35# @ 28” Osage bendy handle

[Mo_coon-catcher]

Here’s an Osage bendy handle I just fine shed from a sliver of a split off. I was hoping for a bit more weight but the handle was barely scraped getting the tiller evened out. Overall it shoots quite well and smooth. It pulls 35# at 28” and is 56” from nock to nock and 1 1/8” wide at the handle and 3/8” at the nocks. The overlays are what I’m assuming is Brazil wood and Purple Heart. The fur and tooth are both wolf. The fur is sewn on with a little contact cement on the leather to make it grippier. The handle wrap is 6oz veg tan.

Thanks for looking,

Kyle

[Mad Max]

Really nice I said on Facebook
But the detail in more pictures here are awesome 

[Pat B]

That's a very nice bow, MO. Well done.   :thumbsup

[Buemaker]

Looking great, are you drawing it to 28 inches in the picture?

[Mo_coon-catcher]

Thanks guys! It was a fun one to fill up.

I’m pulling about 27” in the picture. It would be about 28” with a built up handle.but I’m pulling back a bit more than I normally do.my. Or map draw on a bendy handle is about 26” and 27” with a built up handle.

Kyle

[Longcruise]

The grip wrap and stitching is very impressive.  An art article unto itself.

[Burnsie]

What kind of wood is that on the tips?

[Mo_coon-catcher]

Thank you! I’ve been messing with learning some leather work these last few years and trying g to incorporate more and more. Here the piece before I stitched it on.

I’m really not sure what the peachy colored one is. But I’m pretty sure it’s Brazil wood then Purple Heart over that. I got a bunch of pieces from the exotic wood store in St Louis.

Kyle

[dbeaver]

Kyle hell of a job there brother

[Kirkll]

Beautiful tip overlays!  Do you think it's possible to do a full tip overlay splice like that on a glass backed limb without it coming apart? 

[Mo_coon-catcher]

Thanks guys!

Kirkll, I’m not sure. I’ve never messed with glass so I can’t say for certain. But I don’t see why not. I would assume that as long as a good amount of the overlay material goes over the glass then it will hold the back glass from separating. Especially with how little stress there is at the tips anyway. I make the overlays about 2” long, so it’s a nice shallow angle, so should catch a good amount of glass.

Kyle

[onetone]

Mo - that is a fine looking bow! The tooled leather grip is an eye catcher and sets it apart from other self bows. 

[Longcruise]

Are the edges skived or compressed?  Maybe both.

[Mo_coon-catcher]

Thanks guys. The handle wrap is something g I’ve been messing with improving. And experimenting with stamping and tooling. For my trade bow I may have to do a carved in pattern. I think I’m going to try sticking to lace braids for these tooled wraps since the braid covers the gap that’s hard to close up.

You got it Longceuise, I skived the top and bottom of the handle to make a smoother transition. It keeps the handle wrap from feeling so blocky. They an edge bevel and burnish helps round it out a bit more.

Kyle

[Mo_coon-catcher]

Here was my first go at the tooled and braided handle wrap I did this fall.

Kyle

[Kirkll]

Man that is a cool looking stitch pattern on the wrap…. Where did you come up with that one?   Excellent!   

[Mo_coon-catcher]

I found it in a video of a lady demonstrating a single lace braid. It’s actually pretty easy to do. Next one I do I’ll try to get some good pictures of the steps. But here’s one picture of in the middle of the braid. It’s essentially a normal whip stitch that holds the pieces then a back braid that both tightens it up and decorates.

Kyle

[Kirkll]

That is an excellent stitch pattern that should hold up very nicely. I’ve gotta give that a go on my next one piece bow with a leather grip.

[gifford, MO]

Kyle - nicely done, impressive stitching you are doing. Kudos to you for sharing and posting. G

[Powder]

That's some very fine work. I do enjoy looking at a well made/ homemade bow!

Jim