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Chippintuff:
Nonbacked, I cut an osage yesterday and hope to learn at least the basics of bow building before I use it all up. Just a few minutes ago I split out a low quality stave and have taken a little off it. I said low quality because the growth rings in this stave are very tight together on the top end. Some of the other staves will have good thick growth rings, but it is better to do my worst blunders on a second rate stick.
I am planning to try to take off the white wood (1/2 inch thick) and chase the very first heart ring. That may be the only way I can chase a ring on this piece.
WA
NonBacked:
I’m sure Sasquatch told you how to seal and season the splits. Pretty much all Osage is good bow material, so you may be starting on the “most difficult” piece, not the easy stuff. Your skills and attention to detail with the knapping crafts will carry-over to the primitive bowyer craft. Anyway, you’ll get lots of advice and comments on the BOW section of the forum – post a few pictures of your splits (backs, sides, and end grain), and begin another adventure!
H
Trapper Rob:
Nice work. That is a very nice knife
bjrogg:
Yea Chip like non backed said. I'm thinking your attention to detail knapping you'll do great as a bowyer. I'd take the sapwood off all those staves and seal the backs and end with a couple coats of shellac or something similar. You don't want the back or ends to dry to fast. You want the stave to dry through the belly. Don't be afraid to post pictures and ask questions in the bow section. There is a vocabulary to learn that will help you communicate but I think it's easier to teach and learn than knapping.
Bjrogg
Sasquatch:
Great work WA, Ive seen them first hand and they are thin!
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