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Title: Osage Selfbow
Post by: DVSHUNTER on September 27, 2015, 06:00:00 PM

I just made this bow and have been shooting and packing for my elk hunt. This is the bow that I took with me. It ended up 57@26 which is a few lbs less than what I wanted but I like it the same.  I put the tips on the bow at mojam and finished it up here at home. I just added the leather grip two weeks before I left. I cut it entirely to close  but I'm happy with the result. I took a lot of pics because it was my first time in Colorado. I hope you guys don't mind.
     The bow is an Osage selfbow with bacote and waterbuffallo horn for tips. The string is 14 strands of 452X . The leather is some deer that I traded from Roy some time ago. It measures  about 58in. nock to nock. It shoots a 625gr. arrow with authority. I never got the shot I wanted on an elk but I'll bet a whitetail or two will drop from it this season. Thanks for looking.

  (http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0207_1.jpg) (http://s557.photobucket.com/user/dvshunter/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0207_1.jpg.html)

  (http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0188.jpg) (http://s557.photobucket.com/user/dvshunter/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0188.jpg.html)

 (http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0162.jpg) (http://s557.photobucket.com/user/dvshunter/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0162.jpg.html)

  (http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0154.jpg) (http://s557.photobucket.com/user/dvshunter/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0154.jpg.html)

 (http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0172.jpg) (http://s557.photobucket.com/user/dvshunter/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0172.jpg.html)

  (http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0151.jpg) (http://s557.photobucket.com/user/dvshunter/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0151.jpg.html)

 (http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0210_1.jpg) (http://s557.photobucket.com/user/dvshunter/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0210_1.jpg.html)

 (http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0072.jpg) (http://s557.photobucket.com/user/dvshunter/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0072.jpg.html)

More coming...

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: DVSHUNTER on September 27, 2015, 06:02:00 PM

 (http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0102.jpg) (http://s557.photobucket.com/user/dvshunter/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0102.jpg.html)

  (http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0100_1.jpg) (http://s557.photobucket.com/user/dvshunter/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0100_1.jpg.html)

  (http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0187.jpg) (http://s557.photobucket.com/user/dvshunter/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0187.jpg.html)

 (http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0185.jpg) (http://s557.photobucket.com/user/dvshunter/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0185.jpg.html)

 (http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0175_1.jpg) (http://s557.photobucket.com/user/dvshunter/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0175_1.jpg.html)

 (http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0159.jpg) (http://s557.photobucket.com/user/dvshunter/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0159.jpg.html)

  (http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0146.jpg) (http://s557.photobucket.com/user/dvshunter/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0146.jpg.html)

And last but not least...

  (http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0216_1.jpg) (http://s557.photobucket.com/user/dvshunter/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0216_1.jpg.html)

I have more but they are mostly the same. I forgot that this was also heated again at mojam and then the tips were flipped almost to the point of recurving. The limbs ended up kinda hybrid. Thanks for looking everyone.
Dave

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: Mad Max on September 27, 2015, 06:13:00 PM

Yea I saw you scraping on that one.
verry nice
Thanks for helping at MoJam
maybe next time on the Elk

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: takefive on September 27, 2015, 06:57:00 PM

Beautiful work on a great looking bow    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: Dan Landis on September 27, 2015, 07:18:00 PM

Great job as always Dave.

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: Bowjunkie on September 27, 2015, 08:19:00 PM

A lovely profile. Nice work.

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: fujimo on September 27, 2015, 08:23:00 PM

beautiful work- awesome tips and handle wrap- really like the rolled edges   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: kennym on September 27, 2015, 10:38:00 PM

Most excellent work! You do great things with osage.  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: neuse on September 28, 2015, 06:31:00 AM

Beautiful bow.

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: Roy from Pa on September 28, 2015, 07:24:00 AM

Very nice, Dave..

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on September 28, 2015, 08:13:00 AM

It is a beauty! Jawge

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: Mike Yancey on September 29, 2015, 07:23:00 AM

Very nice!

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: Paul/KS on September 30, 2015, 02:42:00 PM

Beauty of a bow Dave!

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: bowhntineverythingnh03743 on September 30, 2015, 02:54:00 PM

Beautiful work Dave! Really wishing I could produce a self bow at some point!

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: Gray Buffalo on October 01, 2015, 09:36:00 PM

Nice looking bow Dave. That little milk snake I got from you will draw blood this year.

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: bowberry on October 01, 2015, 10:46:00 PM

Beautiful bow

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: Mudd on October 09, 2015, 08:24:00 AM

Your skills with bow woods never cease to amaze me Dave.

Nice work on this one for sure.

God bless,Mudd

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: RAU on October 10, 2015, 11:02:00 PM

Very nice!!

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: JJB on October 11, 2015, 10:11:00 AM

Very classy!
-Jay

Title: Re: Osage Selfbow
Post by: DVSHUNTER on October 11, 2015, 10:59:00 AM

Thanks for all the kind words guys. I wish all the other pics would show up without having to click on them. Weird, they work on primitive Archer site...