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Edge grain Osage stave

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bassman211:
While floor tillering it snapped at the knot. Haven't broke one in a long time. Some staves are just not meant to be a bow I guess.  Lost around 7 hrs. of labor.  Oh well on to hop hornbeam,and blue beech. Thanks for the info. Lesson learned.

bradsmith2010:
least it snapped before you got to full draw,, (-S
I never had much luck with edge grain osage,, I know in theory it should be fine,, but mine were never that good,, :) :G

bassman211:
I did alright with hickory ,but it was straight, and knot free. It was straight enough, but the rot in the knot  was worse than I thought. I will use it to roast some white wood bellies.

BowEd:
Sorry to hear that.That knot running at an angle might of had something to do with it.A person learns to have a thick skin making these bows.I can attest to that myself.

mmattockx:

--- Quote from: BowEd on April 12, 2022, 09:19:52 pm ---A person learns to have a thick skin making these bows.I can attest to that myself.

--- End quote ---

I agree. You don't want to get too attached to any of them until they have tossed a few arrows and survived that test. Anything earlier than that is counting chickens.


Mark

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