Author Topic: Exsperment on a short Osage leaver bow ! (Read 4804 times)

Pat B · « **Reply #40 on:** December 22, 2019, 11:42:06 PM »

Looks good but I think you could do a few scrapes mid limb on the top limb.

Forwardhandle · « **Reply #41 on:** December 23, 2019, 05:06:05 AM »

Thanks fellas I appreciate it Im verry happy with the reflex this one is holding I had friends that told me why waste the wood trying to get a 65" to hold a lot of reflex on a strait long bow at my draw & now 1 owes me a Red lobster dinner on a bet

Pat If you look close on the mid/outers on the top limb the area was left taper flat so when I size the leavers & side tiller that area & losing the mass I will get more flex ,its critical on this type bow in that area not to over do it as you will lose a lot of performance do to string angle the botom one is just about there but will change sesaw when I do the top hence being heavy on target draw weight ! I shoot it in and tiller it as I go maintainig the positive tiller the outer third does little work on this design and takes no set as in the unstrung profile doing it that way Pat I think you will like the profile when I post when done ! I did another one of these a 68" in the same way at the (pic)at the same point in tiller & its still holding tiller & really one of the best performing self bows I have made 3k arrows latter !

Roy from Pa · « **Reply #42 on:** December 23, 2019, 06:32:04 AM »

Nice job, Ritchie.

Crooked Stic · « **Reply #43 on:** December 23, 2019, 08:37:52 AM »

I does look good. explain the fat tip.

Forwardhandle · « **Reply #44 on:** December 23, 2019, 09:11:24 AM »

I will try Mike but not reall good a exsplaining but with this type design in wood bows its claim to fame is lighter mass outers & superior string angle on the current one its only 20 1/2 working limb the rest being handle/fades & leavers complicated by my long draw with wood its easy to take set in the wrong areas , but by keeping the outers thick in taper I can side tiller the front veiew lowering mass in that area & get proper bend with out whip tillering as I narrow the leavers & destroying the string angle keeping the outer mass as light as possible lighterr mass outers is expotential gains with wood bows vs glass

Pat B · « **Reply #45 on:** December 23, 2019, 10:36:56 AM »

Mike, like with an I beam the thicker, narrower outer limbs are stronger but with less physical weight.
Richie, I'd say it's time to shoot the heck out of it them look at it again.

Forwardhandle · « **Reply #46 on:** December 23, 2019, 11:02:33 AM »

Yep Ibeam & Eiffel tower shape too but also the limb fade transition I need to carve the handle & make a string yet & get 300 arrows break in and recheck tiller but this hedge is stuburn bet it stays put also need to heat treat the leavers before shooting just bent with steam I think I will end up pretty close to center shot to ,I never cut shelfs on self bows just knuckle shooting !

Buemaker · « **Reply #47 on:** December 23, 2019, 11:19:54 AM »

You did a great job on this one.

Forwardhandle · « **Reply #48 on:** December 23, 2019, 05:13:00 PM »

Thanks Bue means a lot to me Bro !

Forwardhandle · « **Reply #49 on:** December 24, 2019, 09:37:03 PM »

Just as a side note this peace osage was really solid dense osage took a lot of scrapes & exsersise to get any change ,I looked back threw my records & this one was one I got from Clint ,Scrub buster out of Ind a few years back !

Mad Max · « **Reply #50 on:** December 24, 2019, 10:08:21 PM »

Clint has some good ones
I have about 5 of them

Forwardhandle · « **Reply #51 on:** December 24, 2019, 10:18:13 PM »

Yep I have a bunch here too I think both of those bows in this thread where made from his staves , some of the osage I cut here in Il is good dense wood nice red color to it too ,but some off the osage I have gotten out of Mo. isn't as dense , but even poor osage is good wood , we could start another thread on osage quality & seasoning

Pat B · « **Reply #52 on:** December 25, 2019, 03:07:39 PM »

I've been getting wood from Clint for years. Unfortunately he's getting out of wood cutting...at least that is what he says now.

Forwardhandle · « **Reply #53 on:** December 30, 2019, 11:26:12 AM »

I have been laying out my handle with all the lateral adjustments Im still off a bit to the arrow side it looks like I should end up about 3/16 past center it will be interesting to see how it shoots like that , thats the farthest of center on a self bow that I have done ! Trying to get this one shooting new years day !

Buemaker · « **Reply #54 on:** December 30, 2019, 12:07:59 PM »

Pip Bickerstaffe of Bickerstaffe Bows, one of England’s top bowyers, makes mostly laminated ELB’s. He usually adjusts his bows so the string is a bit offset, he say they are more centershot. He is the author of several books.

Forwardhandle · « **Reply #55 on:** December 30, 2019, 12:15:38 PM »

Well the good thing about this off set its mostly off in the center the limbs and tips are fairly centered ,I have a friend that looks for staves off like that for the same purpose ,Im hoping it will help with arrow spine its tuff with long draws & wood arrows to get the spine right and still be 10 gpp !

Forwardhandle · « **Reply #56 on:** January 01, 2020, 11:04:07 AM »

Well I guess this is the first bow of the year for me sense I shot it for the firs time today ,I think this one is going to be my most peppy self bow to date feels like your shooting a glass bow , I started tapering the tips still going to eiffel tower & lighteen the tips but boosted them out for a bit more reflex ,Im ending up center shot on this one & I can really tell the differense using diferent spined arrows !

Roy from Pa · « **Reply #57 on:** January 01, 2020, 11:20:38 AM »

Tell me you do not shoot that arrow................

Forwardhandle · « **Reply #58 on:** January 01, 2020, 11:37:13 AM »

I only want to shoot that arrow that way when I pay my taxes every year

Forwardhandle · « **Reply #59 on:** February 01, 2020, 12:47:43 PM »

I never maid it as a late season hunt or much work on this one, do to work but got a chance to do a bit more today & shoot about 80 arrows ,I got the tips almost to thin as the started to flex as in the first FD pic 1 & a trip to the caul & heat solved the problem FD pic 2 , sure like the way this one shoots so far mass is 20.21 Oz hoping to get closer to 19 Oz still a lot of sanding and clean up
Yet !

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