Finished Up Another Osage Bow

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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. IMG_20250206_101425473_copy_640x480.jpgIMG_20250206_101406339_HDR_copy_640x480.jpgIMG_20250206_101352687_HDR_copy_640x480.jpgIMG_20250206_101332233_HDR_copy_640x480.jpgIMG_20250206_101318754_HDR_copy_640x480.jpgIMG_20250206_101254892_HDR_copy_640x480.jpgIMG_20250206_101156917_HDR_copy_360x480.jpgIMG_20250206_101047261_HDR_copy_640x480.jpgIMG_20250206_100957541_HDR_copy_640x480.jpgIMG_20250206_100911438_HDR_copy_640x480.jpg
 
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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.
 

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