Got a favorite bow shooting again (Finished pics)

[takefive]

I made a hickory backed elm bow from boards last winter that I really liked, but it started to chrysal in one spot on the top limb.  Finally got around to grinding it down and replacing the elm belly with an osage lam.  It was originally 66" tip to tip, but I cracked the tip overlay on the top limb while stringing it.  So now it's 64" and 47# @ 27".  I glued in 3" of reflex and it holds 1 3/4" at rest, but I've only put 50 arrows thru it.
Hope to finish it this weekend and have a few more pictures to post.

 

 

[fujimo]

Awesome save, your bows are always beautiful!!!!

[takefive]

Thanks Wayne!

[Roy from Pa]

It's ok I guess..  

[bigbob2]

Great recovery!  

[takefive]

Thanks guys!

[Pat B]

She's got a nice bend now.

[Roy from Pa]

It's nice Greg. However the edges of the limbs look a little bit square, unless it's just the picture. I round over all the edges of the limbs.

[takefive]

Thanks Pat.
You're right Roy, they don't look very rounded in the picture.  I think it will show up better in the finished pics.  My daughter's camera gives everything a yellowish tint as well.  The handle is elm but the whole bow looks like osage in the picture.

[takefive]

I've shot a few hundred arrows thru it now and am a happy camper.  This is my favorite shooting bow and it still holds 1 3/4" of reflex.  It's very light in hand, weighs just a hair over 17 ounces.  I put a piece of cherry bark on the back of the handle and cherry bark for the side plate this go round.  

[bigbob2]

lovely bow, nice T shirt too!

[KellyG]

That is very nice. The stiching, arrow rest hell the whole handle area are very good (not that the rest of the bow is not)

[LittleBen]

I really like that one! Always great to save a bow too.

[takefive]

Thanks for the kind words, guys!  So far so good with the osage belly lam.  For whatever unknown reason, this bow shoots the best for me so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

[canopyboy]

That's awesome. Well done.

[Roy from Pa]

I guess it's Ok..  

[takefive]

Thanks Canopyboy and Roy.  And thanks for talking up osage so much that I had to give it a try, Roy.  I've managed to chrysal walnut, cherry, and elm and have done better with hard maple and hickory, but osage always comes through.  More than likely it was either my tillering or using a backer that was too strong for those white woods.  Either way, things go better with osage!    

[DesertFox]

Hah! Cool! I'd been wondering if you could replace laminations in bows. I wont steal your topic by saying why,

Excellent and inspiring work. The bow looks like it's still a living being.

[takefive]

Thanks DesertFox.  Yeah, replacing the belly lam isn't a really tough project, either.  Good luck on your project!