Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: OsageBender on January 29, 2009, 07:24:43 pm
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Early this fall I cut quite a bit of osage from a local fencerow that I have been eying for years. It is all very straight, but as to be expected, there is a wide variety in the growth ring thickness. Aside from being easier to work the back down on thick ringed stuff, which do you prefer from a shooting stand point? I have heard that thin ringed osage tends to be a little snappier and thick ringed wood more sluggish. Any truth to that? Does thin ringed wood make as durable a bow? Thanks for any input!
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i think we just had this debate about a month ago,ya might want to look back a few pages.
personaly i like any sage i can get my sticky little fingers on >:D
also i have only had three pieces up untill recently,all thin ringed.recently i aquired some sage from a dude here in mn,all thin ring.will i get bows from it, oh ya yu betcha eh fer sure. ;D
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/hillbillync/Other%20Stuff/pop.gif).....................................
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I perfer the thinner ring stuff,as long as the early late ratio is good. :)
Pappy
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I value the early late ration most, but, to be honest, I take every osage I can get ;D
For the rest I'll take a seat near Hillbilly....
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I'm with Hillbilly...pass the popcorn please! ;D
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earlywood/latewood ratio is more important.
it's easier to chase a ring when it's thicker, but I'll take any osage with good earlywood/latewood ratios.
more on chasing rings: http://analogperiphery.blogspot.com/2008/05/chasing-growth-rings.html