Cleaning up a badly checked but well seasoned osage propeller I won at a raffle produced a sliver that intrigued me so this week I chased the fattest ring on it, did some tillering and out popped this skinny little snakey bow! I think I'll call her 'Garter Snake'.
She's 43" long, 1/2" wide on average and about 3/8" thick. Pulls 10# @ 16" and packs an unexpected wallop!
That arrow is 1/4" dowel. She's a skinny bow! Check out the little crook in the lower limb.
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x329/Jeff_Seacrest/TradGang/GarterSnake/SkinnyUnstrung.jpg)
Here she is strung:
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x329/Jeff_Seacrest/TradGang/GarterSnake/SkinnyStrung.jpg)
I could have scraped that knot down some more but it was too cute.
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x329/Jeff_Seacrest/TradGang/GarterSnake/SkinnyUpper.jpg)
Just a leather lace handle:
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x329/Jeff_Seacrest/TradGang/GarterSnake/SkinnyHandle.jpg)
My eight year old testing the draw limit. She's petite, but a little too big for this bow already.
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x329/Jeff_Seacrest/TradGang/GarterSnake/SkinnyDraw.jpg)
I really didn't have high expectations for this one but it turned into a very good little shooter!
CJ
That little gal has good form, tiller on that little snake is spot on.
Stiks
Very nice!
very good tiller nice work
Those little osage pieces make some good kids bows.
Very nice..