osage static recurve w/ cherry bark bakcking

[Pat B]

This is one of the 2 bows I built to hunt with this year. It is 60"t/t, 48#@26", 1 5/16" at the fades out most of the limb then tapering through the static curves to 3/8" tips, and with deer antler overlay. This bow bends through the handle and the handle wrap is hemp twine set in Massey finish with a floppy rest.  This is a self bow and I backed it with cherry bark from Oregon for decoration. Most folks scrape the lichens and mosses off this bark to show the coppery bark underneath. I opted to to leave the extras on for a true "tree bark" camo effect. The wrap at the end of each bark backing strip is red silk thread set in super glue.

[charlie brown]

Very nice work love that osage.
Charley Brown.

[kennym]

Pat, you sure make cool bows!!  

[PV]

Great work Pat!
Like the tiller. Keep the pictures coming!

[Pat B]

Thanks guys. This bow has "another story" but I will get to that later.
Yea, osage is the best. I like other woods...but osage is the best.    Pat

[Steve Kendrot]

Very nice. I love the static tips. Hoping to try one of those someday...

[Aeronut]

Dang Pat, you make some purty bows.

Dennis

[Pat B]

Steve, static tips are pretty easy to do, especially with osage.
  Thanks Dennis. Making them purty covers up the bad workmanship. Actually this bow has a boo boo that needs some attention.
  It developed a hinge after hundreds of shots and a few fine chrysals. I will have to reduce the effected limb to relieve the chrysals and retiller the bow lighter. The wood for this bow was cut a month before I bought the stave and the bow was shooting not too long after that. I believe if it had cured longer this might not have happened.

[elkshooter]

wow Pat....that's a sweet looking bow

[Pat B]

Thanks Elkshooter.

[ber643]

Mighty pretty - both in looks and in lines, Pat. Your bows never fail to make me hungry.

[razorback]

Pat, newbie question. In the last photo the upper limb appears to be bending more than the lower limb. Is this just the angle of the photo or did you tiller/design it this way and if so why. If this is the boo boo, sorry to bring it up    
I am going to be attempting my first osage bow soon so want all the info I can get.
Tony

[Pat B]

Tony, the boo boo is about 4" above the arrow pass. If we can learn from our boo boos then they are nothing to be ashamed of.
  The lower limb should be a bit stiffer than the top. Pat

[SoNevada Archer]

Pat that bow Rocks!

[Pat B]

Thanks, Ron.

[ChristopherO]

Very sweet bow, Pat.  I am currently working of a stiff handle osage recurve.  They take a bit of work to do it right but you sure have it down "pat"!

[Pat B]

Thanks Christopher. They can be a pain to get everything lined up. This is my first full sized bendy handle recurve. Most of the others I have made bend right to the handle or with a bit more stiffness. They are all fun to work with.     Pat

[**DONOTDELETE**]

         Nice job Pat

[Pat B]

Thanks Sal.

[Joseph C. Klink]

Hi Pat,

I'm glad to see the cherry bark was put to good use.  That's a gorgeous bow!!!  When you need some more, you know who to contact.

Joe