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Pat B:
If you peel the bark off of green osage you better be prepared to remove the sapwood also or it will most likely check along the back. Once the sapwood is off seal the back heartwood ring well or it will check. Seal the ends also.

Hamish:

Absolutely Pat, Sapwood loves to check once the bark is off, especially in Summer. Sometimes it will even check with a couple of coats of sealer on the back.

Musky that scrap looks good enough to get a bow out , is it long enough?

Pappy:
Seen that lots of times, always love stripping green wood if I can, also if you take the bark off be sure to go on down to yellow wood at the same time,don't have to chase a ring but get to the yellow, as Hamish said the sap wood will check very quickly once the bark is off, I try never to take the bark off until I am prepared to go to the yellow wood then seal back and get in a cool place quickly and leave for a while. :) Nice looking stave. :)
 Pappy

Muskyman:
The picture I took was just a small piece of that stave. I took the sapwood off down to the yellow wood and sealed it with polyurethane. It’s got a pretty good knot in the limb. I’m not really sure if I can work around it or if it might end up being a billet. I’ll take a picture later and post it. It’s pretty much right in the middle of the limb. And possibly a inch in diameter.

Pat B:
If the knot is in the middle of the limb that is your best option even if it is an inch or more in diameter. Look at "Hole in the bow", Chuck's bows. Some of those knot holes are 4" or more.

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