I would love to see your style bows that you have made with hickory backing and osage laminations. Anyone care to share some pictures.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v42/keyman/bows/CIMG0406.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v42/keyman/bows/CIMG0414.jpg)
48 @28" Hickory backed Osage with KennyM wood and Mike Yancy skins. Actually only one skin came from Mike but is by far the better of the two.This is a board bow though.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v42/keyman/bows/CIMG0420.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v42/keyman/bows/CIMG0431.jpg)
Here's some pics from just today. 60" hickory backed osage, 1-1/8" wide, working handle, 60# @ 25", asym limb lengths, D shaped belly, holding 2" of reflex. I've since added buffalo horn tip overlays and the first coat of finish is drying now.
(http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww48/Alpinbogen/OsageHick6-25-1101.jpg)
(http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww48/Alpinbogen/OsageHick6-25-1102.jpg)
(http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww48/Alpinbogen/OsageHick6-25-1104.jpg)
Nice lookin' work station, Adam.
Stan
Great work bench AK and a sweet bend to that bow!
Great looking bow. Will be glad to see the full draw picture.
Wow, nice work bench and a great looking bow..
nice rig.
i love working handles
how do you secure the bench to the ground ??
Charlie, I made quite a few hickory backed osage bows butr don't have the pics of them. I made mine just like I would an osage selfbow but added Perry reflex at glue up.