Osage Static

[Osagetree]

You got a talent there my friend!

Now, how did you draw those sweet curves behind your tiller tree????

[Mechslasher]

thanks guys!  i started on this bow last june.  with all that's going on it's taken me that long to finish it up.  a few more specs, the fades are 1.5" tapering to a point with just under 3" statics.  i used bison horn for the tip overlays and steam to bend the tips.  i hand rubbed 8 coats of tru-oil and then went over the finish with stock conditioner to give a satin finish.  i think i used my 60 degree form on this bow.  i put rests on both ends of the grip because i noticed the lower limb of some short statics start to take a little more set after 500-700 shots.  didn't want that to happen to this bow.  never really checked the weight while i was tillering this bow out so i was surprised to find out the weight was 65#, she feels like 60.  i used 1/8" strips of osage and walnut for the brush nocks.  heat them up with a heat gun, put on a little titebond, and clamp them down to fit the bend.  the bow should slide through the bushes with ease with these brush nocks.  i really can't feel any handshock with this bow but then again all statics seem to shoot better than other styles of bows to me. the lines on my tillering tree are from an article in i think bowyers journal from last year.  i might be able to dig up the instructions if anyone is interested.   you just match the bending of the limbs during tillering.  i made a mistake by drawing mine on the wall.  they really need to be on movable boards so they can be adjusted to different types of tillers.  here are a few more pics.

     
 

[Bruce Martin]

Beautiful work; that would have competed strong in the ambush bow exercise through Bowyers Journal. Where is Cade, Williamsburg County? I'm in Florence.

[Eastern fisher]

Nice Bow.  I cannot get Osage or yew here in Nova Scotia.  We have a Hardwood specialty shop here in Dartmouth that has just about everything but they cannot get in Osage or yew.  Sucks to be me.

[ChristopherO]

Thank you so much for posting those pictures.  I started my first static by bending the tips between Christmas and New Years.  That was a fun lesson in wood manipulation.  I hope it can look half as nice as yours when finished.  The brush nocks look great.
What method did you use to set the handle back?

[Mark Baker]

Beauty of a bow, Chris....nice work!