Got some staves!

[Roy from Pa]

WOW, that's what I call nice growth rings, Charlie.

[stringstretcher]

Thanks Roy.  This one log has been the best one we have ever found for sure.  All this wood came from a low lying area that held water a lot, so the growth rings on all the osage was pretty uniform.  Kind of anxious to see how a bow turns out from it.  Just got to decide what kind of lay out I want to use, and get going.  Marvin makes all his self bows the Torges Style, and makes a great bow by the way.  I want to make equal limb, and more of  a flat limb design.  Just have to see how it goes.

[George Tsoukalas]

Nice staves! I love the shop! Jawge

[soy]

That shop looks about perfect... the Osage on the other hand, looks a little too straight  

[Roy from Pa]

I used to do the Deans style on my bows, but now I make all my bows with equal length limbs. I feel they balance just as well  in the hand and seem to tiller a lot easier. But WTH do I know?

[stringstretcher]

Roy, I like an equal limb profile better myself, but will have to say, that the bows that Marvin makes like the Dean style, do shoot and shoot good.  I will be working on my profile shortly and see what I can come up with.

All my bow will be in the 40-50 lb range hopefully, so any dimensions and lay out suggestions would be very helpful.

[Roy from Pa]

3/4 wide handle area, 1 1/4 wide at flares, hold that 1 1/4 width out 6 inches past the flares, then a straight taper to 1/2 wide tips. Taper thickness from 1/2 at flares to 3/8th at tips.