Author Topic: The Beauty of Osage... Buildalong finishing up tiller (Read 38821 times)

1gutpile · « **Reply #140 on:** February 03, 2006, 10:54:00 AM »

Hey Luke that curve looks fine I wouldn't try to take any out..Actually I would make it a static anyway..A working recurve will eventually pull out over time anyway from my experience..I try to go with a 60 to 65 degree curve works great for me..With osage the beauty of it is once it is cooled you can pull it off the form...I tend to let mine cool for a while though ..outta habit...She is looking good...keep me posted..gut

Tim Clark · « **Reply #141 on:** February 03, 2006, 11:50:00 AM »

Hey, Luke... once you glued the PH to the osage, you more or less made them one wood, so the crack that began in the osage went through to the PH since the stresses in the osage also now affect the PH.

Not a build-along, eh? It is in my book. In fact, maybe there's more to learn from this than from one that goes perfectly from start to finish. This thread at least presents many many "oops" opportunities to be brought out in the open and remedied as you go.

Proud of ya. You've got guts. Tell your parents from me that I salute them - they're doing a fine job of raising you. And if you're half as tenacious regarding your schoolwork and hobbies as you are with this, then I expect to see your name in print quite a bit in the future.

Well done, Master Luke. And it's wonderful to see all the terrific input from The Great Ones, too. What a bunch of great guys and gals on here...

Luke Vander Vennen · « **Reply #142 on:** February 04, 2006, 11:41:00 PM »

Thanks Tim

Not a whole lot to report today. I only got a small amount of time to work on this her, so I did some more tip alingment. Hopefully they line up this time around.

. I'll get some more up tomorrow.

Luke Vander Vennen · « **Reply #143 on:** February 05, 2006, 01:41:00 PM »

Here's what I'm at right now. The tip is cooling now after one more time around on the tip alignment merry-go-round. Lesson learned, alinging 3/8 inch tips is not as easy as it sounds

Here's the bow at rest

Pulled 5 or 6 inches. I think the inner thirds of both limbs are bending a bit too much, need to get the rest of the limb doing some work too.

Dano · « **Reply #144 on:** February 05, 2006, 05:15:00 PM »

Man Luke, I'm glad to see this baby on the tree, anything from here on out is a bonus. Great work son!!

Luke Vander Vennen · « **Reply #145 on:** February 05, 2006, 10:30:00 PM »

Thanks Dano. I'm still surprised it's bending again. I thought it was a gonner several time, but it keeps picking up its head and heading upstream. Osage is good wood

the Ferret · « **Reply #146 on:** February 05, 2006, 11:12:00 PM »

Luke your tip alignment lesson frustrated me once so badly I ended cutting them off and making a bendy handled straight end bow out of it. Next time align them when they are 3/4 inches wide and then taper the tips and avoid all that frustration.

TaylorJohn · « **Reply #147 on:** February 05, 2006, 11:21:00 PM »

Hey hey, it's on the tree! I have that same scale as you lol, oh yea Canadian Tire!

I'm eagerly awaiting the outcome of this masterpiece, I can't wait to shoot it!

Luke Vander Vennen · « **Reply #148 on:** February 06, 2006, 01:12:00 AM »

LOL Mickey, I was getting close.

. Normally I do leave them 3/4 inches wide and then taper, but in this case I wasn't planning on recurving until after I had thinned the tips. Ah well, it's all fine and good now, I think they're nicely in line now.

lol Taylor, I don't know what all those unfortunate Americans do without Canadian Tire :D

Cody Roiter · « **Reply #149 on:** February 06, 2006, 07:34:00 AM »

Luke,Looks like the bow is going good.
Yes what would we do without the Canadian Tire.
best to you.
Cody

Bert Frelink · « **Reply #150 on:** February 08, 2006, 11:57:00 AM »

Luke I have been following along with great anticipation, good work!!!
I have build some bows out of questionable wood but you take the cake my friend.

Luke Vander Vennen · « **Reply #151 on:** February 08, 2006, 12:58:00 PM »

Thanks for the encouragement Bert. I appreciate it.

With a lot of effort I got it strung yesterday. Brace height WOULD have been 3 or 4 inches, but the bow is still high in poundage and all I have for strings is B50. The string stretched right down to the handle :mad: . Still got a lot of weight to play with.

Carbon Caster · « **Reply #152 on:** February 08, 2006, 01:22:00 PM »

Luke,

Send me your address again via PM, and I will send you a half used spool of black 450+ that I have NO use for anymore. I use 8125, and I don't need this stuff taking up space. Looking good by the way. If you can't get it down below 65-70# you can always send it out west.

Brina

Luke Vander Vennen · « **Reply #153 on:** February 08, 2006, 02:51:00 PM »

Thanks a lot Brian. You have a pm!

Luke Vander Vennen · « **Reply #154 on:** February 09, 2006, 09:52:00 PM »

I've been trying to take my time on this one, so naturally it's going slow. Here's where I'm at.

Profile

Drawn 10 inches

B.O.D. · « **Reply #155 on:** February 10, 2006, 06:15:00 AM »

nice WHOOP-DEE-DOO on the right limb..good job, hey, wait a minute! I know that piece(s) of bowdark....
BD9 hope you had that in a nice dry spot, cause it wasn't quite dry eh?)

:p

Cody Roiter · « **Reply #156 on:** February 10, 2006, 07:34:00 AM »

Hello Luke,
Luke your doing a very good job on the bow.
I think this one will be the one that will work
for you.
Best to you.
Cody

Luke Vander Vennen · « **Reply #157 on:** February 10, 2006, 07:58:00 AM »

haha, It's certainly dry now Cary. I don't think it has taken on any set. At all

Thanks Cody

1gutpile · « **Reply #158 on:** February 10, 2006, 02:05:00 PM »

Gut-r-done son...gut

hunt4life · « **Reply #159 on:** February 15, 2006, 10:34:00 PM »

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