Osage self bow hunt from my Tee Pee 2013

Bamboo backed Osage self bow 2010

QuoteOriginally posted by Ron LaClair:
 

Is that one of the micro-Berber hooded jackets?

Just a camo sweatshirt with a hood

yew selfbow and grizzly heads

52# at my draw, Osage selfbow, fir shafts with Ace 160s and a small hog.

 

Don Adams English Yew

 

A buck taken by Hunter Rung, with a 58# Osage selfbow he made last winter in one of my bow classes  

   

Below are pictures of some critters taken with my Osage selfbows Pigger 63# & Budster 58#:

Here's Bucky:

   


An Alaskan Moose:

   


A Ranch Bison:

   

A Kitty:

   

Guess you might say that I don't have any reservations regarding the lethality of an Osage Selfbow.  

Hopefully, there will be an Alaskan Brown Bear to add in September.

So simple even a caveman can do it. d;^)

Mr LaClair it must be my English heritage but I love the looks and lines of those yew bows.

To You and Mr Francis  

These pics, to me, represent the pinnacle of our sport and I applaud you all.

Man, this is making me want to get started soon!! How many of the gang's sponsors sell selfbow tools (draw knives, scrapers, files, etc.)? Any recommendations?

You'll get your best deal on a draw knife at an antique or junk store. The older one have better steel than most new ones and you should be able to get a good one for $20 or less. Just be sure the blade isn't pitted.
You can make a scraper with an old saw blade or disassemble a pair of cheap scissors. A simple 4 way rasp from Lowe's, Home Depot or your local hardware will do the rasping you need.
If you'd rather buy it all new try 3Rivers.

Here's a couple of pics of my fence-post Osage bow.
The Aspen was a bit chewy!!

My son and his selfbow and a nice buck taken at the Tennessee classic last year.

Hackberry selfbow



Same bow hours earlier

Osage selfbow

Owl bows by Ed Scott.

 

Osage flat bow "Bodacious" 81#@ 26"