I scored what appears to be a nice Osage orange log from a friend. It's been sitting in his shed for around 20 years, he says. It does have some extensive checks--I won't know how bad until I get the bark off a stave and start working it--but I think I was able to avoid the worst ones with judicial splitting.
So, I've never worked with Osage before...I seem to remember reading that narrow and deep, with a D-cross section and fairly bendy tips is the way to go. Is that right? All my successful bows thus far have been flatbows, so this is new territory for me. Recommendations?
I'm hoping to get a c. 60# bow that will draw smoothly, be reasonably forgiving of my creative ineptitude, and cast a 600-700 grain arrow with authority.
