Author Topic: Osage question... Bow finished.. Pics!!! (Read 9933 times)

Pappy · « **Reply #15 on:** January 25, 2008, 10:22:41 am »

Very interested,I like tight rings better in most cases they seem to be denser and
stabilize quicker.Easier for ME to hit weight also.

Pappy

tom sawyer · « **Reply #16 on:** January 25, 2008, 11:25:43 am »

Definitely keep us posted, that is an interesting piece of hedge you have. Pics now and then would be great too.

Radon · « **Reply #17 on:** January 25, 2008, 12:19:47 pm »

Thanks for being interested!

Another question came up to me:

I'm planning to do a rawhide backin and have a niche piece of goat rawskin (about 1mm / 1/25" thick) at home. You think this will do?
I never heared of people using goathide.

Thanks
Stefan

tom sawyer · « **Reply #18 on:** January 25, 2008, 12:46:11 pm »

I'm sure it would work. The key to rawhide is having it thin enough, and I think goatskin is naturally fairly thin. I have a goatskin leather coat and it is a nice, thin soft leather.

Radon · « **Reply #19 on:** January 30, 2008, 01:09:14 pm »

So there are a few more photos:

after working out a ring, I started drawing the bows outline.

For the centereline I use a laserruler (not primitive but very effective

)

The outline (but hardly visible on the photo)

I started working out the form of the bow.

Unfortunately the wood seems not to be completely dry yet since it is still loosing some weight.
So it might take even longer before I can start floortillering.

Greetings
Stefan

Pappy · « **Reply #20 on:** January 30, 2008, 01:17:58 pm »

The only problem with laying out a center line like that with Osage is the longitudinal grain is not usually straight.I lay mine out by eye,carefully following the grain.If you violate that grainmuch it will pop up a splinter at that point,not sure rawhide would hold it down.If you get it in the right
light you can see it running the length of the stave.Just follow it the way the grain runs.

Pappy

Radon · « **Reply #21 on:** January 30, 2008, 02:58:37 pm »

Hi Pappy,

I guess I'm lucky with that stave. The grain runs very straight. I have another stave on which I will have to draw the center line by eye but on this one the laser method works well.

Stefan

AndrewS · « **Reply #22 on:** January 30, 2008, 07:26:38 pm »

Goat-rawhide works very well as a backing.

Radon · « **Reply #23 on:** April 26, 2008, 09:08:20 am »

Hej all,

First of all I'd like to say thank you again for your help.

Here's the result:

The bow turned out to be 66" n/n, approx. 60#@28"
I backed it with goat rawhide, the nocks are Waterbuffallo.
The little artworks are rough copys of a spanish cavedrawings.

Since this is only my second osage bow I'm very much looking forward to your feedback.

Radon

DanaM · « **Reply #24 on:** April 26, 2008, 10:26:52 am »

Wow thats a beauty Radon

She came out really nice, well done.

Pat B · « **Reply #25 on:** April 26, 2008, 10:42:42 am »

Beautiful! The tiller looks good, the tips are exceptional the art work is fitting and very nice and it looks like spring has sprung with the violets blooming.

Very nice bow. Pat

Radon · « **Reply #26 on:** April 26, 2008, 10:45:37 am »

Quote from: Pat B on April 26, 2008, 10:42:42 am

...and it looks like spring has sprung with the violets blooming. ...

Thank god it finally has.
We still had some snow beginning of april and lots of rain and crab weather since. But this weekend will be beautiful and warm.

Radon

Okie · « **Reply #27 on:** April 26, 2008, 11:05:11 am »

Wow, that turned out great. Beautiful bow.

John

Dustybaer · « **Reply #28 on:** April 26, 2008, 11:44:13 am »

that is a very nice bow. i like your art work too

but the tips are awesome.

Radon · « **Reply #29 on:** April 26, 2008, 11:55:41 am »

Danke Marius

Thanks for all the compliments. However, I'm surprised that you find the tips so "exceptional". They look pretty ordinary to me. I just dont like "humpback-style" overlays. Everything about a bow has to be very organic with as little edges as possible. The overlays have to "melt" into the limbs in a most fluid style.

Radon

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