Wanted to show some pictures of an Osage Selfbow I just finished up. It is 65.5" NTN and pulls 50# @ 28". Came from a stave cut back in January 2008. Has Phenolic tips to make it FF compatible and holds about 1" of set after shooting. Tillered the bow for hunting and heavy arrows.
I was going to make this my "Trade Bow" but my camera took a dump while I was building so I didn't have a chance to take any pictures of the build. I would like to take photos of the build I'm doing for my "Trade Bow" so I guess I'll just hang on to this one. Might use it this season for some deer.
Anyhow here are the pictures.....Enjoy!
Tenbrook :thumbsup:
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I'd say that's a keeper, I like the nice clean lines on the braced profile. Good job!!! Dan
Looks good. Well done. Jawge
very nice profile; great looking bow. Nice job.
That is sweet, well done!!!!
Good job
Nice looking bow. Very clean lines.
Nice looking bow. Very clean lines.
That turned out sweet. I can wait to see what the trade bow looks like.
Good looking stick right there!
Very nice.
Nice bow,congrats
Very nice bow, Tenbrook.
Nice Job!
Fine lookin' bow, looks so "neat". :thumbsup:
Thanks for all the replies!
I would like to hear what you guys think of the tiller......good or bad?
In the picture above I'm drawing it to 29.5" (my draw) which is about 54#.
That is one clean piece of osage! Very nice bow.
QuoteOriginally posted by PEARL DRUMS:
That is one clean piece of osage! Very nice bow.
Thanks!
Funny thing is it was twisted up real bad with a gnarly dog leg.
Put it on the caul and got it straightened out real nice. :thumbsup:
Cody, I think the bow looks very nice, the tiller is sweet, maybe on the next bow you could get the limbs bending just a tad more at the flares, it will help smooth up the draw some and add to its longevity.
JD
I like bows look verry clean and once the osage darkens up it will be very nice lookin. As for the tiller, I think you did ok, it needs to bend into the fades more and also a bit more bend out towards the tips past midlimb.
That must have been one of the straightest, knot free Osage staves known to man.
I've got one of the straightest, knot free that I have ever seen that I'm using for my bow build and I believe yours is even cleaner than mine?
Nice job on the tiller and the geometry keeping the symmetrics all even throughout the bow.
I know how hard that can be.
Just cause you don't have pics of the build doesn't mean you still can't swap it? :goldtooth:
I believe she is symmetric, but might be too much bending for your draw. It looks like she might start stacking with the 90degree string angle.
But for someone with a 26-28" draw, might be great.