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Title: Osage bow lumber from 3 rivers
Post by: craftwelder on August 03, 2009, 04:27:00 PM

I am exteremely new to self bow making....complete tyro....saw the 3 rivers add.
I would very much like some thoughts on a hickory backed osage board bow....thanks in advance for all the help.

Title: Re: Osage bow lumber from 3 rivers
Post by: Bjorn on August 03, 2009, 05:36:00 PM

Go to the lumber yard and buy some boards suitable for boardbows-Oak, Hickory, Ash etc. Forget the backing for now, and don't worry about wood type-anything will work for now.........read and do searches on pertinent stuff-lots of buildalongs here.
Go to george tsoukalis site-I may have misspelled-you'll find it anyway. Start doing stuff-assemble tools, and get busy tillering.
The first half dozen or more are going to break anyway; but that is how we learn. Then, and only then, call somebody like Ted at Raptorarchery.com and get a proper stave.

Title: Re: Osage bow lumber from 3 rivers
Post by: barebow17 on August 09, 2009, 05:09:00 PM

Heres Georges site  http://georgeandjoni.home.comcast.net/~georgeandjoni/archer.html

Title: Re: Osage bow lumber from 3 rivers
Post by: Pat B on August 09, 2009, 05:30:00 PM

Hickory backed osage makes a great bow. I have built quite a few of them...but like Bjorn said, find lumber locally and read George's site. Actually, read George's site first. He will tell you what to look for in a good piece of lumber for bows.

Title: Re: Osage bow lumber from 3 rivers
Post by: Springbuck on August 09, 2009, 08:14:00 PM

Yeah, the 3 Rivers kit is for your 4th bow or something.  Jawge's site is awesome, and you'll have made a couple of hickory or redoak bows, so you know what you're doing with tiller, etc.

Title: Re: Osage bow lumber from 3 rivers
Post by: craftwelder on August 09, 2009, 08:50:00 PM

Thank you everyone, I really appreciate the help.

Title: Re: Osage bow lumber from 3 rivers
Post by: dutchwarbow on August 09, 2009, 09:08:00 PM

but what about the quality of the lumber? I'm thinking of importing some billets, to be backed with boo.

this will be pretty expensive as it'll have to be shipped overseas, to the netherlands

thanking in advance,

Nick