Tall Tines Osage Project (finished bow page 4)

[Oliverstacy]

Hi all...had to share the beginning of my Tall Tines project.

Dropped these boards off at Brian's booth Saturday...can't wait to see what he does with them.  We have some amazing Osage on our property and he said he would make a bow from it if I was able to get the wood to him.  The left board is heavy to say the least...they're both over 2" thick and close to 33" to 36" long.


 

 

Tried to play with the color but I don't have photoshop...but I think this photo shows more of the grain that the boards actually have.

 

Going to be a 3-piece 64" longbow...osage veneers with an Osage flare in the riser.

Should look awesome!

Josh

[Bishop]

That will look good!

[Manitoba Stickflinger]

I think it's gonna look ugly and you should send it far far away to Canada when it's done! I'll discard of it so no-one can ever make fun of such a horrid bow! I won't even charge you for the service!

[Steve O]

What is the rest of the riser going to be Josh?  Some Cocobolo or even Phenolic would be my pick.  I hope he cuts a few extra veneers from that chunk!

[cacciatore]

Lovely Osage,I think it will match very well with a dark wood,my choice will be Macassar,Ziricote or Ebony,but a dark Cocobolo will make it fantastic too!

[Oliverstacy]

I left the rest of the riser up to Brian...going to be a surprise.

I agree with others though...Macassar, Chechen, Cocobolo are great choices.  I love knarly looking Bacote also.

Can't wait to see what he comes up with!

Josh

[awbowman]

BEAUTIFUL!!!

[ron w]

I love Osage........Cocobolo would be my choice to pair that up with. But almost anything dark to provide contrast will be excellent. Don't forget to show us the result.

[23feetupandhappy]

I seen them there chunks of hedge on Sat. and there BIG  :eek:  

Sould be a good lookin bow  

[Dirtybird]

Josh no matter the choice should be awesome.

[Gary Logsdon]

Great character wood. Now THAT should be interesting. Glad you got an unobstructed photo of the new booth banner I did for Brian.  Every time I tried to take a photo of it someone was fondling the bows in the booth, HA.

[Wannabe1]

Osage is my favorite bow wood. Can't wait to see what these will yield!  

[Bel007]

Originally posted by Manitoba Stickflinger:
I think it's gonna look ugly and you should send it far far away to Canada when it's done! I'll discard of it so no-one can ever make fun of such a horrid bow! I won't even charge you for the service!

Ryan
"No new bows for you, two years"
- Bow Nazi

[frank bullitt]

Cool Josh! The wood choices recommened "wood" be great contrasts.

But, how about keeping it "made in America" and use some Black Walnut? Maybe ya have some on your property, too! Just my thought!

[Jwilliam]

Great looking wood Josh.    Can't wait to see the finished bow.


Bill

[pete p]

some of the absolute prettiest bows i have seen were from the osage that came off Josh's property.  Josh, you already have osage/bocote combo,right? i think id go osage with some phenolic in the riser and a black beaver tail grip. twist up a black/yellow string and you got yourself a bad a$$ bow. looking forward to seeing this one!

[Bishop]

Originally posted by Manitoba Stickflinger:
I think it's gonna look ugly and you should send it far far away to Canada when it's done! I'll discard of it so no-one can ever make fun of such a horrid bow! I won't even charge you for the service!

That could cause an international incident      

Best send it to VA so we can keep Canada on the friendly list.

[Phil Tuccillo]

BEAUTIFUL OSAGE! I also like that picture on that talltines banner.

[Over&Under]

Don't think you could have picked better pieces....that is going to make one heck of a nice looking bow!

[Gen273]

I can't wait to see the finished product, it will be a looker!