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pin knots while chasing a ring on first Osage stave

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gstoneberg:
The way I work knots depends on how seasoned the wood is.  Really dry wood will often allow you to pry up the ring with the draw knife going into the knot and then you can grab the wood with your fingers and peel it off around and over the knot.  Saves a LOT of time and perfectly follows the ring, though sometimes the wood will rip at the knot and you have to use a scraper to clean it up.  Any moisture in the wood though and it'll tear into the the next ring down.  In that case I work similar to Clint though I use a skinning knife with a sharply curved blade and not a scissors.  Jawge posted pictures once of a set of teeny curved scrapers on handles that looked like the perfect tool for handling knots.  Don't know if those pics are on his web site or not.

Knots are fun...unless there's too many of them, but they really slow down the process of chasing a growth ring.

George

Dclarke:
Thank you gentlemen
I appreciate the help!
Let's see what the future holds....  ::)

Pat B:
Like Osage Outlaw I leave an island around the knot until the rest of the back is clean. I then work the knot with a scraper, from the center and out all directions. I have done like George suggests but have had splinters split out and had to go down another ring.  Whatever you do, go slow and be very aware of each scrape. It doesn't take but a second for something to go wrong if you are not careful.

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