Hi my name is Josh! I made this bow from a piece of Osage I traded one of my Native American-styled flutes for and it sat for 6 months and I finally decided to make a bow from it.
It is 63" NtN and 55# at 28". It has around a 1/2 inch of string follow which returns to flat about an hour after unstringing. This is the first bow I have built in awhile I have a little 8 month old girl that takes up most of my time that I used to devote to building bows. I think this is the first bow I have posted here so please tell me if you see anything wrong with my tiller. Thanks for looking!
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Welcome and very nicly done!! I like the dished handle and tips... If this is your first I look forward to seeing your next. Much, much better than my first :)
thanks!! but nope... not my first bow just the first one i've posted over here i usually hang out over at PA. good to see you over here as well. ive seen a bunch of familliar names over here. :)
Sorry Josh must have been sleeping or I would have figured that out and I'm glad it isn't your first it would have givin me a complex :)
Sweet shooter for sure!!!
That's a good looking bow and obviously a lot of work. If I had to be critical I'd say its bending too much near the fades and not enough mid limb.
thanks for the comment Steve. I have it bending right into the fades because it is a 63" bow and i wanted to get as much of the limb moving as possible. I really hate the looks of a whip-tillered bow so I try to get them bending right up to the handle and maybe yes I could have moved the bend out a little more mid limb but it hasn't taking any set near the handle all the set came from mid limb! (Weird) this bow shoots a 560 grain arrow between 172-177 fps with virtually no hand-shock so I think I may start tillering them all this way. :)
great looking bow Josh.
Great lookin bow Josh and welcome to TG. I hang out over on pa a lot too. I like your grip style, is that sinew you got wrapped around the leather?
Real nice Josh.
That's a sweet lookin' bow there Josh :thumbsup:
Its a beauty Josh. Nice to see ya over here finally.
And oh yes I did. Roll Tide !
Jeff
Welcome and very nice looking bow.
thanks guys! Appreciate the kind words and warm welcome. Okie64, it is just Gold B50 Dacron wrapped around the handle not sinew. And Jeff...WAR EAGLE! :)
Very nice...thanks for sharing...
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Glenn
thanks vanilla and Igor. :)