Finished Hill style natural longbow (Please read apology pg 7)

fish n chicks · July 29, 2011, 10:09:00 AM

That looks awesome. You just convinced me to make one. My wife will surely thank you!

PEARL DRUMS · July 29, 2011, 12:25:00 PM

Nice bow!

SEMO_HUNTER · July 29, 2011, 01:11:00 PM

Bodork, no need to chase a ring on the back of the osage when your putting a backing on it. It just needs to be flat, but you do have to watch for grain run off on the belly of the osage. That bit me in the arse one time already.

Tracy- Billets work awesome for making a backed bow don't they. My nicest one so far was from a pair of billets I had under my bench and almost became firewood.

Are you going to finish it as is or dye the boo?

steadman · July 29, 2011, 04:28:00 PM

Dang bud, it looks even better in the big pics. Congrats again. I hope I get to shoot this baby in a couple months

dixiearcher · July 29, 2011, 07:15:00 PM

I love that bow!!

K.S.TRAPPER · July 29, 2011, 07:49:00 PM

Yep Chris the billets work great, I think I will just let the osage age gracefully and see what I get.

Thats why I named her.

Ryan, Since are draws are the same you can shoot her all you want buddy.

Thanks for looking and all the nice comments guys :D

Tracy

Ari · July 30, 2011, 06:32:00 AM

Tracy, hope your better and shooting soon, it's a shame to have a beauty like that just sitting.
In the meantime I got one of Millers bamboo backed Osage hills arriving any day now, ill have sling some arrows for you.

K.S.TRAPPER · July 30, 2011, 10:05:00 PM

Thanks Ari!! I'm doing much better and plan on start shooting soon.

Oh man, I would love to have one of Millers bows. I have never seen one in person but would like to I wish he had more picks on his website. If there a chance I sure hope you can post some picks of it when you get it.

Sling away

Thanks!!

Tracy

ksbowman · July 30, 2011, 10:27:00 PM

Nice job Tracy! That's a very nice job! I'm impressed.

jsweka · July 30, 2011, 10:39:00 PM

I was just looking at that ad in one of the first issues of TBM I ever purchased.

Your bow is simply awesome!!!

just_a_hunter · July 31, 2011, 06:46:00 AM

Man that's beautiful!

Todd

Randy Morin · July 31, 2011, 08:44:00 AM

Tracy...dude...that looks sweet. It looks like it has mojo already. I'll look forward to some Kansas stories this fall.

Tree Killer · July 31, 2011, 12:49:00 PM

Sweet work on the new weapon Tracy!

GREG IN MALAD · July 31, 2011, 01:18:00 PM

That is a nice looking bow! What is the width taper? Is it a straight line from handle to tip?

Mudd · July 31, 2011, 08:43:00 PM

Nice job Tracy!!

I bet it ends up being a shooter too!

Thanks for sharing with us.

God bless,Mudd

PS: Just for you... "How cool is this?... Way!!!... I'm saying...."

K.S.TRAPPER · July 31, 2011, 10:01:00 PM

Thanks again guys!! :D

Randy, As soon as these 100 deg. days get out of here I will get my cams back out and start doing some scouting and try to find a few bucks to chase around with this bow come opening day.

Charlie Lamb and Ryan Steadman are coming out to hunt with us this November So it's going to be a great season no matter what.

Greg, She's a 1 1/8 wide at the fades and 3/8 at the tips.

Tracy

Paul/KS · August 04, 2011, 10:21:00 AM

Nothing "Plain" about that bow Tracy...

Looks good and the osage will age well I am sure. Get it outside so it can get some sun...

oneraindog · August 05, 2011, 01:51:00 AM

pm'd some questions

stringstretcher · August 10, 2011, 07:24:00 PM

K.S. Could you share a couple pictures of your form you used to make this bow?

K.S.TRAPPER · August 11, 2011, 07:35:00 AM

I will post some picks tonight, Photobucket is messing up.

Tracy