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Little John:
Looking for a quality osage pole stave, split and dried into reflex would be great. And or a green, straight sapling of any good bow wood suitable to be made into a stone tool bow, must be fresh cut so as to be easily worked with stone tools. I have knapping stone, cane shafting, sinue, trade points, brass pointed nail points for bamboo or cane arrows, tie on trade field points, geese fletching.

Pat B:
Kenneth, I'm planning on cutting a small hickory soon, about 4" at the base. If you'd like a piece of that its yours.

lebhuntfish:
I'm cutting two smaller black locust. Hopefully this weekend. If you would like some of those. Patrick

Little John:
Thanks Pat and Patrick, probably either of these would work, especially if you think so. I guess that the trick would be to get them shipped with out loosing moisture and without splitting or warping. An old wood carver was showing me a life size carving of a flying eagle with a rabbit in his talons (Beautiful piece of work), he said that he kept it from checking and cracking by keeping it in a large plastic bag and sealed except when he was working on it. It would build up lots of condensation between work sessions but this kept the wood from checking and cracking. Oh I know you both know that that the stone tool bow is much easier roughed out while still green and easily worked.  A stone age bow will be fun and I have been wanting to try one for a long time. Pat, the pole bow I made with the split osage pole you sent me years ago turned out pretty nice but I can see where I could do much better with the next one, I always wished I had it to do all over, so maybe some day I can get another nice piece.
                                                                                                              Kenneth

RidgeRunner:
One word of advice on your stone tool bow.
Don't try to use tiny little tools.
Use tools that large enough so that both BOTH hands can be used.
They work so much better.  If you don't find your sapling let me know.
There is a lot of Hophornbeam in this area. 
My stone tool bow was made from a Hophornbeam.

David

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