I just finished up these two bows. Both are osage. The shorter bow was from a glue up of sister billets RyanO gave me at the Tenn Classic two years ago. This bow will be on the raffle table at the 2013 Tenn Classic so bring your dollars and fill my jar. She is 56"t/t and draws about 35#@22" to 24" but has been tillered out to 26". I put a mahogany overlay over the spliced handle because I had to reduce the size and I wanted a little insurance. The handle wrap is heavy cotton thread set in Massey finish, not only for its beauty but a bit more security for the spliced handle. She has a floppy rest and mesquite tip overlays.
The other bow I made for myself. She is 61 1/2"t/t and pulls about 56#@26". She also has a wrapped handle but this one is hemp cordage from WalMart and I set it in Massey finish. This type of handle wrap makes a great, all weather handle wrap. She also has a floppy rest and cow horn tip overlays.
This first set of pics are the detail shots of both bows together. I'll post the money shots next.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/3-10-2013bows006_zps79651757.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/3-10-2013bows005_zps1456ca57.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/3-10-2013bows004_zps2d90d0b0.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/3-10-2013bows003_zpsaf6eaee1.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/3-10-2013bows001_zps8936f5df.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/3-10-2013bows002_zpsd495f1ee.jpg)
...and the money shots. Again the raffle table bow is first...(please disregard the cheesie grin)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/3-10-2013bows007_zps313fef49.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/3-10-2013bows009_zpscf4e03f6.jpg)
...and the bow I made for myself. By the way, this bow is backed with a water snake skin...
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/3-10-2013bows010_zpsa21493db.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/3-10-2013bows012_zpseceda155.jpg)
Great looking bows Pat.
Awesome looking bows Pat! Great job! :thumbsup:
Those are some sweet lookin bows Pat.
Nice Pat.
I spent all weekend on honey do's! Need to get in the shop!
O how I wish I had talent !!! :banghead:
very nice looking bows
Very nice bows, Pat.
Wow! Very nice.
Very nice bows Pat.
Thanks guys. Its been fun getting back into building after a long hiatis.
Wow!Nice work Pat!
as always, AWESOME!!!
Pat, are you putting in a bit of overall reflex (excluding the tip reflex)to counter any tillering, so that you come out with the bows nice an' real straight. or do you do that as you go along the tillering process- straightening, and countering the bits of set it is taking?
or simply once it is done, and then take off the few extra ponds gained by straightening?
Beautiful bows, as always excellent craftsmanship. The watersnake skin sure looks a lot like a rat snake.
Fujimo, yes I do add reflex as I'm straightening out the stave and lightly toast the belly. Both help to keep the limbs relatively flat.
Snakewood, it could very easily be a rat snake. It was given to me and it came from south Texas.
Very nice bows, Pat, as always. I've got several shorties in various stages of completion myself, tying to "burn up" chunks of osage that I've been storing for years....your work will help me get motivated to finishing them up.
Beautiful bows, Pat. Well done indeed!!
Nice looking bows Pat!
-Jay
A couple of goodlooking sticks. Bue--.
As always, very nice job Pat.
Like the skins Pat.
Rob
Some great looking bows for sure!
Pat, very nice as usual. The tiller is perfect. The unstrung pics are my favorites. That skin is very unique looking. :thumbsup:
Thanks guys.
Mark, I've got an urge to make a short(50"to52")sinew backed static recurve, maybe with Grumley tips. I remember seeing a pic of Norm Baker years ago with a short sinew backed recurve that was appealing too.
David, thats why I chose that skin. The color of the skin improved putting it over the osage back. It was one long skin I cut in half(Across the middle) and put one half on each limb. The ends of the skins are wrapped at the tips with silk thread and super glue and the handle wrap holds it at the handle.
Pat...I built a short static several years ago...have to see if I can resurrect the pic. Came out great, for an experiment. Haven't hunted with it yet. One of my "shorties" is another static...
I've been mentoring a few newbies to selfbowyery the past few weeks with Walt Francis, and my son and his friend, so have'nt really put much time into my own projects lately. Soon, though.
Pat. I'd have big cheesy grin if I could make bows like that too. Very Nice. Have you ever gotten your beard caught in the string!?
Only with compounds, Steve. Never with selfbows!d;^)
Mark, I'd love to see pics when you have time.
Ohhhhhh man, I like those bows! :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
Pat, good to see you are back at the bow bench.
Nice work Pat,
if and when you start on your "shortie" would you be so kind to take us along, would love to see your process.
I've been playing with a 60" hickory recurve that I want to sinew back.
So many bows so little time!!! :bigsmyl:
Regards.
Bert
real nice Bows pat :clapper: :clapper:
Your bows are always so inspiring!
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Very nice bows Pat.
Great work on both bows. Nice job Pat