Linen-backed Red Oak Bow

I recently made a red oak board bow backed with linen. It's approx. 40-50# @ 28". I still need to get myself some decent arrows. It's really just a "Pre-bow" so I don't mess up tillering on my nice one that I'm making from osage. Since this one is made from a board, it didn't take me long, helped me get some practice tillering, and if I messed up wouldn't be that much of a deal considering I only spent about 4 or 5 hours on it. :)

Burning Osage Orange

A little video comparing burning osage wood versus a bit of white ash wood (I think). I love the orange flames, the smell of the smoke, and the crackling sounds... it just is soo relaxing.

Tapering the Bow (I'm at the 40 hour mark!)

Today I spent about 3-4 hours on the bow working on tapering it bringing my total working time on the bow so far to 40 hours. Below are some videos...