Osage selfbow

[CallMaker]

Here is an osage selfbow I made. It is 64" long and pulls 49# at my draw length. The tips are cow horn.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/CallMaker/PigBow1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/CallMaker/PigBowHandle2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/CallMaker/PigBowTip1.jpg

[Al33]

OH MAN!!!!! That is a beauty! Not that I need another bow, but I would love to have one like it. Do you sell them?

Did you harvest the wood yourself or did you buy a stave? That looks like a perfect stave it came from.

Keep up the great work and let us see more of 'em please.

[CallMaker]

Naw, I don't sell them. Too much hassle with federal Excise tax for me.
I traded for that stave, a real shortage of osage here in Washington.:biggrin2: I swapped a yew stave for it, THAT I have lots of. I believe this one came from Alabama as I recall.
Here is a little yew kids bow and accessories. My Bride did some woodburning on this one.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/CallMaker/1kidsbow6.jpg

[Auchumpkee Creek Assassin]

cool looking osage bow

[chris arrington]

Mighty nice work ! Did you make the flemish twist string also?

[CallMaker]

The strings are my Bride's work. I have way too many thumbs for that kind of stuff. Just like the woodburning...

Ed

[ShawnD]

i shoot self bows myself any chance of a lesson or twoi am verry intrested in makeing a bow like that let me know if u can help me thanks



Here is an osage selfbow I made. It is 64" long and pulls 49# at my draw length. The tips are cow horn.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/CallMaker/PigBow1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/CallMaker/PigBowHandle2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/CallMaker/PigBowTip1.jpg

[CallMaker]

I am a bit far away from GA to be giving lessons but thanks for asking.

Were I you I would purchase the Traditional Bowyers Bible, Volumes I & II. They contain everything one would need to know about crafting wood bows.

Ed

[OkieHunter]

She's a beauty for sure