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Thanks Gazza and Wayno!. All my staves out of a log are all very knotty and I have had to make one stave out of two which I will splice once I steam each straight. Osage really loves steam and almost turns into a wet noodle when it comes out of steamer.still got two more staves which may be full len...

thanks Jindy just waiting on bottle True oil to finish it .

thanks Jeff. I edited it , sometimes I think I'm dyslexic!!

Made a few all wood bows to date but this is my first Osage self bow and stave didn't do me any favours! Lots of knots and bumps to test one's patience. Been playing around with several more staves since in various stages of development.Happy with the outcome.It finished at 50# @ 28'' and is 66 ntn....

It is very hard to source the vertical flooring as most suppliers have gone to the strand woven or horizontal stuff which is useless for bows.I am lucky in that I stocked up when I( heard some time ago that the vertical was being phased out, at with my supplier any way.

Welcome to these pages. Couldn't have a more prominent name than Hill when it comes to archery!!

truly hilarious!!!

Thanks Rod, had the surgery yesterday, all seems well but bit early to tell. Will have to wait on pathology report.

Due to extenuating circumstances this bow is still for sale. It is very quiet, smooth and a great performer.It is offered for sale at $100 off my normal price. Most likely it will be at Granite Belt shoot if it doesn't sell sooner.Pm me if interested. I wont be at the shoot due to surgery etc, but t...

Looks very nice!

Yep no way that could be called a longbow!

hope so too Roadie.

thanks Ian, hope so too!

I will have a it at Chevallan this coming weekend, after that I will be out of action for some time as I am scheduled for surgery next week and have to keep immobilized for some weeks.Granite Belt is looking very dubious at the moment, much to my disgust but this is must have surgery.

Thanks big fella, it shoots great too!

thanks Kerry. Hope you find your limbs!

Been a bit quiet on here lately so decided to post some shots of recent takedown I've finished.Came in right on 50# at 28'', and 62 NTN. Riser is Burdekin plum, black wattle and has some lovely grain in it. The accent strip is hairy oak sapwood, and the belly lams are plum. Overlays are hairy oak. I...

Like 'em both Rod, good stuff! They should be happy!

All the very best to you and Heather, Roadie, travel well, mate.

Nice work Yeoman!At first I had the same thought as Perry but on closer examination I think it is the angle of camera shot as the tiller rod at riser is below a true horizontal in shot which then makes lower limb tip appear to be closer to an imaginary archer, so to speak.

wish I had one as good as that when I just reduced three osage staves to a single ring last week . Took me 6 days to complete the 3 staves. Damn rings were very narrow and nearly went cross eyed chasing each ring.All good in the end, sitting on my drying rack now to season.Good work Kim.

not sure if you realise but the author , Dennis is no longer with us (passed away recently) so will be unable to comment personally re your findings.

Very nice Rod, I like it!!

i have and one has been around for a few years. It's not my favourite wood as it is quite light and I prefer a heavier wood in a riser. Same bow also had silky oak as belly veneers, so its passed the durability test.

ditto to that! all the best Roadie and to all Ozbowers.

all the best Jeff and family and Eddie too, as well as all good Ozbow frequenters.Hope the coming year brings plenty of happy moments and please keep safe on the roads. Plenty of brainless idiots running loose to jeopardise your well being.

I know Dennis hasn't been in the best of health in recent times but this is a total shock.I was always a little awed by the vast knowledge he always displayed in his posts, and his keenness to impart some of that to others.He was erudite and a great promoter of traditional archery. My deepest sympat...

Back at you woodie, and to all Ozbowers and archers in general. Hope everybody has a great xmas and a very enjoyable New Year to come.

Very droll, Daryl, very droll!

my only experience with Bearpaw glass happened several years ago and it wa not a happy one. It was terrible then, so obviously it was a bad batch or they lifted their game.