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adb:
Given appropriate dimensions, and the right stave, osage can easily make a 100+# selfbow.

youngbowyer33:

--- Quote from: gstoneberg on November 06, 2010, 11:58:39 pm ---OK, I have a soft spot for young bowyers. 

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that sounds weird

gstoneberg:
It does.  How bout this, I hate to hear young bowyers sound discouraged when their bow breaks?  Makes me want to share some osage.  I think I intended to write, "I have a soft spot in my heart..."  but even that sounds a little weird.  Dang, how bout we just get you a stave to play with??

George

LEGIONNAIRE:
hahaha funny guys. The oak bow broke because the grain was of the piece on the side. Just an observation. Good luck with the osage.

alanesq:
regarding:

--- Quote from: gstoneberg on November 06, 2010, 11:58:39 pm ---Are you up to chasing a ring on an osage stave? 
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If you don't get on with hand tools it is very easy to chase a growth ring with an angle grinder (with sanding attachment)
if you search for my guide (back street bowyer) on google there are instructions on how I do this along with a video clip
(I don't think I can link direct to it on this forum)

I can usually do an entire stave in under 30 mins (with hand tools I would still be struggling with my first one now ;-)

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