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bradsmith2010:
I was having a conversation with Mickey Miller bow making friend in Texas,, and he had met some bow makers at some event that insisted that bows with sap wood on osage were superior,, well I feel like a fine bow can be made with the sap wood on,, but for me  I take it off,, I have made bows with the sap wood on because there was not enough wood to make the bow otherwise,, but in general I prefer a stave without the sap wood,,and have never seen any proof that leaving the sap wood on will make a superior Bow,,,, (-P :) ;) :D ;D

Pat B:
I'd say all heartwood osage makes a superior bow but a little sapwood makes an acceptable bow.

Russ:
I like the look of an Osage bow with sapwood over all heartwood but I agree with pat on the performance

bradsmith2010:
I have heard the sap wood close to the heartwood,, is almost turning to heartwood,, so maybe a very thin layer might be almost like heartwood,,

George Tsoukalas:
I have only left sapwood when there was not enough heartwood for osage and black locust. I do get as close as I can to the heartwood. Jawge

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