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49 inch osage
« on: January 17, 2011, 04:09:00 PM »
Hey guys, I have a 49 inch long osage stave I am going to be using for my next bow. Since it is quite short I am assuming a bend in the handle bow will be a safer design? Right? How wide should I make the limbs and should I atempt to recurve or reflex deflex this bow for better performance?
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Re: 49 inch osage
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2011, 04:16:00 PM »
Are you planning on sinew backing?
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Re: 49 inch osage
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2011, 04:16:00 PM »
At 49" you better plan on not pulling it more than 20" to 22". I would kick the tips up a bit to improve the string angle at full draw.
  How wide is the stave? If wide enough split it lengthwise and splice at the handle for a more practical bow.
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Re: 49 inch osage
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2011, 04:31:00 PM »
it is a little over 2 inches wide and I am not planning on sinew backing but if I feel I need to I have processed sinew on hand.
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Re: 49 inch osage
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2011, 04:57:00 PM »
my red oak shorty isnt much more than that. that osage sounds like it would make a nice short draw.


lets see some pics!
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Re: 49 inch osage
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2011, 05:06:00 PM »
It was cut less than a month ago so for now im just gonna work on steaming it into shape I think im gonna leave it at 49 cause its not quite wide enough for a split in the middle.
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Re: 49 inch osage
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2011, 06:30:00 PM »
Very curious on this one. I've got 3 or 4 osage chuncks about the same size.

I've been holding on to them waiting for a bandsaw so I could do a z-splice on em. Its a shame I don't have one yet cause they are some primo pieces left over from a large tree I purchased a while ago.

But ... Like I said very curious I'll be following closely. Maybe one of em doesn't have to wait for a bandsaw!
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Re: 49 inch osage
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2011, 06:52:00 PM »
This is my firt time doing one so small but I have seen many very short and shorter osage yew and juniper bend in the handle indian style bows. I think I am going to steam it and bend up the tips then add sinew and let it cure for a while and see how it goes.
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Re: 49 inch osage
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2011, 08:56:00 PM »
I would make it bend through the handle with a slight recurve, if your looking at a drawlength around 22-24 inches I would leave it unbacked but for 28 inches or more 1 layer of sinew should help you achieve this
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Re: 49 inch osage
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2011, 09:55:00 PM »
with a bend through the handle you'd be pushin it unbacked to reach 28. I've made osage bows as short as 54 with a seven inch stiff handle that drew to 26 unbacked so it is possible, but pretty risky in my opinion. If you don't mind having it snap on you (which I don't, cuz I'll just make another) then go for, but go slow and good luck.
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Re: 49 inch osage
« Reply #10 on: January 18, 2011, 08:10:00 PM »
Hey guys I got my stave down to 1 ring on the back today and.. well there is a demon hole right in the back here is a link to my photobucket...      http://s1141.photobucket.com/albums/n582/christhebowyer/?previewTheme=42&track=interstitial&previewCancelUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fs1141.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn582%2Fchristhebowyer%2F
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Re: 49 inch osage
« Reply #11 on: January 18, 2011, 08:13:00 PM »
These pictures are not in order but you should be able to tell where the sap wood is and is not. I didnt quite leave islands around all of the knots because I will be sinew backing this bow and im not sure what to do about that demon hole of a knot. In some pictures the Orange heartwood is much darker because my light was shining right on it in the picture. This was my first time getting down to 1 ring and luckily the first heartwood ring was large enough so thats what i went for. After I did this I took 220 grit sand paper and sanded is all down. I noticed after doing this there were while streaks that almost look like sapwood? Is that normal? Do I have a problem?
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Re: 49 inch osage
« Reply #12 on: January 18, 2011, 09:09:00 PM »
I didn't see any pictures ?
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Re: 49 inch osage
« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2011, 09:26:00 PM »
Did you click the link? they should be there? I dont know how to put them directly on the forum
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Re: 49 inch osage
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Re: 49 inch osage
« Reply #15 on: January 18, 2011, 09:29:00 PM »
Darn... Do you guys know how to get them directly on the forum?
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Re: 49 inch osage
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Re: 49 inch osage
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Re: 49 inch osage
« Reply #18 on: January 18, 2011, 09:34:00 PM »
       this one should work then.. I hope
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