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Pat B:
A lot of snaky osage is like that too. That's one reason so few really snaky bows are successfully built.
 Looking forward to what you can do with it, Dave.  :OK

bjrogg:

--- Quote from: Pat B on August 30, 2023, 03:34:51 pm ---A lot of snaky osage is like that too. That's one reason so few really snaky bows are successfully built.
 Looking forward to what you can do with it, Dave.  :OK

--- End quote ---

I’ve never noticed that Pat, but I don’t think I have ever really had a snaky one . Most of the snaky Osage bows I’ve made went around knots

Bjrogg

Pat B:
Shannon Walker cut an osage and got 8 or 10 very snaky staves and a few billets. I think only 2 or 3 survived and they are the ones on Pappy's bow rack. All because of the counter acting rings.


This is the snaky bow Pappy and Will made for me. The original bottom limb blew up and fortunately Will had another billet with enough snakiness to be a match.


I think the elm, because of it's interlocking grain would fare better.

Muskyman:
Now that’s a great looking rack of bows. Like yours too Pat.. something about them snaky bows. I’ve always wanted to try one. Probably beyond my skill set. I think I’ve got a stave I might could try one with. Not as snaky as most of those but it’s got a little bit of it

wooddamon1:
Good luck, Dave. Look forward to seeing what you do with that.

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