52" Osage

[formerbutcher]

Here is a little Osage i finished up over the weekend. 52" 53# @ 26"  It;s going to be a nice little brush bow.







Thanks for looking  

[walkabout]

pretty sweet. hows the finger pinch?

[formerbutcher]

No finger pinch, it helped to flip the tips. This thing is a little rocket launcher !

[walkabout]

im finishing up a 60" red oak bend through handle, it shoots em pretty quick too. little bit of finger pinch but not alot. i was going to try static recurve tips but since it was already the shortest ive built i didnt want to try two new things at once.lol good job though, great looking arc.

[formerbutcher]

Richard got any pictures of you'r bow ? I never tried bending Red Oak before, i heard it can be tuff to bend ithout it lifting splinters.

Thanks, John

[Pat B]

Nice little bow, John. I'd bet it does spit an arrow.

[formerbutcher]

Thanks Pat !

[walkabout]

heres the post i did on the bend through handle bow.   http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=003209;p=2   iut was certainly a tough one, but turned out better than i hoped and at the weight i wanted too. not great pics but i plan on taking more when shes finished.

[formerbutcher]

Cool ! Love to see some when it's done .