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Offline bubby

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gift of osage
« on: June 06, 2011, 09:18:29 pm »
after gstoneberg got the trade bow I sent him, he sent me this great piece of osage, said every bowyer should get to work osage once, man I am stoked, here's some pics of the stave and I'm gonna post pics as the work get's done, thank's again George, Bub






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Re: gift of osage
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2011, 09:22:45 pm »
made a little centering tool and got it laid out and trimmed up on the bandsaw, working on 64" ntn with a straight taper to about 14" from the tips, thinking about r/d bow as it already has some natural deflex


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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: gift of osage
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2011, 09:41:14 pm »
Woohoo, those borers were so deep that is nearly a board bow. ::)  Have fun, sorry about the twist. 8)

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Re: gift of osage
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2011, 09:53:57 pm »
that's ok george, the twist will come out with some work, and I'm used to working board's :), Bub
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: gift of osage
« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2011, 10:08:27 pm »
very nice gift George.bubby I was gonna ask if he gave it to you with the back already chased but seeing his reaction I know. :). of course that would take the fun out of osage.
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Offline wildkatt

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Re: gift of osage
« Reply #5 on: June 06, 2011, 10:29:39 pm »
Very nice love that Osage. ;D

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Re: gift of osage
« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2011, 11:35:35 pm »
Careful....ya might catch that gold fever  >:D


Nice gesture George,and I agree everyone should get a chance to try Osage at least once.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: gift of osage
« Reply #7 on: June 06, 2011, 11:40:08 pm »
I'm sorry, but I have to throw the B.S. flag on this play!  THAT stave did not come from gstoneberg.  Everyone knows all he has is corkscrewey, knot-ridden, cancerous sticks of sheer nastiness masquerading as osage!!!


 >:D >:D >:D
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: gift of osage
« Reply #8 on: June 06, 2011, 11:47:36 pm »
 ;D ;D  Not true JW!  I trade or give away the good ones and keep the gnarly ones so I get to have all the fun. >:D  Well, there are some people I give cruddy wood to.... ;) ;) ;D

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Offline DEllis

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Re: gift of osage
« Reply #9 on: June 07, 2011, 01:47:01 am »
Quote from: JW_Halverson on June 06, 2011, 11:40:08 pm
I'm sorry, but I have to throw the B.S. flag on this play!  THAT stave did not come from gstoneberg.  Everyone knows all he has is corkscrewey, knot-ridden, cancerous sticks of sheer nastiness masquerading as osage!!!


 >:D >:D >:D
You forgot to mention "chok full of borers" ;D
Just kidding George :)
Nice stave Bubby (insert "thumbs up" smilie here) ;D
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: gift of osage
« Reply #10 on: June 07, 2011, 10:06:25 am »
Actually you're right, that one was "chok full of borers".  I took off about an inch of heartwood to get under them.  Yikes!  The next one I do I'm going to treat like I'm sistering and just split a bunch off before touching the draw knife.

George
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Offline nativenoobowyer86

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Re: gift of osage
« Reply #11 on: June 07, 2011, 11:17:03 am »
!!!! Thats an amazing gift.  I just had to dish out half my life to get my first osage stave up here in Northern Ontario.  I totally agree every bowyer should work it at least once, it truly is an awesome bow wood.  I had a great time with mine (and even managed a shooter) Im sure you will too!
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Offline cowboy

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Re: gift of osage
« Reply #12 on: June 07, 2011, 11:20:52 am »
That is a great looking peice of sage. Lot straighter than what i'm used to, or at least the last time i built a bow :-\.
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Re: gift of osage
« Reply #13 on: June 07, 2011, 11:27:00 am »
You could stick that on the snout of a light aircraft, I'm sure it'd pull a small plane up into the sky with that twist!!  ;);)

Nice gift!  Should make a really nice bow ;D
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: gift of osage
« Reply #14 on: June 07, 2011, 11:32:42 am »
Nah, that's a fine pitch prop.  I have one similar to it that's definitely a coarse pitch prop! >:D >:D  It's wider, might be able to get 2 propellers from that one...for a twin, maybe a KingAir.. ;D

George
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