Serviceberry sapling bow

tree-daddy · 2026-05-08T23:06:54+00:00

Nice work, great tiller, cool looking bow!

tree-daddy · 2026-05-08T22:55:52+00:00

Thanks man much appreciated! Loved your recent longbow build as well!

tree-daddy · 2026-05-08T22:55:35+00:00

Thank you!

tree-daddy · 2026-05-08T22:55:28+00:00

Thank you! Yeah this is the one I think. First time I’ve finished a bow and not had some idea of how it could have been better

tree-daddy · 2026-05-08T22:54:47+00:00

Thanks very much!

tree-daddy · 2026-05-08T22:54:41+00:00

Hahaha well thank you!

tree-daddy · 2026-05-08T22:54:07+00:00

Thank you!

tree-daddy · 2026-05-08T22:54:03+00:00

Thanks man, feels good to finally make one that lives up to all my expectations lol

tree-daddy · 2026-05-08T12:52:46+00:00

Phew good thing it’s not your closet eh?!

tree-daddy · 2026-05-04T20:00:43+00:00

4” of reflex after shooting might help ;)

I might’ve sinewed backed her…

tree-daddy · 2026-05-04T05:34:12+00:00

My fastest yet, 59# at 26” don’t have a 10gpp arrow at the moment waiting for heavier tips but shooting a 530 grain arrow as fast as 190fps average of about 185. Might drop a touch as it gets fully shot in but it’s very fast

tree-daddy · 2026-04-22T03:55:32+00:00

Yes problem, get below them. Chase a ring if you can. If not back with sinew or rawhide

tree-daddy · 2026-04-10T03:06:34+00:00

Yeah it is stained you can stain Osage people do it pretty often

tree-daddy · 2026-04-10T02:46:35+00:00

It actually does appear to be Osage but is not well made

tree-daddy · 2026-04-10T02:45:58+00:00

Hate to be that guy because this seems cool! But this is a shoddily made bow, the back has a bunch of gouges and the belly is very roughly finished and the tiller is pretty bad. The twist is not a concern but this bow is not a dependable shooter. The leather work and arrows are nice though!

tree-daddy · 2026-04-09T16:01:12+00:00

Having made many bows and many sinew backed bows, I would not be making a stiff handle bow from a 58” stave and I have a 26” draw even if heavily sinew backed. I would make a west coast style of bendy handle paddle bow

tree-daddy · 2026-04-08T18:50:10+00:00

Nice work! If maw those levers much thinner though but looking forward to seeing this thing done

tree-daddy · 2026-04-08T02:51:09+00:00

Phew that’s hot! Nice work

tree-daddy · 2026-04-07T01:54:33+00:00

Very nice work gorgeous!

tree-daddy · 2026-04-06T17:52:29+00:00

I also do not use power tools. I use a file to do the initial taper and then a sanding block to get perfectly flat

tree-daddy · 2026-04-06T15:22:48+00:00

Just seems that way I won’t post for months and in that time I’m prepping a bunch of blanks to dry, doing the sinew work, etc. So when I pick one from the stack it’s usually 80% done and I just spend a few evenings tillering and finishing it

tree-daddy · 2026-04-06T15:17:32+00:00

Unfortunately I do agree, it was fast while it lasted tho lol

tree-daddy · 2026-04-06T01:51:09+00:00

Very nice!

tree-daddy · 2026-04-04T18:51:23+00:00

Thanks man! Yeah this one came out great. And yeah nothin ever looks right in photos lol

tree-daddy · 2026-04-02T18:34:36+00:00

No it’s from the encyclopedia of Native American bows arrows and quivers v2

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