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    • Dave Nash
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        anyone know of a bowyer who makes osage self bow for under $500.00

      • james gilmer
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          yes my friend Shawn Webb in Iowa. Calls his bows Tarus ( the bull). he does not have a web site but here is his email

          shawnw@aol.com

        • David Petersen
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            Welcome, Dave. You might also try Owl Bows (see their ad in TBM, along with other makers of selfbows). I would think you will find lots of good selfbows for less than that. But remember, these bows are purely organic, like you and me, and it’s not “will they break” but “when,” which makes commercial marketing very risky for the makers. Which is not to say that a good osage selfbow won’t last a lifetime if not abused. I happily own one such, but alas, not one I built myself. Dave

          • Stephen Graf
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              Here’s one from my neck of the woods. Poet, Actor, Bowyer, etc.

              http://www.wakenarchery.com/

            • Clay Hayes
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                David Petersen wrote: it’s not “will they break” but “when,”

                Dave, I must respectfully disagree. A well-made bow will last a lifetime, whether made of wood or glass…. As long as it’s not mistreated. A well made, but mistreated, bow will not. Mistreatment means different things for wood than it does for glass. Leaving strung for instance. Leaving stung though, won’t cause a wood bow to break, just loose cast by increasing string follow. Personally, I never worry about a bow breaking once it makes it through the initial “breaking in” period. I’ve seen numerous mahogany colored osage selfbows that shoot as well today as 20 plus years ago when they were made.

                So rest easy on that bow of yours, it ain’t gonna break – at least not before you and I do. And, if for some reason it proves me wrong, I know where you might be able to find another one.

                ch

              • Dave Nash
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                  Thanks to all for the great info.

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