Author Topic: La Prassa! An osage bow (Read 645 times)

George Tsoukalas · « **on:** January 20, 2010, 08:02:00 PM »

I just finished this osage bow.
Thanks again to Brain Halbleib for the stave. It was a gift.
She’s 51# at 26 in and is 62.5 inches long. I names this bow La Prassa!. That’s what my dad used to say after he made something and was happy with it. Lord rest him. He was a woodworker and carpenter. The cast on this bow is excellent. It shoots an arrow further than my last half dozen ir so bows.

Here she is unbraced.

The handle area.

The upper nock.

Braced.

Full Draw.

Other side.

Questions welcomed.
Thanks for looking.
Jawge

Art B · « **Reply #1 on:** January 20, 2010, 08:30:00 PM »

Nicely done George! Sure to be a meat maker for sure. Good luck with it this fall...........ART

Dmaxshawn · « **Reply #2 on:** January 20, 2010, 08:56:00 PM »

Beautiful piece of work there. Good luck with her.

Shawn

klm5121 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 20, 2010, 09:03:00 PM »

Nice looking bow. Good luck in the fall

George Tsoukalas · « **Reply #4 on:** January 20, 2010, 09:30:00 PM »

Thanks, Art. Lord willing that would be nice. Thanks Shawn and KLM. Jawge

Dano · « **Reply #5 on:** January 20, 2010, 10:33:00 PM »

Nice to see Brian was good for something.

bjansen · « **Reply #6 on:** January 20, 2010, 10:41:00 PM »

Nice one! Great job.

Chisler · « **Reply #7 on:** January 21, 2010, 12:13:00 AM »

Very nice!

Osagetree · « **Reply #8 on:** January 21, 2010, 04:33:00 AM »

Thanks for posting your pics.

Nice bow!

What is your theory as to why the cast is better on this one?

Paul/KS · « **Reply #9 on:** January 21, 2010, 05:33:00 AM »

Nice work as always Sir... 62" seems to be a good length for osage. How wide did you go with the limbs?
Good looking rings on that piece of wood too BTW.

DVSHUNTER · « **Reply #10 on:** January 21, 2010, 09:34:00 AM »

nice bow jawge. Looks pretty sweet.

George Tsoukalas · « **Reply #11 on:** January 21, 2010, 09:52:00 AM »

Dano, bjhansen, and Chisler. Osagetree, I think there are a couple of reasons. I had to heat both limbs from dade to tip to get the string even on the handle-kind of an indirect heat treating. Also, this was a very superior piece of osage. I remember reading that Jim Hamm said the darker colored osage is much better wood. Thanks, Paul. It was a pretty difficult tiller because of that do dad in the upper limb. I got a different tiller picture from each of the sides. Actually, the ring I chased was pretty thin at about 1/16 in. The thicker rings were on the inside but I couldn't go to them because the stave was not that thick to start. Thnaks, DVS. Jawge

dutchwarbow · « **Reply #12 on:** January 21, 2010, 06:13:00 PM »

Nice!!! I was checking how you treated that deflexed spot in the lower fades, found out you handled it perfectly! shoul've known it!

didn't you always wear slippers? :p

Nick

George Tsoukalas · « **Reply #13 on:** January 21, 2010, 08:50:00 PM »

Thanks, Dutch. The bow shoots well.

Jawge

4runr · « **Reply #14 on:** January 21, 2010, 09:44:00 PM »

Very nice George!

George Tsoukalas · « **Reply #15 on:** January 21, 2010, 10:31:00 PM »

Thanks, Kenny. Jawge

Keenan · « **Reply #16 on:** January 22, 2010, 11:24:00 PM »

Great looking bow Jawge, I love the character kinks in that limb. Graet job on the tiller. Bet she is a sweet shooter.

George Tsoukalas · « **Reply #17 on:** January 23, 2010, 09:00:00 AM »

Thanks, Keenan. She shoots very well Jawge

Mike Mecredy · « **Reply #18 on:** January 23, 2010, 10:42:00 AM »

O got a stave like that out in my shop I was working on during my "spare time". See that George reminds me I need to do a little soothing work on that self bow and take a little break from the fiberglass.

Stiks-n-Strings · « **Reply #19 on:** January 23, 2010, 10:49:00 AM »

Good Looking Bow Jawge!

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