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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: ajooter on February 22, 2025, 08:20:07 pm

Title: Osage Tiny Bow
Post by: ajooter on February 22, 2025, 08:20:07 pm

Found some osage in Albany NY believe it or not.  I had a decent piece that I struggled chasing a ring on due to some lighting issues.  I had a small piece left so I decided to make a little bow oit of it.  I forgot how great this stuff is to work with.  I'll have to figure out how to get my hands on some without breaking the bank!  Here's a link to the initial short I made and the one to follow alog with some pictures.  After I finished the bow up I decided to take it outside and shoot a couple little arrows out of it.  Del was right...these little bow pack a punch.  I sent an arrow over my target and clean through my vinyl fence.  I did have to chuckle when I walked up to find the arrow and all I could see was the green nock through the hole in the fence.

Part 1 https://youtube.com/shorts/4B2HCgE9ddg?si=dH1_vUWjTsnnbSpz
Part 2 https://youtube.com/shorts/rSbGa5T1PuQ?si=SUeCNQY1lRdYpCpN

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Title: Re: Osage Tiny Bow
Post by: Del the cat on February 23, 2025, 06:13:41 am

Cool, little bows are fun and surprisingly fast
Del

Title: Re: Osage Tiny Bow
Post by: ajooter on March 09, 2025, 03:05:48 pm

TTT with some comedy! (SH)

Title: Re: Osage Tiny Bow
Post by: Little John on March 11, 2025, 09:30:01 pm

Nice, good luck finding some nice osage without breaking the bank.

Title: Re: Osage Tiny Bow
Post by: Pappy on March 12, 2025, 09:44:32 am

Love it, I built some like that for my grand kids, they are tougher for me to get tillered than an adult bow, nice job on that one.  :)
 Pappy

Title: Re: Osage Tiny Bow
Post by: bjrogg on March 12, 2025, 11:58:14 am

I really like making bows like that. Pappy is right. You can really learn a lot about tillering with those little ones. Need to get everything bending and every inch makes a difference.

Del is right to. They can be very fun to shoot with the right arrows to go with them.

Bjrogg

Title: Re: Osage Tiny Bow
Post by: mullet on March 12, 2025, 10:02:58 pm

I have some real small, bamboo arrows from the Edo period of Japan that were used in bar games. I believe they were shooting metal gong targets because they have tiny, flat metal tips. I plan on making a bow for them.