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SAVE THE SAPWOOD!!!!
Pat B:
The leopard skin(tissue paper) backed osage bow I posted last month is about 50/50 sap/heart wood osage. I just finished an all heartwood osage bow, basically the same dimensions(60"t/t, 1 3/8" at the fades and 3/8" at the tips) and the 50/50 has more physical weight. I haven't actually weighed them but I have compared their weight. The osage self bow is 56#@26" and the 50/50 is 57#@26". The 50/50 bow does have less cast and more shock but that is probably the weight difference. I was surprised that the 50/50 would weigh more than an all heartwood bow. ??? Pat
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Pat B:
The glue joint of the joined back and belly bow adds quite a bit of weight to the bow you mentioned. Pat
D. Tiller:
Hmmm! Has anyone tried taking off the sapwood before it cures and then glueing it back on as a laminate though? From what I was told this is the secret to getting it to work really well. From what I was told the sapwood when left on does something to the heartwood to make it a lowsy bow when finaly turned into a bow. But when laminated to gether after drying they really shine. Have no idea if this is true or not and probably wont get a chance to try it out in the future since I'm in WA State and dont have a ready source at hand. But, if someone would give it a try I would love to hear the results.
Also, the bows these guys are building are English warbow and Victorian longbow designs. That may be what is making the difference here also. ???
David T
Trapper:
This is to RynoI think you are making a armchair opinion here Ryno . Ive got 2 sapwood bows out in the shop that just has a little heartwood left on the bellys and I guarentee they will shoot faster than a all heartwood bow. For one thing Osage is osage and the sapwood is lighter than the heartwood so by design it has to shoot faster because of its lightness . and its osage regardless of whether its heartwood or sapwood. Trapper
D. Tiller:
Trapper, you up to doing an experiment with some fresh Osage? Maybe you or someone can try this method and let us know how it works. If it can make an exceptional longbow I am going to go for it one day when I can find a good suply of it.
David T.
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