Sweet!

   
Ready for the next part!
Nice arras Osagetree

   
F-Manny

Coming along nicely Joe.

Osage self bow 50# @ 28"

So is that the 13th bow you've made with that particular draw knife? Looks like you're keepin' score.

Nice bow by the way.  

Drifter, There are at least ten more on the other handle. Started keeping track about 3 years ago when I got the draw knife at a flea market. Very observent!

That's a sweet looker!

nice looking bow..........like the knot hole.....great job

Another goodun Joe! Thanks for bringin us along.

Very cool Joe!!!! I like those naughty (er, I mean "knotty") bows!!!!!

Great profile on that one, for sure!!

Thanks for sharing, it sure answered a lot of my questions.
Jake

And what might the specs be on this shooter? And how do you guys keep your work area so clean?<><

Good golly that is a heck of a knot. Great job on making that a shooter. Got a name for it yet!

Named it the "Honey Hole"  it is osage orange at 62" it is 50# @ 28".

Adkmountainken sent me the stave that someone named Darren sent him. Kenny wanted me to make him a bow, so I agreed I would, if I got a stave out of it for myself. Kenny is sending me the other stave and which ever bow turns out best, I'll send it back to him. I hope the other stave turns out good as I really like the character of this bow. At 50# it shoots fast, but does have some pretty good hand shock! First holey knot I ever worked, so that means something to me as well! I think the extra mass in the lower limb around the knot may be the cause of the hand shock???

Got some true oil curing on it right now and will lace on a leather handle this evening. Not putting a rest on this one,,, I like it plain and I shoot left and Ken shoots right, so it will be good for either of us. ha, I just realized I drew it righty in the picture! Old habits die hard. I used to shoot right until I leaned I was right eyed. I do fair either way.

Joe I'm in the same boat. I'm finishing up an osage bow that has five good knots in each limb, plus one in the handle.  The outermost knot on the top limb is only about 2 1/2" from the the string knock, and it too is a good sized knot.  I was thinking the same thing as far as hand shock, but if there is a way to get rid of it.  I brought mine to the top in case you hadn't seen it.


Yours looks good though, good job.

David

david

Joe,
   Darren Shue is the one who gave me the stave, a big THANKS to Darren!!!! that bow looks awesome and has your name ass over it man!!! will send the other stave early next week, i'll take whatever ya may make out of it!! ya really need to have another thread this year about deer hunting with Honey Hole!

I thought this was a Trad site?  That bow has a Dandy Peep Sight on it!  Good looking bow

Bob Urban

My Sons friends said the same thing,,, Cool peep sight,,, does it work? LOL!

Finished off the handle this evening