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Reddish purple inner growth ring on osage stave
Selfbowman:
Pics!!!! I ran across a Osage stave one time!!!!! That had a what appeared to be a rope like grain the length of the stave. Laid the bow out along the rope like grain. It was about 3/16 in diameter. It was the 7th bow I built. Man I wish I had that stave back today. The bow had good cast and my tips . Well let’s say they where not lacking in mass. Unusual things like that in nature sometimes are like a outstanding athlete with born in abilities .interesting
organic_archer:
Many of the Osage trees here grow with deep reddish brown streaks throughout some of the rings. Occasionally, an entire ring will be very red. In my experience, it makes really good bows. My favorite Osage bow on the rack is streaked with red and has a red ring in the handle.
Our walnut gets purple streaks as well. As far as I can tell, it’s just mineral deposits and doesn’t hurt a thing.
bassman211:
Thanks for the info guys. Very helpful. I know now that if I do my job I can get a successful bow out of the stave. Should be finished in a couple of days.
Eric Krewson:
Mineral streaks, I see it fairly often, no big deal.
I grabbed a couple of billets I thought were matched, after 20 years in the corner they had darkened to the same color and had the same ring count.
When I chased a ring on each of them I found them to be vastly different, one even had a mineral streak of red wood on the ring I chose for the back.
bassman211:
Finished the bow ,and shot it yesterday. Good profile unbraced, and tillered for a low wrist shooter.Tiller turned out good.
It is 60 inches ,42lbs, at 25 inch draw. Has 1.5 inches of reflex after tillering ,and shooting it some. Shooting an 8 strand D97 string. Haven't chronied yet, but it is snappy, and the reddish purple ring fit right in with no problems. Thank all you guys for your input.
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