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DV IN MN:

Once the sap wood dries for a day or two it's pretty east to remove. Teh bark just slips off this time of year. So I bit the bullet took maybe 11/2 hrs to remove it off the 4 quarters.

Muskyman:
I feel your pain DV. It’s a ton of work for sure. Good looking Osage staves though, should make some nice bows in the future. I just tucked mine away in my shop today. I’ve got a few more to take the bark and sapwood off of. I sprayed them down with bug spray just in case. Will be getting to them in the near future..

DV IN MN:

When its summer season is not that hard to peel the bark off. I put one coat of poly on and let them sit for 2 days to get some of the moisture out so that would be a little dry then the sap wood peels off pretty easy. I coated with 2 coats of Poly and three on the last six inches and ends should be good until I get to them hope to add a bunch more in the next year.
Will SEVEN work as a spray if you leave the bark on? Guess I should add some diversity since we have a bunch of good strait ironwood on our property also.

superdav95:

--- Quote from: DV IN MN on September 08, 2023, 08:37:21 pm ---
When its summer season is not that hard to peel the bark off. I put one coat of poly on and let them sit for 2 days to get some of the moisture out so that would be a little dry then the sap wood peels off pretty easy. I coated with 2 coats of Poly and three on the last six inches and ends should be good until I get to them hope to add a bunch more in the next year.
Will SEVEN work as a spray if you leave the bark on? Guess I should add some diversity since we have a bunch of good strait ironwood on our property also.

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Good straight ironwood is rare.  At least for me here it is.  If you’ve got some straight iron wood it’s very good bow wood.  Are you talking about hhb?   

Muskyman:
Don’t know about the seven. I used spectracide. I’m planning on getting to the 5-6 I have left pretty soon. 4 of them are billets and a couple full sized. Can’t have to many staves. Good luck with your harvest.

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