Osage for limbs?

[flint kemper]

Can anyone give me there thoughts on using Osage as a limb wood in a laminated glass bow. Is there any disadvantages to it. I know it makes and awesome heavy riser wood but wondered about it for a great limb wood. Thanks Flint

[BobW]

You mean this?

Shrew Classic hunter - Osage limbs under clear glass, osage/phenolic riser.

 

 

This is a sweeeeeeet bow!

BobW

[varmint]

Nice!

Are those the fur tracers on your arrows??Really makes them stand out.Thought about trying them but wasn't sure how well they worked or wether they affected arrow flight/speed.Any comments on your experience with them?

[BobW]

Those are feather tracers.  They don't do a thing to flight.  Only "problem" I have had is a slight vision blocking/blurring when I sight down the shaft at full draw. I could trim them some, but I like them the way they are.

There is one other slight a "disadvantage".  When you are stumping or doing a 3-d shoot with some friends, make sure you are the last to shoot.  They make for too good of a target...

[john gerrard]

I think osage is a good limb material but I believe that yew, red elm, sasafrass are much better. Just my opinion. Brokenwing

[varmint]

Thanks Bob!

[Bowjunkie]

ahhhhhhh, another sassafras advocate. Good stuff. I'm making a sassafras and bocote d/r longbow for my boy now.

[heydeerman]

If you like to shoot heavy arrows go with osage. It likes to throw them heavy arrows.

[shantam]

hi heydeerman,
the story about heavy wood in the limps(in this case osage) throw a heavy weight arrow better is just an "old wife talking".
no offence tho.
just because a limp wood is heavy doesnt make it a good performer.
doesnt matter if the arrow ist light or heavy.
sad that,i am making my first glaslambow with osage right now.
dang this wood ist BEATY.

shantam

[Long Bow]

I have an all osage Great Northern Bushbow that's a beauty and a perfomer....And if Ron will put it in a Shrew, you know it works!

[Java Man]

The osage in the Shrew Gold bows is no thicker than about .050" on each side, and the rest is bamboo.  Works just fine!

Java Man

[heydeerman]

Shantam...you calling me a girl?

My experience has been better cast of heavy arrows outta osage. The osage Abbot I just sold was a good example. I also have an osage Wes Wallace takedown that I can say the same of. Thats my story and I'm stickin to it.

[shantam]

i dont call you a girl.
Period.
i just dont think its that simple.
a bow is either good performing or not.
doesnt matter the weigth of the arrow nor the weight of the corelam.

shantam

[heydeerman]

Shantam,

Brother, you seem a litle miffed. My apologies. i shoulda put one of these after you callin me a girl....  

[baretraks]

Here's one for ya....
 
 

I dont know about function, but it sure does look good. This is a Thunderstick Mag, shoots real well too. Besides, it's the fiberglass that's doing 88% of the work anyway.

[ethan]

In my opinion, Sassafrass makes the best limb wood.  That being said, I have two "main" bows that are identical designs with 3#'s draw weight difference.  One is Sassafrass and one is osage and I would guess there MAY be 4 or 5 feet per second difference.  I think most of a bows performance comes from design and not the wood.  I've found that to be true with practically all the bows I've made.  Just my opinion.

[Otto]

Baretracks

I just got my rosewood/osage Thunderstick mag today.  Haven't shot it yet but it looks awesome.

What riser is yours made from???  It looks much more red than mine does.

[indianalongbowshooter]

Got a Rick Lanham  3 pc. recurve that has a Osage/Cocobolo riser and all Osage limbs, very fast and pretty bow..

[hickstick]

this bow seems to shoot 'well enough for me'  
 

   

its custom made by a friend.  osage and paduk  limbs, osage paduk and grey actionwood riser.

all in all I do prefer bamboo cored limbs with maybe a veneer of something-or-other...

[buckster]

Rick Welch recently used it as veneers over bamboo on my Dakota Hunter and I really like it a lot!  Check it out.

 http://s224.photobucket.com/albums/dd63/HuntPyramid/?action=view¤t=DSCF0120.jpg

 http://s224.photobucket.com/albums/dd63/HuntPyramid/?action=view¤t=DSCF0116.jpg