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Title: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: the longbowkid on June 25, 2009, 05:28:00 PM

Lets see what youve got!  

Im planning on making a bamboo backed osage selfbow, and am looking for ideas.

Thanks!  :eek:

Title: Re: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: DCM on June 26, 2009, 08:18:00 AM

http://home.comcast.net/~dcm4/site/?/photos/

Lots of stuff in here, much of it unrelated.

Title: Re: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: copperhead95 on June 26, 2009, 11:47:00 AM

cool bows DCM!  :thumbsup:  
got any tips for a first time bowyer?
  :confused:

Title: Re: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: Apex Predator on June 26, 2009, 01:11:00 PM

I'm working on one now that is gonna be a beauty!  Osage riser with osage limbs and bamboo core.  Walnut accents really set it off!

Title: Re: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: DCM on June 26, 2009, 02:13:00 PM

Tips for a new bowyer:

Dont be afraid to start

Dont be afraid to make mistakes and then learn from it

Process matters more than product

Be patient

Consider and understand what you do, particularly if it comes as advice from others

Title: Re: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: TimZeigler on June 26, 2009, 02:55:00 PM

(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c20/992life/IMG_2766.jpg)

 (http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c20/992life/IMG_2771.jpg)

Title: Re: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: kennym on June 26, 2009, 03:24:00 PM

Tim,that pic is absolutely priceless!! Talk about the joy of archery!!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: copperhead95 on June 26, 2009, 04:11:00 PM

cool bow  :thumbsup:  
DCM, thanks for the advice, im pretty excited about making my own bow and archery tackle.

Title: Re: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: TimZeigler on June 26, 2009, 04:19:00 PM

Thanks Kenny, my boys are the reason I started building bows. I don't know whose smile was bigger, his or mine when he finally got his bow.

Hopefully I can continue to spread the joy of archery.

Title: Re: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: copperhead95 on June 26, 2009, 04:27:00 PM

thats cool, thanks for the pics; love the bow.
  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: The Gopher on July 02, 2009, 12:52:00 PM

I second exactly what DCM said, if you are a little leary of messing up your osage stave, especially if you paid good money for it and it's your only one, i would suggest building a board bow of hickory, oak, ash, ipe, you name it. The experience you will gain from tillering a board bow will be priceless when you start on your osage bow.

Now if you have a good supply of osage, then just dive right in.

quick note: a bamboo backed osage bow wouldn't be a "selfbow" it would be a, well...bamboo backed osage. A selfbow is exactly how it sounds, one solid piece of wood, all by its "self".

Title: Re: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: Jack Skinner on July 06, 2009, 03:03:00 PM

No backed bows I do love OSAGE! There is one white wood bow towards the center.

 (http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n274/JackSkinner/BOWS008.jpg)

Title: Re: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: Dano on July 06, 2009, 05:10:00 PM

Here's a link to some of mine.
 http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v199/dlgren/Archery/Bows/

Title: Re: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: Stefan on July 08, 2009, 02:15:00 AM

Hello here 2  osage selfbows i build,the 1. is a longbow 69 inches long and 65 pounds ,rattlesnake backed horntips and a little snacky !
the 2. is a flatbow with 63 inches long 62 pounds,rattlesnacke backed ,this is my best selfbow!    (http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy54/Stefanha/Bogen016.jpg)   (http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy54/Stefanha/Bogen016.jpg)   (http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy54/Stefanha/Bogen014.jpg)    

  (http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy54/Stefanha/Bogen013-2.jpg)   (http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy54/Stefanha/Bogen011-1.jpg)   (http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy54/Stefanha/Bogen008-1.jpg)   (http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy54/Stefanha/Bogen007-2.jpg)

Title: Re: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: Stefan on July 08, 2009, 02:18:00 AM

Very nice bows Jack!!!!!   :clapper:

Title: Re: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: Frank on July 09, 2009, 03:51:00 AM

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/FrankV/MVC-038S.jpg)
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/FrankV/MVC-051S.jpg)
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/FrankV/MVC-075S.jpg)

I'm in the process of building a couple more.  Allan built the bottom recurve, my bows are not that purdy.

Title: Re: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: Jack Skinner on July 09, 2009, 10:49:00 AM

Thanks Stefan

I like yours as well. Very well done.

Title: Re: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: razorsharptokill on July 09, 2009, 11:02:00 PM

Boo backed osage
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v42/keyman/bows/CIMG1281-1.jpg)
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v42/keyman/bows/CIMG1264.jpg)

Title: Re: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: ichiban on July 10, 2009, 01:30:00 AM

very nice indeed, osage is such a nice timber

Title: Re: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: Hermann From Bavaria on July 14, 2009, 03:19:00 PM

hey guys,

i´m the new one and heres my favourite bow.
guess what, yes its osage...

here it is:
  (http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv242/Hermann123/P1010083.jpg)

  (http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv242/Hermann123/P1010066.jpg)

  (http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv242/Hermann123/P1010068.jpg)

its 67" ntn, pulls 54 pounds, i built it in 2008.
the last pic is my brother at full draw.

i hope you like it guys.

bye

Title: Re: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: Dano on July 14, 2009, 05:02:00 PM

Nice work Hermann!!   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: frank bullitt on July 15, 2009, 02:50:00 PM

Those are all beauties, I love that recurve that Alan built, Frank. Keep 'em coming folks. Good shootin, Steve.

Title: Re: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: dutchwarbow on July 15, 2009, 04:16:00 PM

hermann, were did you get your osage? imported from hungary? pretty expensive stuff in europe...

Nick

Title: Re: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: Hermann From Bavaria on July 16, 2009, 01:44:00 AM

hey dutch,

my osage is from a bowyer from bavaria. i dont know where he get it (and he keeps his secret), but he has alot of outstanding osage. he got super staves, snakys, boards. also he got alot of yew, hickory, elm, locust etc. when i was at him, i felt like in paradise.    :pray:  

the osage on the pic is a 2nd choice stave, cause another bowstave was cut from it. i paid 60€. i had to pull 6 rings down for bows back.

Title: Re: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: KENDALL TECHAU on July 19, 2009, 12:47:00 PM

Here's some of mine.  (http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t53/kendalltechau/CopyofNEWhomepagebows.jpg)

Title: Re: let me see your osage bows!
Post by: dutchwarbow on July 19, 2009, 05:26:00 PM

those are a few of very fine bows kendall! you must be a skilled guy...

Nick