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Muskyman:
Okay so I was looking at this Osage stave. It’s probably only 2 inches max at it’s thickest point. I started laying out a flat bow on it. One inch at the handle fading out to about 1& 3/4 out to mid limb then tapering down to 1/2 at the nock. Then I started thinking I would need to chase a ring first. Is that right or could I take it down to the bow shape before I do that ?
Then I started thinking it gotta have way to high of a moisture content. Got my meter out and checked it and it said about 8-81/2 percent. Thought my meter must be wrong so I checked a stave I traded for that’s over a year old and it registered at about 10 percent. It’s hickory. So I checked the Osage a couple places and it always came back under 10 percent. Bow would be 72 inches tip to tip..
I cut the Osage in late September. Think it’s really that dry or not.

George Tsoukalas:
I chase the ring first. I guess either way is fine. I like osage 8-10% MC. Jawge

bentstick54:
 I like to chase a ring 1st also, sometimes it will reveal a knot or wiggle in the grain that doesn’t show in the outside ring that could be a problem.

bjrogg:
Chase the ring you want or maybe the one above it.

Sometimes I will leave ring above until I have steamed in my recurves.

Then I can chase a ring to get a nice clean back.

Wouldn’t suggest doing that unless you are confident in your ring chasing skills though.

You don’t want to lay out your bow and then mess up chasing a ring and get to where you are now to narrow.

When you have your ring chased. You know how much wood you have to work with

Bjrogg

Muskyman:
Okay thanks. I’m going to try and chase a ring on the stave then lay the bow out on the ring I hopefully get chased. Rings are funny on the stave in that they are thicker on one side then the other..
not very big on either end. Probably is 1/8 or so on the bigger side and thin down to a 1/16 on the other end. I’m going put the best picture I have on here but the other end is probably even thinner   
Just got to try and see what happens. The opposite end is probably 1/2 inch thick so I don’t really have much room for error.

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