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Offline Joec123able

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Re: Forgetc osage!
« Reply #75 on: August 27, 2016, 01:14:13 am »
Hey Osage don't need no special treatment like hickory so I'd say it's already ahead lol shoot it in any humidity it don't care.
I like osage

Offline Mounter

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Re: Forgetc osage!
« Reply #76 on: August 27, 2016, 01:39:01 am »
I don't have a ton of experience, 3 adult Osage bows and two hickory's. But I have a 10 year old hickory stave anyone can have for free. I'll wait till next spring when my Osage stave's have cured  :)

Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Forgetc osage!
« Reply #77 on: August 27, 2016, 07:36:19 am »
I have seen some guys around here make some hickory bows pretty much on par with osage I agree with Pat you just have to get it dry in my limited experience, but it's a good poor mans osage
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Offline Joec123able

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Re: Forgetc osage!
« Reply #78 on: August 27, 2016, 11:01:22 am »
I don't know, haven't seen to many shootable 20 or more year old hickory bows  ;) Osage I have  8)
I like osage

Offline soy

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Re: Forgetc osage!
« Reply #79 on: August 27, 2016, 08:25:55 pm »
HHB,WALNUT ;)
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Forgetc osage!
« Reply #80 on: August 27, 2016, 10:06:00 pm »
I don't know, haven't seen to many shootable 20 or more year old hickory bows  ;) Osage I have  8)

Twenty years ago people were still listening to the old stories from the 1920's that no one could make a bow from hickory.  Hickory has really only recently gotten any real attention as a bow wood.
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Offline Dictionary

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Re: Forgetc osage!
« Reply #81 on: August 28, 2016, 09:03:33 am »
I don't know, haven't seen to many shootable 20 or more year old hickory bows  ;) Osage I have  8)

Twenty years ago people were still listening to the old stories from the 1920's that no one could make a bow from hickory.  Hickory has really only recently gotten any real attention as a bow wood.

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