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BowEd:
I was looking forward to making a bow from this stave.
After chasing rings it was revealed the longitudal grain took a complete 90 degree yaw one direction that I'm afraid will eliminate this one from being a bow.I don't see how that this will take a bend consistently.

Pat B:
That's the problem with many snaky staves, one ring goes one way and the one below goes another. This can lead to a dramatic coming apart.

bassman211:
 I had a gum stave do that at one end of the stave on a bow. Figured I'd  try it  any how. It broke right at that spot on the tiller tree. Rest of the grain was OK, and I had enough good stave left to make a 46 inch horse bow that came out 38 lbs at 22 inch draw with very slight reflex. The bow Was 64 inches to start with.

bjrogg:
to bad that one was very interesting.

any chance another ring might work?

is that osage Ed?

I was thinking elm as squiggly as that grain is

bjrogg.

bradsmith2010:
maybe very light bow,, with heavy layer of sinew,, it does look bad,,  :)

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