New Osage Orange recurve bow just finished.

[dwardo]

I may replace the grip yet as i am not too keen on the finish, first time I have used this and maybe my last. Back faberings dye i think.

She is late 50`s (lbs) draw weight at about 27inch draw length
The bow is 60 inches long with a black raw silk backing for almost all of the limb. Buffalo horn overlays and silk thread bindings.
Took a lot of fettling to get the recruves to fall into place and a lot of very careful tillering.
The colour of the wood is all natural besides the back obviously and the finish is an oil based finish called Tru-oil. Magic stuff.

Shoots very fast and hard, so much so I have resorted to using two bales of hay back to back to stop the arrows.

Unbraced

Tips

Braced

Handle

Usual awkward timer money shot!

 

[Clouston98]

That's absolutely fabulous mate, fantastic and just brilliant! I love it mate! Great work !

 

[Dreadhead]

another beauty!

 

[resnikov]

Oh thats really nice.

 

[ozzy1977]

Very nice

 

[Gill]

Absolute beauty Dwardo that has me drooling a bit.

 

[Viktor]

A absolute beauty.

 

[mountainm]

Very tasty.

 

[ammo]

Lovely that mate. Well done.

 

[yarrow]

So its not just Mike with a secret stash of osage!!! Mate that is a cracking bow. Glad your injury has sorted itself out, lovely full draw pic

 

[HillBill]

Sweet that is mate

 

[Hibrion]

Fantastic work!

 

[Man of Tanith]

Lovely work mater bowyer.
very nice as always

 

[Niels]

Awesome thanks for sharing!

 

[WULF]

Thats a great bow,the best yet.
great job

 

[welchyd1]

Beautiful as always mate. Great work.

 

[CLEM]

Very very nice work, very nice indeed!

 

[Salaud]

Very pretty Bow indeed

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[ateallthepies]

Turned out smashing, loving those recurves!

 

[dwardo]

That's absolutely fabulous mate, fantastic and just brilliant! I love it mate! Great work !

Thanks Cloutston

another beauty!

cheers Dread.

Oh thats really nice.

Thanks resnikov

Very nice

Thanks Oz

Absolute beauty Dwardo that has me drooling a bit.

Cheers Gill

A absolute beauty.

Thanks Vega.

Very tasty.

Cheers Mike

Lovely that mate. Well done.

Thanks.

So its not just Mike with a secret stash of osage!!! Mate that is a cracking bow. Glad your injury has sorted itself out, lovely full draw pic

If a stash means one stave mate lol then yeah. Cheers.

Sweet that is mate

Thanks Mark.

Fantastic work!

Thanks Hibron

Lovely work mater bowyer.
very nice as always

Cheers bud. Master bowyer one day. Give me another 10 years and i will be well on my way.

Awesome thanks for sharing!

Thanks Neils. How is your bow playing going?

Thats a great bow,the best yet.
great job

Thanks WUlf

Beautiful as always mate. Great work.

Cheers mate. Got anywhere with your stave yet

Very very nice work, very nice indeed!

Thanks Clem

Very pretty Bow indeed

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Thanks Salaud

Turned out smashing, loving those recurves!

Thanks and nice one for the stave. Osage is a nightmare to get over here now. It is a great wood to work very like a good elm.

Hope I didnt miss anyone out, its nice to share these whittlings. My better half is my usual judge and just say "yes dear another bow" bless her atleast she shows a fained interest..