Author Topic: Osage Static Recurve (Read 1001 times)

4est trekker · « **on:** March 09, 2010, 10:21:00 PM »

Hey, all. This is the bow I just finished for my wife. It's 60 1/2" ntn, 30#@24", 1 1/4" at the fades, 3/8" at the tips. Splined recurve static tips of wenge with brush nocks of laminated wenge and osage. Two thin coats of CA glue and two coats of wax. My bow swap bow will be very similar to this one...just gotta get it started!

4est trekker · « **Reply #1 on:** March 09, 2010, 10:23:00 PM »

Few more pics:

scottm · « **Reply #2 on:** March 09, 2010, 10:23:00 PM »

Verry cool!Love the tips!

bjansen · « **Reply #3 on:** March 09, 2010, 10:27:00 PM »

Outstanding 4est. What a beauty!

coulter · « **Reply #4 on:** March 09, 2010, 11:06:00 PM »

sweet bow Curt! pretty high tech tips, nice! noel

JGoemaat · « **Reply #5 on:** March 09, 2010, 11:14:00 PM »

4est,
Thats another really nice looking bow. Thanks for posting pictures! Your giving me ideas for my next project.

Roy from Pa · « **Reply #6 on:** March 09, 2010, 11:41:00 PM »

Sweet...

Osagetree · « **Reply #7 on:** March 10, 2010, 04:56:00 AM »

Real nice! Good work man!!!!

Dean Marlow · « **Reply #8 on:** March 10, 2010, 06:40:00 AM »

4est that is a beauty. Thanks for sharing.

Stiks-n-Strings · « **Reply #9 on:** March 10, 2010, 07:00:00 AM »

Man I love those tips.
Do you get alot of hand shock from the mass in the tips?

ishi1archer · « **Reply #10 on:** March 10, 2010, 07:51:00 AM »

Nice work your wife should love it!! Love them tips!1

Pat B · « **Reply #11 on:** March 10, 2010, 08:40:00 AM »

She's a beauty 4est. Brush nocks have been on my to do list for a while but for some reason I haven't tried them. You did a great job from stem to stern on this bow for sure.

razorback · « **Reply #12 on:** March 10, 2010, 01:31:00 PM »

Looks good. What is the benefit/cost of brush nocks. They look like they may be too much mass at the tip, causing hand shock.

Zach Mikita · « **Reply #13 on:** March 10, 2010, 02:19:00 PM »

Pretty looking bow =)

twitchstick · « **Reply #14 on:** March 10, 2010, 02:40:00 PM »

Man! that is nice! Thanks for sharing.

Pat B · « **Reply #15 on:** March 10, 2010, 03:23:00 PM »

Razor, the brush nocks were popularized(and possibly developed) back in the 40s or so by Nels Grumley, the bowyer fro Fred Bear. They were to prevent limbs and brush from getting caught between the limb and string when walking through the woods. If done properly no shock or loss of speed should occur.

4est trekker · « **Reply #16 on:** March 10, 2010, 07:00:00 PM »

Exactly what Pat said. I would add that a poorly tillered bow is a bigger culprit of handshock than near-tip mass. Also, proper tuning and arrow selection play a big role as well. I've not noticed a difference in the four bows I've put brush nocks on compared to my other bows. Plus, they are the best, hands down, for their intended purpose: keeping brush from snagging between the string and limbs.

Thanks for the kind comments, all!

horseapple · « **Reply #17 on:** March 11, 2010, 09:20:00 AM »

Cool stuff trekker, attention to detail is topnotch

Swissbow · « **Reply #18 on:** March 11, 2010, 01:28:00 PM »

Dang, that is a awesome looking bow you did here.

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Andy

razorback · « **Reply #19 on:** March 11, 2010, 02:57:00 PM »

Thanks for the info. Having just bashed my way through a bunch of brush and rose bushes at the JLMBH, I can appreciate anything that stops the brush from snagging.

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