Another Alabama "Ice-pick", 50" 54# @ 26", Alabama Osage

[half eye]

Thought I would post this bow, seein as how Mr. Rhodes was giggling the whole time since he sent this stave.    It was a very thin, highly triangulated split that was barely 1" wide to start. I got 90% of the splitting tear-outs at the 7/8" wide size so left her at that. No straightening or heat corrections. You can see in the braced pic that there's a couple of whoopty-doos but I tried to just tiller around those, in the full draw you can see that the tiller is not perfectly circular but the bows is drawing smooth and shooting hard so I'm not sure I'm gonna scrape on it anymore.

Here's the stats; 50# @ 26", Osage, 50" ntn, physical weight is 10 1/4 ounces with string and finish applied. The stick averages 7/8" wide but varies up and down the stave to slightly less and some-places 15/16".

I'm posting this now cause Howard is gonna get hacked on this thursday and hope he sees it before that.....good luck with the surgery brother.

Any comments always welcome
rich

[Pappy]

Looks mighty good to me,another nice one.
 Pappy

[Del the cat]

You made that ugly stick look real pretty at full draw
That's gotta have some serious punch to it.
Del

[JonW]

Nice Rich. I bet you see half circles in your sleep man.

[half eye]

Thank you fellas, much appreciated from you 3 It is a good bow so far.
rich

[SLIMBOB]

No matter how pretty we make them, it's the sweet shooters I value most. Nice work Sir. Tiller looks smooth.

[half eye]

Absolutely Mr. Slim, at least for this hunter
rich

[burchett.donald]

Nice job coaxing a killer outa that sliver of Osage. How thick is the side profile Rich?
                                                                                                                        Don

[half eye]

Hey Don, It's .790" average in the center 12" then tapers to.38" near the tips. The center of the bow is a "D" section (like an English longbow) transitioning into flat rectangular limbs. I don't believe that the limbs have a smooth even taper angle because I followed the edges and tiller just enough to make the tiller as round as possible. Hope that helps.
rich

[Josh B]

Looks like a stone slingin' killer to me ol buddy!  I dig it!  Josh

[half eye]

Thanks Josh, a lot of stock in your opinion
rich

[Badly Bent]

I like that Ice-Pick Rich, looks like you got quite a nice bow from that split. No heat straightening needed, you sure that was from Howard?   When I saw him this spring he was wrestling a bow out of some of the most crooked
and g'narly osage I've seen, he must hoard the nasty stuff for himself.

[half eye]

He must have made a mistake 
rich

[soy]

Nice bend!

[H Rhodes]

   I knew there was one of them half eye specials hiding in that little sliver!  That is a sweet bend on that bow Rich, but then again, every one you post has great tiller.  I will send you some of this crooked stuff that Greg was talking about if you like - but it should come with a warning label.      

 I appreciate the thought my friend.  I may not be on here quite as much next week, but i will look in and get a vicarious thrill from  what everybody is posting.  I am already suffering from withdrawals!  This is the first time I have gone two weeks without making shavings in a few years.   Hopefully it won't be long till I am back at it.  Take that little yellow stick hunting for some of those big fat Michigan deer!