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Author Topic: First Osage self Bow (progress) (Finished up 05/12) James Wrenn Trad Bowhunter Member # 326 posted                        Bernie a buddy of mine has a stash of osage and is searching for me a beginer stave.I told him I won't ready for no crooks and knots right now. I need one that is darn near idiot proof! Posts: 4075 | From: Durham ,NC | Registered: Mar 2003  |  IP: Logged |  DBerrard Trad Bowhunter Member # 14462 posted                     Very nice, sir. Pretty decent thread so far. I was going to ask what the crisco is for, but after reading on I see it's used in the heating process. -------------------- Dave ~Kanati Klassic~ 50@26" Posts: 361 | From: Mchenry, IL | Registered: Dec 2007  |  IP: Logged |  Linc Trad Bowhunter Member # 285 posted                        Very nice Bernie. I see the addiction is starting to get a real hold on you.LOL. You're doing great buddy. -------------------- Lincoln E. Farr Posts: 2929 | From: Martville,New York | Registered: Mar 2003  |  IP: Logged |  ber643 Contributor 2012 Member # 72 posted                        Allll-right, James, go get 'em, buddy. Thank you very much for that, DB Bless you, old friend, Linc, you're so kind. Starting to work on the bow here at home a little now (between other "chores" - like cleaning the dinning room table off ), so I will be posting along and along now as it comes up also. No more "Mr. Nice Looking Shop" (at Mike's) for awhile (except now and then - when needed ) - just my ol' Glory Hole Room. Like this AM, I stepped in there early to do a little roughing in of the handle. So check back, "ever now 'n agin". Setting up here to use my Farriers File/Rasp (smoother side), and timed release on the digicam of course. I love how the file works and it has good Mojo. It comes from a gent here in NC that does Farrier work for the US (and Canada) Olympic Equestrian Teams. I met him later the same day that his friend and mine, Matt Edwards, gave me the file: And applying the ol' hands and elbo grease to "stroke" it with the sweet, big file: -------------------- Bernie: "Hunters Are People Too" Ret'd USMC '53-'72 Disbanded Hubert Archers (Treasurer) Traditional Bow Shooters of West Virginia (Official Dinosaur Wrangler, Supporter, and Member) TGMM Family of the Bow Posts: 18939 | From: S Coastal NC | Registered: Mar 2003  |  IP: Logged |  ber643 Contributor 2012 Member # 72 posted                        In the process of doing some belly thinning and further shaping, for floor tillering, as time permits. Using mostly draw knife, Ka-Bar, and sand paper. Here is a level pic of "It" after some short sessions. Just about through with floor tillering - will set up my tree tiller rig this weekend and start checking progress with that (hopefully) I'll get Mike to take a look-see (at his place or mine) before getting too carried away - LOL. Sure is nice to have a guiding hand close by. -------------------- Bernie: "Hunters Are People Too" Ret'd USMC '53-'72 Disbanded Hubert Archers (Treasurer) Traditional Bow Shooters of West Virginia (Official Dinosaur Wrangler, Supporter, and Member) TGMM Family of the Bow Posts: 18939 | From: S Coastal NC | Registered: Mar 2003  |  IP: Logged |  Whip SPONSOR Member # 113 posted                     She's really starting to look good Bernie - you're doing great! Slow and easy is paying off well for you, and it looks like you're well on your way to having a beautiful bow! Posts: 8867 | From: Lake Mills, WI | Registered: Mar 2003  |  IP: Logged |  ber643 Contributor 2012 Member # 72 posted                        Thank you, Whip - very encouraging words indeed. -------------------- Bernie: "Hunters Are People Too" Ret'd USMC '53-'72 Disbanded Hubert Archers (Treasurer) Traditional Bow Shooters of West Virginia (Official Dinosaur Wrangler, Supporter, and Member) TGMM Family of the Bow Posts: 18939 | From: S Coastal NC | Registered: Mar 2003  |  IP: Logged |  ber643 Contributor 2012 Member # 72 posted                        Sunday I cut the string nocks in (chain saw file) "It". Last evening and this nasty, rainy day, I did some more shaping on the handle (almost done with that, I think), and some outter third limb tip thinning (believe I still need to do just about that much again there - but I'll do it in two sessions just to be sure - LOL) Here's the handle pics: Between rain drops I got my Tillering rig set up (I can quicklyly take the apparatus down and place it in the water proof ammo can on the table, between uses - leaving the bow clamp at the top, and the screw eye at the bottom). A real honest to dickens Tillering "Tree". I may move the rig into the carport later but right now I can't get to the posts, for the "stuff" in the way. "Animal" generously supplied the bow rest/clamp (his discovery) for me, as he had an extra (Y'all know Animal, he was the Drummer for the Muppets Band - LOL). Below is my first use of the rig, and it does real well. BTW, Animal, if you'll put a pully at both top and bottom, as I did, you may not feel like you need a "better", or "ball-bearing", type pully to replace the one you have. It'll double your pull, or half your energy expended, whichever way you want to think of it. The string I'm using here is a 62" (and should be about a 56") so it is still like a "long string" tiller (playing it safe for first try on this rig). Scale read about 35#, and that looks like it would only be at about brace height or a tad more, to me. _________________ -------------------- Bernie: "Hunters Are People Too" Ret'd USMC '53-'72 Disbanded Hubert Archers (Treasurer) Traditional Bow Shooters of West Virginia (Official Dinosaur Wrangler, Supporter, and Member) TGMM Family of the Bow Posts: 18939 | From: S Coastal NC | Registered: Mar 2003  |  IP: Logged |  ber643 Contributor 2012 Member # 72 posted                        Whole lotta scraping goin' on now, with sanding in between. Have to do mostly floor tillering though because of the durned "everytime you turn around" showers going on. Of course we still need the rain though, so can't complain too loud -------------------- Bernie: "Hunters Are People Too" Ret'd USMC '53-'72 Disbanded Hubert Archers (Treasurer) Traditional Bow Shooters of West Virginia (Official Dinosaur Wrangler, Supporter, and Member) TGMM Family of the Bow Posts: 18939 | From: S Coastal NC | Registered: Mar 2003  |  IP: Logged |  ber643 Contributor 2012 Member # 72 posted                        Last night and todays progress - when I could finally get it out to the tillering tree - LOL. Looking a little better . I also did some more fine-tune shaping of the handle, though it doesn't show in the pic, of course. Using the same 62" long-string. Still only reading about 36# on the bow scale but you can see that the bottom of the scale in this pic is almost down to the bottom of the tree - I'll need to make a 57" string for "It" tonight. I also still need to heat and twist both tips a tad before stringing the bow. -------------------- Bernie: "Hunters Are People Too" Ret'd USMC '53-'72 Disbanded Hubert Archers (Treasurer) Traditional Bow Shooters of West Virginia (Official Dinosaur Wrangler, Supporter, and Member) TGMM Family of the Bow Posts: 18939 | From: S Coastal NC | Registered: Mar 2003  |  IP: Logged |  ber643 Contributor 2012 Member # 72 posted                        Next step - Work on that outer left limb and make a regular string for "It" - (her first very own dress ) -------------------- Bernie: "Hunters Are People Too" Ret'd USMC '53-'72 Disbanded Hubert Archers (Treasurer) Traditional Bow Shooters of West Virginia (Official Dinosaur Wrangler, Supporter, and Member) TGMM Family of the Bow Posts: 18939 | From: S Coastal NC | Registered: Mar 2003  |  IP: Logged |  Jason Lester Contributor 2007 Member # 1207 posted                        Looks nice Bernie. Starting with that reflex would mess with me tillering. I have a couple staves I have stayed away from because of that. I need to get back to it. -------------------- Jason Lester Posts: 1944 | From: Cincinnati Ohio | Registered: Jun 2003  |  IP: Logged |  ber643 Contributor 2012 Member # 72 posted                        I know what you mean. I'm just glad I have Mike's able guidance to rely on, especially since it is my first. This might be a good place to mention that when we started, Mike was kidding me that it was such a pretty, straight stave with no knots, etc. that he felt he had to apologize, as it would be so easy I wouldn't learn very much. However, after we got into it, "It" has turned out to be quite a learning experience after all - IMO. Although it was sans knots (probably a good thing ). -------------------- Bernie: "Hunters Are People Too" Ret'd USMC '53-'72 Disbanded Hubert Archers (Treasurer) Traditional Bow Shooters of West Virginia (Official Dinosaur Wrangler, Supporter, and Member) TGMM Family of the Bow Posts: 18939 | From: S Coastal NC | Registered: Mar 2003  |  IP: Logged |  Larry Surtees Assoc Sponsor Member # 14970 posted                     Outstanding! Thanks for sharing! -------------------- TGMM Family of the Bow Posts: 2064 | From: Pensacola, Florida | Registered: Jan 2008  |  IP: Logged |  ber643 Contributor 2012 Member # 72 posted                        Thank you, Larry, and your welcome. ........................... Now we're really loggin'!: Tomorrow, Lord willing, I will twist (with heat) the tips into position, let her cool, and then get the short string on her to see where we stand. -------------------- Bernie: "Hunters Are People Too" Ret'd USMC '53-'72 Disbanded Hubert Archers (Treasurer) Traditional Bow Shooters of West Virginia (Official Dinosaur Wrangler, Supporter, and Member) TGMM Family of the Bow Posts: 18939 | From: S Coastal NC | Registered: Mar 2003  |  IP: Logged |

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