This bow is made from very dark and dense osage, it has several caves and holes. At the handle was a very big cave, I considered to saw it in two halves and use as billets. But thought finally give it a try, filled that cave with a truck load (mass is now 846 grams) of tin – and it holds up fine!
A concave curve is used for arrow position (more to centershot), the following convex shaped curve fits the palm of the bowhand. The arrowshelf is an antler wedge, a bit incised in the wood to get a nice connection. Tip overlays are also antler.
The bow is tillered to 28”, but I’m sure it will take 30” or even more.
dw/dl: 53#/28”
ntn: 68½”
bh: 5½”
max. w.: 1½“
reflexn: 2½”
mass: 846 gram
asymmetrical
08”: 05,6
10”: 13,0 (+7,4)
12”: 18,5 (+5,5)
14”: 23,2 (+4,7)
16”: 27,3 (+4,1)
18”: 31,4 (+4,1)
20”: 35,6 (+4,2)
22”: 39,8 (+4,2)
24”: 44,0 (+4,2)
26”: 48,2 (+4,2)
28”: 52,6 (+4,4)
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