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osage blank from selecting tree to blank
yazoo:
first photo is the stave seclected,when chosing a stave or tree the only thing that matters is the earlywood to latewood ratio, pins,knots, twist, crookedness the only thing that matters is that it is quality wood,
second photo, bark removed and bow laid out, I narrow the limbs to 2in tapered down to 1in at tips
third photo sides are narrowed to size, roughed shaped
forth photo sapwood removed to 1st heart wood ring belly is thinned to about 1in,as we will remove to the proper ring in one year, seal the ends of the blank with tite bond 2, then coat the entire blank with shellac, date the blank put in your drying racks for one year, after one year break it out like a fine bottle of wine ;D
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Ryano:
Mike, now if I could just talk you into leaving them babys full width through the handle while there drying......They always warp there when you narrow them to soon. Lets see a picture of your bandsaw. I bet you got a doozy with all the cutting your doing. ;)
Timo:
Mike, I'm curious about the woods where you cut all this glorious wood. Seems to be fairly open? Here, there are trees stacked up against trees,hardly ever find any wood in the open areas that is worth a dang.
Also, curious as to why you use glue on the ends instead of shellac like the rest of the stave? Have you had problems with end checking useing shellac?
Sorry so many questions,always looking for a better way.:) Man that one tree is a whopper!
Bear:
Great how-to, Mike. Can't wait to get back over when I'm not so pressed.
Ryano,
After visiting Mike's all you can see is yellow for about 24 hours. :D :D
yazoo:
I have always went ahead and narrowed the handle before i work the back,thats less work I have to do on the back,I heat straighten them later anyway, Its not much extra work but when you do a lot, it saves a lot ;D timo, the very best osage here is found out in the big woods growing under the big oaks,in the shade,there it is forced to grow up not out,and you get those long tall straight ones with many cuts per tree,its common to get 50 or more staves per tree, when the osage grows in thickets it grows out not up,, we have some hedge rows here, but I have found the wood to old and rust colored and inferior, and ryan I will do my blanks this week without narrowing the handles, a lot of people have a wine seller I have a osage seller I age them for 1 year, then time to go to work
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