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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Weylin on March 08, 2020, 05:54:38 pm

Title: Osage Self Bow 42#@28"
Post by: Weylin on March 08, 2020, 05:54:38 pm

Here is a clean, unembellished Osage self bow I made a little while back. The bow is 64" long and pulls 42#28". It's finished with tru oil and has a D97 string.

(https://i.imgur.com/DDJGkFN.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/xOOOt7d.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/mUzPMdZ.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/4CYTz9y.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/L6GTY44.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/w67PMb0.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/nLOZ30V.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/qgaZqlL.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/8g5dI0u.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/CVk7A6f.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/l8QDjkb.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Y2EYFwV.jpg)

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 42#@28"
Post by: Jim Davis on March 08, 2020, 06:37:06 pm

Looks great. That's the only style bow I make. Can't see any reason to change. I might have not gone quite  so deep on the string grooves... I also make my handles like that--no bumps or swells.

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 42#@28"
Post by: Whiskeyjet on March 08, 2020, 06:56:04 pm

Simply beautiful. Those nocks look very narrow, can you tell us what the width is inside the nock?

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 42#@28"
Post by: Weylin on March 08, 2020, 07:11:25 pm

Thank you. I think it may be a bit of an optical illusion with the nocks. The shadows in one of those pictures make it look extremely narrow between the string grooves but in reality they were fairly standard in proportion. I don't have the bow anymore so I couldn't measure it or get a different picture.

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 42#@28"
Post by: HH~ on March 08, 2020, 07:35:21 pm

Looks like good wood. Nice rig.

Hard to hang an arrow from stand hunting but off ground it will work.

Everyone needs a little MAPA

HH~

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 42#@28"
Post by: bjrogg on March 09, 2020, 05:35:36 am

Nice and simple Weylin. Always something beautiful about that.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 42#@28"
Post by: BowEd on March 09, 2020, 09:49:38 am

Spot on tiller.Very nice bow.

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 42#@28"
Post by: bradsmith2010 on March 09, 2020, 10:48:58 am

Beautiful,,,congrats :)

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 42#@28"
Post by: Hawkdancer on March 09, 2020, 12:22:45 pm

Very nice!  Right in my weight range, too (lol) :BB!  That is a definite 10! 
Hawkdancer

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 42#@28"
Post by: Hans H on March 09, 2020, 02:43:37 pm

very nice Beauty,  like Always.
Hans

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 42#@28"
Post by: Will B on March 09, 2020, 03:56:31 pm

Great looking bow!  Simple and beautiful. I like it!

Title: Re: Osage Self Bow 42#@28"
Post by: Weylin on March 11, 2020, 06:05:54 pm

Thanks, y'all! I enjoy these builds