Made this one and finished it up today.  Gotta love Primitive Archery.

very nice,   I have been looking for something similar but know next to nothing about them.

Friggin love Osage bows.  Mine is a longbow.  My favorite is how well it shines up too.

Really like how that turned out, one of the best I have seen.

ok i know this is an old thread,but im new here
nice bent stick you got there

i have made many self bows,and just love to shoot and hunt with them
osage is an awesome bow wood
got one in the making right now,nearly finished
its for a guy in texas

how long is it,what are the tip overlays,what is the dra length/weight of it?
and i gotta ask you,wheres the money shot pic? the full draw
thats what really shows how good a self bow is

So prudy....much drool.
Congratulations on a real beauty.

Anyone interested in trying ti do the same, I'd like to
recommend the Tradional Boyers Bible(s).

http://www.amazon.com/The-Traditional-Bowyers-Bible-Volume/dp/1585740853

the traditional bowyers bibles are great books from what i hear

i may self have never read any of them

i have been making self bows for over ten years now and have made close to a hundred of them
i learned the old fashioned way, trial and error
did i wreck some
you bet i did,but even people who read them books are going to mess up their first bows
people who start to make bows rarely ever make a good bow from their first several attempts

one must learn proper tillering for the differant bow woods,plus proper bow design for those same woods
not all woods are the same,nor do they all like to be made into the same style of bow

but reading them books will help a person understand all of these different things
which in turn will help you learn how to make a successful bow quicker

The bow is 49# @ 27"

Great thread!

Grew up around Osage trees & always heard the Indians used Osage wood for their bows.

Nice to see the wood actually works for that.  Thx!

Edit:

This makes 2 Osage short bows: