Finished Up Another Osage Bow

[Ddog]

Been on a tear this winter making shavings. Got this year's hunter done. 64", 58#@28" Osage selfbow. Vinagroon stain, rattler skins and Ostrich leather grip and shelf with a beaver tail strike plate. Bocote/purpleheart tip overlays. Top limb had a few inches of natural reflex, both limbs have a touch unstrung and resting. Profile pic was immediately after shooting.

 

[Ddog]

A few more pics...

 

[wildwilderness]

Way nice, how long does it take you to make one? When do you harvest the stave?

 

[Ddog]

Thanks. I don't have Osage around me, I usually buy seasoned staves from sellers. A bow usually takes me 30ish hours I'd guess depending on the wood, heat straightening, etc.

As for seasoning Osage, at least a year. Longer is better. I have one stave here that was cut 35 years ago. Other woods vary in how long before they can be worked.

 

[2muchhp]

Like it, nice work.

 

[Shawn Hultquist]

Nice craftsmanship. Digging that cast on the profile. Very sharp


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