Osage hunting bow, HLD, 85#/26″ (No. 8)

Here is an osage hunting bow with static recurves and hollow limb design.The stave was a nice coloured piece with some areas of several pin knots, but still holding up so far without problems. Recurves are steam bent, selfnocks no overlay, handle buckskin leather, bends slightly in the handle. Simple stick.
cross section is like part of a pipe section and runs into a triangular section at the levers.

Specs:
57″ ntn
4,5″ bh
608g mass total
4″ slightly bendy handle
3″ stiff levers
41/19 mm just below grip
43/15 mm midlimb
28/12 mm below levers

 

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