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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bentstick54 on March 27, 2025, 02:00:27 am

Title: Osage selfbow for 6 year old.
Post by: bentstick54 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”

Title: Re: Osage selfbow for 6 year old.
Post by: bjrogg 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

Bjrogg

Title: Re: Osage selfbow for 6 year old.
Post by: Pappy on March 27, 2025, 09:40:05 am

Nice job, I know he will love that. :)
 Pappy

Title: Re: Osage selfbow for 6 year old.
Post by: WyomingWhitetail 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?

Title: Re: Osage selfbow for 6 year old.
Post by: wooddamon1 on March 27, 2025, 11:52:42 am

Nice work again, Brian!

Title: Re: Osage selfbow for 6 year old.
Post by: bentstick54 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.

Title: Re: Osage selfbow for 6 year old.
Post by: superdav95 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

Title: Re: Osage selfbow for 6 year old.
Post by: Selfbowman on March 29, 2025, 08:44:56 pm

Passing it on! Great job!

Title: Re: Osage selfbow for 6 year old.
Post by: Pat B on March 31, 2025, 11:15:25 am

Excellent!  :OK  Get 'em started young.

Title: Re: Osage selfbow for 6 year old.
Post by: bentstick54 on March 31, 2025, 07:12:10 pm

Thanks Dave, Arvin and Pat.

Title: Re: Osage selfbow for 6 year old.
Post by: JW_Halverson 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!