This is a sinew backed osage bow I recently finished. It is 51" NTN, about 1-1/8" wide and bends in the handle. I put some watersnake skins on the back.
(http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/r607/jdscifres/DSC08116.jpg)
(http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/r607/jdscifres/DSC08113.jpg)
(http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/r607/jdscifres/DSC08115.jpg)
(http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/r607/jdscifres/DSC08114.jpg)
(http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/r607/jdscifres/DSC08119.jpg)
This piece wasshort and thin and destined to be a kid's bow but it was so nice I decided to try a design that I remembered Buz Ackerman ("Buz-AL") showed me many years ago at Cloverdale. It is a deflexed handle with recurved tips.
53# at 27". I am about 1" short of full draw here:
(http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/r607/jdscifres/DSC08112.jpg)
Wow John I bet that one spits an arrow. LOOKS great.
Sweet bend john. Well done.
nice. ive been itching to try a shorty.
Lot of bend for a short bow - nicely done!
What a beautiful bow John! Might you have any other pictures of the build?
John, how many layers of sinew did you use?
Thanks all.
I didn't take pics along the way. I built a D-R form and bent it with a heatgun.
I think 3-4 layers of sinew is about what I used but I didn't really take notes. I used TB3.
It just has great lines... simplistic beauty! Well done... I love it Sir :)
My favorite bow of all time... so far... has an almost identicle profile to that one. I can practically feel how your bow shoots just by lookin' at it.
Gonna HAVE to say 'nicely done' Mr. Scifres :)
Very nice bow John!
Sweet, John...
Wonderful, I have a soft spot for recurves and especially ones of wood and sinew. Thanks for sharing with us.
Definitely a nice one! Short and Sweet...kind of like a good conversation with the wife... :biglaugh:
Sweet bow.
Very nice!
-Jay
Sweet looking bow.
lovely working bend for such a small length bow!. Very nice!
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Very nice bow John. I love short osage bows.
Love that R/D profile. Terrific work, John!
I like it! :thumbsup:
Pretty cool, John!
looks great !
Nice!!!!
Wow very nice .like the short ones
Wow very nice .like the short ones
Sweet bow, John!
I like it!! Looks like a sweet shooter for sure!