm

Title: board bow ?
Post by: jp gray on September 07, 2010, 03:50:14 pm
has anyone made a bow out of osage board? if so how was it? thought of trying one and back it with sinew.or the bamboo backed ipe that 3 rivers sales,also what is the differance between a long bow and a flat bow,im also thinkng of buying  a oasge bow kit from pine hallow bows and backing with cherry bark ,sorry for all the questions ,but i have a osage self bow backed with elk  sinew and snake skins ,and im shooting this bow better than any glass bow i ever had,as a matter of fact i have sold my glass bows and going self bow all the way,now i want to make my own ,by the way david barnnet from walla walla washington made this bow for me ,i had one of his a few years ago and like an goof ball i sold it well he made me another one ,and i love it ,he sent some elk bone already split and flat for the nock overlays and i have some bacote ,but im afraid i might mess something up on it so im going to wait before i put them on.here are some pics its around 47-50#@28 62" nock to nock and smokes an arrow!!
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Title: Re: board bow ?
Post by: HoBow on September 07, 2010, 04:00:58 pm
Bamboo backed osages are done a lot of the time with osage boards- will not be a problem.
Title: Re: board bow ?
Post by: denny on September 07, 2010, 05:42:04 pm
I make them all the time. I use urac 185 for glue up and bake in a oven for 1 hour or air dry. I don't use clamps or hose to hold together , I use shrink wrap 5 inches wide and double wrap tight.Works for Me. Denny

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