osage for English style longbos

[jlw]

I appologise if this is a topic that has been beaten to death repeatedly in the forum. I have access to some decent osage. If I can find a good 6 foot piece of clear osage, will it make a decent english style longbow?

[vanillabear?]

[SourOwl]

JLW - I HAVE MADE FIVE ELB. FROM OSAGE; EACH SEEMS TO SHOOT BETTER'N THE LAST - - IT'S GREAT!  GO FOR IT.

SOUROWL

[Pat B]

I've made a few osage ELBs all with good results.

[Roy from Pa]

I love Osage....... Yes it will do the job.

[jlw]

Thanks. Back to the trad bowyers bible and then to work. I expect I will do several before getting a real keeper.

[Pat B]

Take it slow and easy. ELBs have a trndency to want to bend to the side if you don't tiller each limb evenly.

[Ghost Dog]

Here is an osage ELB that Joe Don Jones made for me. It is made from a single stave, 68", 60# @ 28", horn tip overlays. It is a honey to shoot.

 

[horseapple]

Forgot all about that bow Bob, how u doin bud?

[Diamondback59]

hey jd  how u doin haha was lookin round  how u feelin now u ready start shootin again brock

[horseapple]

Doin great Brock, you still shooting them heavy weight ELB's ?

[Sal]

What a beautiful bow and quiver, did you make that quiver?

[Diamondback59]

hey jd  yep still makin em  makin a 110 now  yew  mostly shootin 65 or so  i must be gettin old  lol  sal how are ya been a while brock