Character Osage Question :-{)

[clintopher]

Originally posted by the Ferret:
Rather have my noggin busted than my.............   :eek:  

That's exactly what I was thinking.  

Dano, could you wrap it with sinew for some insurance?

Clint

[Linc]

Dano,I think you will be fine as long as you keep the knot area a little stiff.If you do pull a splinter at least you know how to repair it.I don't think the limb will break at the knot with the amount of wood you have around the hole.  

[John Scifres]

Just make her bend a little.  She'll be fine.  I think I would have left her in.  Have fun!

[Dano]

Johnny "come lately" Sci-fries    Now you tell me. We shall see today, it's time to make or break this bow, good thing I got a long tiller rope.  

[Walkingstick]

Go Dano...Mac~

[Dano]

Thanks for the support guy's, I'm having a good time with this bow thats what it's all about.

[Slim Buttes]

Thanks for starting this thread and the pics. I have run into this situation twice in my short bow building time. I would have never thought to drill it out.

Thanks again

[Jason Lester]

Dano,
   Man that bow will be cool.


BTW
   I went with some small diamondbacks he suggested. He suggested them because with one longer one I'd loose the pattern on the narrow bow. I called him and we talked about it for a minute. Can't wait to get them. I have this picture in my head of what this bow will look like when its done. I'm ready to get to it.

[Dano]

Slim, this wasn't my idea, I've heard it done before, thought it might be worth a try. So far so good.


That's great Jason, Mike will set you up that's for sure. I can't wait to see how it turns out buddy.

['46]

ok pal...hows the tiller comin? lets have some photos. Going to be a cool bow.  

[Dano]

Geeze, a guy never gets any rest.  

Braced, doesn't look real bad, keep in mind that whoop de doo is causing the limb to twist upward at mid limb.
 

Here it is drawn 13", pretty stiff at the knot and whoop de doo.
 

['46]

lookin good, hows that wood around the knot? A little hard?

[Dano]

George, I've gone in and dug out most of the real brittle stuff, the wood around the knot seams ok, still trying to get it bending better right there.

['46]

Look a little stiff. I've found,in my limited experience, that area will always be a bit hard to bend...even the wood around the knot is a wee bit harder than the rest if for no other reason that it's changing direction to swirle around the knot.I think when ya bring the tiller home it will still look a little like its not bending enough there...thats ok.

[tom sawyer]

Yeah, that swirl of fibers around the hole, certainly makes for an odd situation as far as bending.  and you almost have to hollow out the belly side, to make the knot wood the same thickness as the rest of the limb.  And even then, the cone shape would probably be stiffer.

The whoop-tee-doo is simpel compared to the knot.  And its no walk in the park either.

Go for it Dano.  Show no mercy!  I wanna see this sucker bend through that knot.

[the Ferret]

depending on the width and depth of the knot hole from the belly side there may not be enough wood left on the back side to provide enough strength if you get it thin enough to bend which is what caused this. The knot hole was cone shaped and didn't leave enough supporting wood on the back.

 

[Dano]

Dang Mickey don't show me pictures like that right now    

Lennie, your right and I am treating the wood around the knot with care. The whoop de doo just takes a little finece to tiller. Here's a picture of the knot now and it drawn to 16"
 

 

[the Ferret]

LOL sorry Dano  

You have that knot cleaned out real well, are we looking at the back or belly in that pic?

[tom sawyer]

Yeah Mickey, I scrolled down and saw that and thought, well Dano has the rest of the day off if he isn't in the emergency room.  But then saw it wasn't his knot.

[Dano]

:D  Just kiddin Mickey. Ooops sorry, that's the back.