new osage selfbow

Pat B · July 04, 2023, 01:05:11 PM

Mad Max · July 04, 2023, 04:06:44 PM

Did you drag out one of your old staves?

How long will the recurve be NTN ?

Pat B · July 04, 2023, 04:27:40 PM

This is the stave I got from Jim at the Classic. I think it's 64" t/t.

Mad Max · July 04, 2023, 04:50:18 PM

Pat B · July 05, 2023, 11:54:00 AM

After the initial tip bending and some tweaking...

Pat B · July 10, 2023, 10:59:00 PM

I've done a little more, getting the tips aligned and reducing the weight. Here's a few pics, unbraced, braced with a tight tiller string and pulled a few inches. You can see the tiller is still off. More to come...

Buemaker · July 11, 2023, 06:13:00 AM

Looking good.

Roy from Pa · July 11, 2023, 07:11:06 AM

Looks nice Pat.

Pat B · July 11, 2023, 09:44:33 AM

Thanks, guys. It's good to get back in to it.

Mad Max · July 11, 2023, 05:21:34 PM

Bryan Adolphe · July 11, 2023, 07:35:24 PM

Looks like it's coming along very nice!

Pat B · July 12, 2023, 09:31:14 AM

Coming along nicely but been too busy to get back to it lately. Hopefully soon though.

Pat B · July 15, 2023, 05:31:06 PM

I've been heat tweaking some twist and aligning the tips a little lately. Once I made a new string and got her to brace I noticed more lateral misalignment. I'm just going a little at a time.
I'll get the actual measurements but she has a gradual taper to the last 9" then taper to 1/2 tips for now.

Pat B · July 15, 2023, 11:49:44 PM

the bow is 66" n/n, 1 1/2" at the fades, 1 3/8" at mid limb and 1 1/4" at 9" from the tips and tapers to 1/2" tips(for now)

Pat B · July 17, 2023, 11:38:04 AM

I'm having trouble with the lower limb tip wanting to twist laterally. I need to work on that now. The tiller is ok other than that. She's at 47#@26" now.

Mad Max · July 17, 2023, 01:37:57 PM

You will get it

Pat B · July 27, 2023, 11:38:09 AM

Well, it's about time... ;D
Got her all done and she shoots well, is light in the hand and is whisper quiet. She's 65" t/t and pulls just over 44#@26". I didn't add tip overlays and only have side nocks coming around to the belly. The handle wrap and floppy rest is commercial elk hide with mink string silencers. I did a sunburst dye job on the back with medium brown Fiebings leather dye. I've put about 50 arrows through her and like I said she shoots quite well.
Here are a few pics. I'll post a full draw later today...

Bryan Adolphe · July 27, 2023, 12:59:03 PM

Shes a beauty Pat!

Kirkll · July 27, 2023, 09:40:07 PM

That came out nice

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It Made me go look at my osage stave i chased the rings on 10 years ago... I blew the dust off it, and put it right back on the shelf though.... One of these days...

Pat B · July 27, 2023, 10:37:24 PM

Thanks, Bryan.
Come on Kirk. Get that stave out and release the bow inside it.