Lets see what youve got!  

Im planning on making a bamboo backed osage selfbow, and am looking for ideas.

Thanks!  :eek:

http://home.comcast.net/~dcm4/site/?/photos/

Lots of stuff in here, much of it unrelated.

cool bows DCM!    
got any tips for a first time bowyer?
 :confused:

I'm working on one now that is gonna be a beauty!  Osage riser with osage limbs and bamboo core.  Walnut accents really set it off!

Tips for a new bowyer:

Dont be afraid to start

Dont be afraid to make mistakes and then learn from it

Process matters more than product

Be patient

Consider and understand what you do, particularly if it comes as advice from others

Tim,that pic is absolutely priceless!! Talk about the joy of archery!!          

cool bow    
DCM, thanks for the advice, im pretty excited about making my own bow and archery tackle.

Thanks Kenny, my boys are the reason I started building bows. I don't know whose smile was bigger, his or mine when he finally got his bow.

Hopefully I can continue to spread the joy of archery.

thats cool, thanks for the pics; love the bow.
 

I second exactly what DCM said, if you are a little leary of messing up your osage stave, especially if you paid good money for it and it's your only one, i would suggest building a board bow of hickory, oak, ash, ipe, you name it. The experience you will gain from tillering a board bow will be priceless when you start on your osage bow.

Now if you have a good supply of osage, then just dive right in.

quick note: a bamboo backed osage bow wouldn't be a "selfbow" it would be a, well...bamboo backed osage. A selfbow is exactly how it sounds, one solid piece of wood, all by its "self".

No backed bows I do love OSAGE! There is one white wood bow towards the center.

Here's a link to some of mine.
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v199/dlgren/Archery/Bows/

Hello here 2  osage selfbows i build,the 1. is a longbow 69 inches long and 65 pounds ,rattlesnake backed horntips and a little snacky !
the 2. is a flatbow with 63 inches long 62 pounds,rattlesnacke backed ,this is my best selfbow!            

       

Very nice bows Jack!!!!!  

I'm in the process of building a couple more.  Allan built the bottom recurve, my bows are not that purdy.

Thanks Stefan

I like yours as well. Very well done.

Boo backed osage

very nice indeed, osage is such a nice timber

hey guys,

i´m the new one and heres my favourite bow.
guess what, yes its osage...

here it is:
 

 

 

its 67" ntn, pulls 54 pounds, i built it in 2008.
the last pic is my brother at full draw.

i hope you like it guys.

bye