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Osage orange design?
Pappy:
Good looking piece of Osage, I am sure you will turn it into something nice, like Dave said looks like 2 to me. :)
Pappy
bjrogg:
Yup maybe even three but don’t want to get greedy. Looks promising WB
I’m sure you will figure it out.
Take your time on chasing a ring. Start on one end and slowly a few inches at a time clean up a ring nice and shiny so you can see it good. I think nice dry Osage is easier to chase than wet. I go for the sound and feel of the crunchy early wood with my draw knife. Then I clean up the remaining early wood with my cabnet scraper leaving a nice shiny late wood ring. Don’t jump around and don’t get too far ahead without cleaning up shiny from edge to edge.
If you don’t finish it completely. Seal the back again to prevent checking overnight
Bjrogg
WhistlingBadger:
Do you split off some of the sapwood or just peel it off with the draw knife? I don't want to get impatient but I want to finish a bow this century, too. ;D
TimBo:
I have split off sapwood with mixed results. You might consider sawing down through it to a set depth (slightly above the heartwood) every few inches and knocking the chunks off with a chisel. That should work great since you can see both sides clearly, and it will avoid a split getting out of control and tearing heartwood.
bentstick54:
I’ve used drawknives, hatchets, and hammer and chisels. All will work, but then clean up any rough back and seal when done.
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