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bentstick54:
Steve, when you say clean up a stave I’m curious to what you consider cleaned up? Bark and sapwood off, or chased to a single ring? And what method do you use to get it to that point?

osage outlaw:
When I cleaned the staves from the monster tree I had a pile of shavings the size of a small car.  I keep a couple barrels full of shavings for fire starter.

BowEd:
Yea your right Steve.It's good excersize.Many on here don't realize the amount of shavings you've pulled through your good years,and what you've done for the self bow making world.I still have that hickory of yours.It's in the lower to middle 40's @ 28".It developed a negative tiller but I figure to balance it and heat treat it to raise the poundage some.It'll be an outstanding shooter.Got a nice bullsnake skin from WillB to put on it.I'll see if I can get a deer with it sometime.Thanks.
I don't make near the number of bows per year any more either.There used to be bowyers on here 10 years ago that cranked out outstanding high poundage bows every week.

I'm sure there was a heap of shavings from that good old tree Clint.Good thing about those large trunked logs is that most all the pin knots are gone.Clean free wood but you never know sometimes splitting wood and chasing rings.My pile shavings on the edge of the woods I guess would fill a pick up box a few times.Never burn it.It's laying in a wash kinda out of the way.

Badger:

--- Quote from: bentstick54 on October 23, 2022, 05:41:12 pm ---Steve, when you say clean up a stave I’m curious to what you consider cleaned up? Bark and sapwood off, or chased to a single ring? And what method do you use to get it to that point?

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 When I clean up a stave I take it down to one ring and remove all loose material and splinters.

bentstick54:
I am definitely an amateur in respect to you, and have always let my staves dry with bark on, but find it amazing that you could get one cleaned up in 20 minutes. Is this with freshly cut Osage, and do you use a draw knife start to finish, or how did you go about it.
I started a thread not to far back asking how hard it is to take freshly cut winter Osage bark and sapwood off vs. seasoned with bark and sapwood on. I’m looking to learn a better ( easier) way process some staves before I get any older.  I’m also retired and would like to put up some stock for future use while I still can physically.

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