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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: RidgeRunner on November 05, 2007, 07:09:27 pm

Title: Leopard Spot Osage
Post by: RidgeRunner on November 05, 2007, 07:09:27 pm

This past weekend I started pealing the sap wood off some some Osage Staves that were cut about a year back.
Right under the bark there are these ovals that are slightly indented.
Under the ovals, In the last layer or two of sap wood are pockets of dark yellow sticky resin.
Under the resin pockets, on the heart wood are spots that resemble those on a leopard.
This looks real cool!!!  But I have never seen such.

Has anybody else ever seen this before??

I am going to try and learn to post photos.

Thanks
David

Title: Re: Leopard Spot Osage
Post by: Pat B on November 05, 2007, 07:33:05 pm

Pictures?    Pat

Title: Re: Leopard Spot Osage
Post by: tom sawyer on November 05, 2007, 11:54:08 pm

I'm betting it was bugs or some disease got on that ring when it was just under the bark, I've seen a lot of injuries that caused darker spots in wood.  Sounds like it'll make a neat looking bow.