Currently I'm building a dandy little Osage bow for skulking around the thickets.
I started with a Osage slat, added a handle that I'll make semi-bending. I know this needs backing but I'm not sure if bamboo will take the strain or if I need to stick with sinew for bow this length?
I just finished a longer snakey Osage bow that got the sinew two step and I did gain 2- 3" of reflex which was nice benefit.
You're thoughts?
Sinew would be your best bet. If you were a bit longer bamboo would be fine. Problem is , bamboo can let go at a node. Sinew won't. I made a 52" osage/sinew bow some years back. 55# at 27".
:wavey: Hey Steve
:wavey: Hey Tim (btw people are still talking about turkey nads at Mojam) ;)
I vote for sinew as well.
Me three.
Well that makes a quarum. For a bow that length, sinew is the ticket. You might think about the glued on handle if your bending it through. It will want to pop off.
MIke
Build up a shoe leather handle riser that will bend with the bow. Pat
Glad Mickey did a show and tell on processing sinew. I'll gets to pounding now.
Thank for the advise.
PS Mike, I did thin the glue on handle of the osage slat we talk about, we'll see how that worked out tomorrow.