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Muskyman:
I have a chance (maybe) to get a Osage sapling. It’s probably 4 inches in diameter. It’s growing next to a pretty good sized tree. I don’t have a bandsaw that would cut it into. How would you cut/split it or would you just try and get one bow out of it.

organic_archer:
I’d pick the best side and try to get one bow from it.

Hamish:
 Na, 4" is splitable. Providing the grain doesn't spiral  on the bark.  Rough it into a blank, with wide tips, then give it a couple of coats of pva. After the glue is dry, tie/clamp it down to a form(with a bit of backset if you want), that will stop any tendency for the stave to twist.

Stickhead:
I got two bows from a 3” Osage branch once, just got lucky splitting it.  I figured whichever half was big enough would be my stave, but I ended up with two good ones.

Muskyman:
Read once on here about helping split with a circular saw and was thinking about trying that to help slit it. After taking bark and sapwood off and trying to get a read on the grain. It looked like a nice straight piece but I need to really look at it again. Best I can recall it’s 6 ft or so before any limbs come off main part and the bark looked straight. I’ll take photos if I get it.

Thanks for the advice.

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