Zebra Osage

scrub-buster · June 10, 2010, 08:48:00 PM

I just finished this osage selfbow. It is 64" ntn and 55lbs @ 26". I used PatB's tissue paper backing trick. There was a knot near one tip and some other humps and dips that I had to work around, but the tiller ended up pretty good. I will be shooting this bow at Cloverdale this weekend.

jess stuart · June 10, 2010, 09:28:00 PM

Looks good to me, you wood bowyers really impress me with you ability.

ductape · June 10, 2010, 10:35:00 PM

Nice looking bow, love the stripes!

Rich Evans · June 11, 2010, 01:06:00 AM

beautiful job on the backing. i gotta try that too.

walkabout · June 11, 2010, 01:44:00 AM

very nice, very smooth looking finish to.

Osagetree · June 11, 2010, 04:28:00 AM

SWEET BOW!!!!!

Sam Harper · June 11, 2010, 09:07:00 AM

That's pretty cool. What is PatB's tissue paper backing trick?

Leo L. · June 11, 2010, 12:28:00 PM

Wow that is simply just a beautiful work of art!

Paul WA · June 11, 2010, 01:07:00 PM

Good job, the top limb looks a little stiff...Paul..could be the angle I'm looking at it

scrub-buster · June 15, 2010, 09:01:00 PM

The backing is tissue paper glued on with watered down TB3. The paper wrinkles and tears very easy as soon as it hits the glue, so it can be hard to get it on straight. Also, the paper isn't long enough for the entire limb, so you have to match up the pattern and splice it. Here is a picture of it in progress.