Osage Bow! and HELLO from Alabama!

[JoshB]

Hi my name is Josh!  I made this bow from a piece of Osage I traded one of my Native American-styled flutes for and it sat for 6 months and I finally decided to make a bow from it.  

It is 63" NtN and 55# at 28".  It has around a 1/2 inch of string follow which returns to flat about an hour after unstringing.  This is the first bow I have built in awhile I have a little 8 month old girl that takes up most of my time that I used to devote to building bows.  I think this is the first bow I have posted here so please tell me if you see anything wrong with my tiller. Thanks for looking!

[JoshB]

[coaster500]

Welcome and very nicly done!! I like the dished handle and tips...  If this is your first I look forward to seeing your next. Much, much better than my first  

[JoshB]

thanks!! but nope... not my first bow just the first one i've posted over here i usually hang out over at PA.  good to see you over here as well.  ive seen a bunch of familliar names over here.

[coaster500]

Sorry Josh must have been sleeping or I would have figured that out and I'm glad it isn't your first it would have givin me a complex  

Sweet shooter for sure!!!

[Steve B.]

That's a good looking bow and obviously a lot of work.  If I had to be critical I'd say its bending too much near the fades and not enough mid limb.

[JoshB]

thanks for the comment Steve.  I have it bending right into the fades because it is a 63" bow and i wanted to get as much of the limb moving as possible.  I really hate the looks of a whip-tillered bow so I try to get them bending right up to the handle and maybe yes I could have moved the bend out a little more mid limb but it hasn't taking any set near the handle all the set came from mid limb! (Weird) this bow shoots a 560 grain arrow between 172-177 fps with virtually no hand-shock so I think I may start tillering them all this way.  

[KellyG]

great looking bow Josh.

[okie64]

Great lookin bow Josh and welcome to TG. I hang out over on pa a lot too. I like your grip style, is that sinew you got wrapped around the leather?

[Roy from Pa]

Real nice Josh.

[jsweka]

That's a sweet lookin' bow there Josh  

[Jeff Smith]

Its a beauty Josh. Nice to see ya over here finally.
And oh yes I did. Roll Tide !
Jeff

[koops4]

Welcome and very nice looking bow.

[JoshB]

thanks guys!  Appreciate the kind words and warm welcome.  Okie64, it is just Gold B50 Dacron wrapped around the handle not sinew. And Jeff...WAR EAGLE!  

[vanillabear?]

[Igor]

Very nice...thanks for sharing...


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Glenn

[JoshB]

thanks vanilla and Igor.