Just wanted to thank everyone (Walt, Semo, Mark, Pearl, DVS, Okie, etc.) that has helped me with this osage bow project. It is my second bow. It came out to 55#@28" and is a "shooter". I will continue to shoot it for awhile and watch the tiller and then put a finish on it. I think I'll put Tru-oil on it. Anyway, being a total novice all the help I received meant the world to me. I had a burning desire to build a hunting weight bow. But that desire sometimes leads me off track by getting ahead of myself. You guys kept me on track for the most part. Thanks....don't know who that old geezer is in the picture with my bow!

   

So Thats the face behind the name.  Good looking bow.....  

Mike, I think it is the only picture taken of me that the camera lense didn't break!  

Congrats, that is a good looking bow. You can't make just one though, so many different woods and designs, sinew, bamboo, Yew, hickory, reflex, recurve. The possibilities are almost endless and you will learn something every time. Don't be afraid or too bummed when/if you break a few, that is where I think the biggest lessons can be learned.
Plus there is nothing like taking game, big or small with a bow you made yourself.
Enjoy the journey,

Mark

Ta-da! You made a bow appear David, nice work and keep building!

Simply amazing isn't it Pearl?!  haha

I hear ya Mark. So many different bows and techniques in building them. I already have some boards earmarked to become a caul for bending limbs.

Very nice.

wow, very nice bow. great tiller don

Good looking bow you ended up with, my first two ended up in the firewood pile.  Well Done!!!!!Dan

Looks real good David! Good choice on the Tru Oil finish, can't go wrong with that it's a great product. I usually go at least 5-6 thin coats, it's worth it.

Great Job!!  

I did scorch some of the outer limb when heat treating to bend them. Do you think I should stain them to kind of match up the color of the darkend areas and the put Tru-oil over that?

If it makes you feel better as far as the eye appeal, but structurally I don't think staining it will change anything?

If you want a good stain for Osage, try some Minwax stain in "Red Oak" flavor. I've used it on some of mine and it matches osage perfectly I think. Try some on a scrap piece and see what you think of it before puting it on the bow. Just get one of the small cans for about $4 bucks at Wally World.

Nice work snag. Bow looks great, but the guy shooten it looks older than dirt:)

QuoteOriginally posted by Roy from Pa:
Nice work snag. Bow looks great, but the guy shooten it looks older than dirt:)

And Roybert should know cause he looks at one in the mirror every morning!      

Yeah, but young at heart! haha
For years my wife had thought I was slightly crazy. When I asked her to take a picture of me at full draw with this bow THAT CONFIRMED it for her!
I don't understand why!  

Guess I gotta make a road trip to Missouri and lay a thumpen on someone out there:)

I'd love to have ya stop by for a visit Roybert!
I'll even buy ya a brewski after the doc gets done stitchin ya up.                  

See, that's just the kinda guy I am.    :D

Glad your sense of humor has finally came back, that's the Roy I know.

I hain't stoppen by till ya get some good osage staves for me Elmoson:) I'll bring the PBR... Can ya handle a Man's Beer? LOL

...an osage and brews gathering...I like that sound of that.

That bow turned out real nice snag. An osage bow will hold up for a long time. You cant go wrong with truoil finish. BTW, my wife thought I was goofy the first time I asked her to take a pic of me at fulldraw, now its just routine every time I finish a bow. Good Luck on your next one.