Old Osage

[TacticalFate]

Hey fellow bowyers, it's been a while since I worked on a bow, but was just given this doglegged osage to finish for an older guy who has had it gathering dust for the past 20 years. He says its never had a string on it. It's ~58 Tip to tip with a non working handle and ~1+1/16" at the fades. I was just wondering what kind of drawlength and drawweight I should be aiming for with this bow, difficulty tillering the profile aside. Lighter area on the back is an area I just finished chasing, he missed that spot. I've never worked osage. Some pictures are below. Thanks!





Finally got around to building a tillering tree, this one attaches as an accessory to my shaving horse.

[bradsmith2010]

45# @ 25   

[DC]

Nice whoop tee do's. I think that would give me fits to tiller. It's going to look like it's got two hinges.

[Hawkdancer]

If nothing else, it's well seasoned !  Sort of looks like a longhorn bull!  Keep showing the tillering progress, should be very interesting.
Hawkdancer

[TacticalFate]

Man, this bow really makes me cringe looking at the braced profile. Anyway, probably needs some more movement in the outer limbs, regardless of the reflex there I think. I'd like some input anyway, thanks.

Video of drawing to 12", I hope links to Youtube are allowed, let me know if they aren't
https://youtu.be/onuBuUVM2uI
Unbraced

Braced

[Mo_coon-catcher]

That's looking good to me. Anymore with wonky looking staves like that. I draw the starting profile on a piece of lumber to keep track of where and how much set is developing. Otherwise it can be hard to tell if it's taking any at all untill its too late. But at this point yours is looking good. Just keep working it on back.

Kyle

[Pat B]

Leave the mid limb area on both limbs along(at the whop-te-do) and get the outer limbs bending then work the inner limbs back to the fades.

[upstatenybowyer]

Leave the mid limb area on both limbs along(at the whop-te-do) and get the outer limbs bending then work the inner limbs back to the fades.

Exactly what I was going to say. Make sure to do it in the order Pat prescribed and go slow. 

[lebhuntfish]

Leave the mid limb area on both limbs along(at the whop-te-do) and get the outer limbs bending then work the inner limbs back to the fades.

Exactly what I was going to say. Make sure to do it in the order Pat prescribed and go slow. 

Its looking good to me as well. 
Sound advice give by Pat and upstate. Exactly what I would do.  I love me a wonkey stave! And that one has a nice "cool" factor!

Patrick