Building my first osage bow - first build along post

[H Rhodes]

Finished!  I built up the handle with some pieces of heavy tooling leather and loctite 420 super glue.  I cut a small bump of leather and cut it roughly to shape and glued it on for an arrow rest.  I used my rasp to rough out the shape and did a little shaping with the sander and 60 grit paper.  I glued a couple of pieces of dark brown suede leather for an arrow pass and then put a piece of lighter brown deerskin that I had smoked and tanned a couple of years ago.  I am liking this little  bow.  It shoots fine and came in at zero string follow - tillered out to 50lbs. @ 29".  Thank you all so much for following along and for the great advice.   

[Pappy]

I like it,nice job. 
    Pappy

[blackhawk]

Congrats on crossing the finish line...now go shoot the snot out of it

[H Rhodes]

Thanks alot Pappy and Blackhawk.  I appreciate y'alls advice.  Now on to the next one!

[bobnewboy]

Just read this thread from start to finish.  Nice work! 

[H Rhodes]

thanks bob.  Osage is definitely more work than the whitewoods I have used before, but it is awesome bow wood.  I appreciate the kind words. 

[lesken2011]

Good job, Howard. A bendy handle Molle...my favorite!!

[H Rhodes]

Thanks Kenny.  I like the bendy molle thing too! It shoots sweet and I think if I were forced to build a bow in a primitive setting, with a bare minimum of tools, the mollegabet would probably be my choice.  I have built two other bendy handled molle style bows - one red oak, stretched out to 69" and a hickory about 65" ntn and both have turned out to be very durable, good shooting bows.  It's a cool design.