Author Topic: My Shortest Ever (Read 972 times)

John Scifres · « **on:** February 23, 2014, 06:56:00 PM »

This is a sinew backed osage bow I recently finished. It is 51" NTN, about 1-1/8" wide and bends in the handle. I put some watersnake skins on the back.

This piece wasshort and thin and destined to be a kid's bow but it was so nice I decided to try a design that I remembered Buz Ackerman ("Buz-AL") showed me many years ago at Cloverdale. It is a deflexed handle with recurved tips.

53# at 27". I am about 1" short of full draw here:

KellyG · « **Reply #1 on:** February 23, 2014, 07:01:00 PM »

Wow John I bet that one spits an arrow. LOOKS great.

DVSHUNTER · « **Reply #2 on:** February 23, 2014, 07:06:00 PM »

Sweet bend john. Well done.

Echatham · « **Reply #3 on:** February 23, 2014, 07:07:00 PM »

nice. ive been itching to try a shorty.

mwosborn · « **Reply #4 on:** February 23, 2014, 07:17:00 PM »

Lot of bend for a short bow - nicely done!

Sockrsblur · « **Reply #5 on:** February 23, 2014, 07:25:00 PM »

What a beautiful bow John! Might you have any other pictures of the build?

Dan Landis · « **Reply #6 on:** February 23, 2014, 07:28:00 PM »

John, how many layers of sinew did you use?

John Scifres · « **Reply #7 on:** February 23, 2014, 07:34:00 PM »

Thanks all.

I didn't take pics along the way. I built a D-R form and bent it with a heatgun.

I think 3-4 layers of sinew is about what I used but I didn't really take notes. I used TB3.

Sockrsblur · « **Reply #8 on:** February 23, 2014, 07:43:00 PM »

It just has great lines... simplistic beauty! Well done... I love it Sir

Bowjunkie · « **Reply #9 on:** February 23, 2014, 07:55:00 PM »

My favorite bow of all time... so far... has an almost identicle profile to that one. I can practically feel how your bow shoots just by lookin' at it.

Gonna HAVE to say 'nicely done' Mr. Scifres

BCWV · « **Reply #10 on:** February 23, 2014, 07:55:00 PM »

Very nice bow John!

Roy from Pa · « **Reply #11 on:** February 23, 2014, 07:59:00 PM »

Sweet, John...

jess stuart · « **Reply #12 on:** February 23, 2014, 08:29:00 PM »

Wonderful, I have a soft spot for recurves and especially ones of wood and sinew. Thanks for sharing with us.

cunruhshoot · « **Reply #13 on:** February 23, 2014, 08:35:00 PM »

Definitely a nice one! Short and Sweet...kind of like a good conversation with the wife...

Trapper Rob · « **Reply #14 on:** February 23, 2014, 08:47:00 PM »

Sweet bow.

JJB · « **Reply #15 on:** February 23, 2014, 09:55:00 PM »

Very nice!
-Jay

Walt Francis · « **Reply #16 on:** February 23, 2014, 10:26:00 PM »

Sweet looking bow.

bigbob2 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 24, 2014, 12:15:00 AM »

lovely working bend for such a small length bow!. Very nice!

twitchstick · « **Reply #18 on:** February 24, 2014, 09:32:00 AM »

David Flanrey · « **Reply #19 on:** February 24, 2014, 09:53:00 AM »

Very nice bow John. I love short osage bows.

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