Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Timo on March 16, 2011, 12:38:13 am
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A month ago my neighbor came down with the flu, down in bed bad. I notice that his wood pile was lacking and the forecast was yelling blizzard, so I figured to help him out a bit, with a couple truck loads of wood. I never thought about it much as we are always helping each other out from time to time. So I loaded him up.
Well last night he hollered at me, (knowing that I like Osage) and told me to have a pick of his post pile? I had noticed it out back but all I seen was the kind of stuff that Pappy likes, ;D so I never gave it much of a look see. I figured I’d humor him tonight and dig through it.
There on the bottom was a log that had no doubt been there a bit as all the bark was gone and it was black with age. I rolled it back and forth and found very few worm holes, looked clear, so I told him, “this will do”. I cut it to length and he helped me load it.Once home I went to work and bout an hour later, this was the outcome!
I just may have to cut him some more wood?
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Man those are as straight as hickory staves :o
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Nice !
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Wow, Tim! I wish I had a neighbor with a woodpile like that.
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A little disappointed with the ring ratio, but beggers can't be ya know? ;D
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Now that is neighbor helping neighbor. excellent haul.
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Nice mess of stavesTim. And like Jesse sais as straight as hickory staves. ...and what's wrong with what Pappy likes? I like it all if it yeller.
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Those couldnt be any better!
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Nice haul, good things come to good people. :)
Pappy
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I completely agree with Pappy.
That is some good looking Osage.
Clean the dirt off those back and then seal the backs and ends.
David
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Nice, Timo! An hour later and you had split all those? 15 minutes later and I'd be ready for a nap. :) Jawge
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Good for you Timo. It really is true that you reap what you sow. Danny
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Nice haul! That should keep you busy for a while :)
Going to head over to my parents in the next week or so to help with cutting up some Ash they've felled for fire-wood. Gonna see if I can "liberate" some pieces for possible bows.
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Nice haul, you'll have enough wood to last a long time.
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Good deal!!! "What goes around comes around" ;) ;)
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Purty yella wood! Hmm, you lucked out on the worms - woulda looked like swiss cheese around here :).
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You got that right. I did 2 bow backs last night and killed 10 borers easy.
That is some nice wood there. I think fence posts make the best bows, especially corner posts. Looks a little like what we see down here, thin rings on the outside and thicker ones towards the center. At first I thought those were billets. Dang, that is some really REALLY straight wood. I don't mind worm holes much anymore, just hog off the top quarter inch of yeller wood when doing the sapwood. I'm with Jawge though, I'd be borrowing some boys to split that up and then take a nap from the exertion of watching them work. ;D
George
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I was surprised at how well the back of this wood kept. Not sure what process it went through to keep the bores out and keep it from checking? There were virtually no checks, even in the ends. I am at my wits ends trying to figure that one out.
I don't mind splitting Osage,after many many swings at more trees than I can remember,one comes to read the trouble areas and guide your wedges according. This wood was a breeze to conquer,Everything just went straight.
As for this wood lasting me a long time? It will probly be gone before next bow building season. ;D But I got plenty more to cut yet this year. ;)