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Bows / Re: Osage Selfbow
« Last post by TimBo on November 17, 2025, 11:50:45 pm »That one turned out well. Looks like you got the tips flipped just fine. Good luck with your surgery!
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Bows / Re: HHB Pyramid/reflex design
« Last post by bentstick54 on November 17, 2025, 11:39:29 pm »Nice bow.
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Bows / Re: Osage Selfbow
« Last post by bentstick54 on November 17, 2025, 11:34:48 pm »Just hanging out it the shade, and tips.
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Bows / Re: Osage Selfbow
« Last post by bentstick54 on November 17, 2025, 11:32:09 pm »Money shot
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Bows / Re: Osage Selfbow
« Last post by bentstick54 on November 17, 2025, 11:31:44 pm »Full brace and draw to 28
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Bows / Re: Osage Selfbow
« Last post by bentstick54 on November 17, 2025, 11:30:34 pm »Side profiles
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Bows / Osage Selfbow
« Last post by bentstick54 on November 17, 2025, 11:28:51 pm »I finished up my last one for awhile,due to getting a minor hand surgery. I decided to try flipping the tips for the 1st time. Heated out 1 small hump in the upper limb, and evened up both limbs to be straight. ( No reflex). 66 ntn, 46#@ 28. 1-1/2 wide at fades, tapering to 1 wide 7 from tips, the tapering to 3/8 tips.
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Bows / Re: Black locusts bow
« Last post by Badger on November 17, 2025, 10:14:31 pm »Steve would 69 be long enough? Its 2-3/8 wide at fades.
I would say yes, In the past I have always made them too narrow and a bit shorter. Very fast wood. I think your dimensions should be ideal.
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Around the Campfire / Re: update pics of my head
« Last post by sleek on November 17, 2025, 09:43:38 pm »As far as a cracked squash goes, its looking pretty good Pat. Its frightening to realize how quickly things can go bad, and thankfully, this doesnt seem like its gonna hurt your looks much.
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Bows / Re: Black locusts bow
« Last post by bassman211 on November 17, 2025, 09:27:58 pm »Black locust can be your best friend, or your worst enemy when it comes to building a bow with it. Early on, and a lot my tillering fault the first black locust log I cut staves from either broke on the back , or ended up with belly frets. 2nd log I found laying along side the road with no center in it. It was dense as h111, and to heavy to carry to my truck, so I split it on the spot. I got 4 nice bows from that log. No frets, and no broken backs. Thought I had it all figured out. 3rd log was a bust too. Just like any other wood. Some logs are good for bow making ,and others not so much with in the same species.