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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: wapiti1997 on February 14, 2015, 11:12:37 am

Title: osage tree
Post by: wapiti1997 on February 14, 2015, 11:12:37 am

Here is one I've walked by for quite a while.  The tree fell over several years ago, and had about a 5-6 foot clean section at the bottom...  i was cutting firewood yesterday and decided to cut it.. split clean and relatively straight.  big growth rings and great early/late ratio...

(http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee423/joelacefield/archery/0214150927_zpsryd7nypp.jpg) (http://s1227.photobucket.com/user/joelacefield/media/archery/0214150927_zpsryd7nypp.jpg.html)

(http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee423/joelacefield/archery/0214150931_zpsunbr2wrb.jpg) (http://s1227.photobucket.com/user/joelacefield/media/archery/0214150931_zpsunbr2wrb.jpg.html)

(http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee423/joelacefield/archery/0214150944_zps5jp6c8kx.jpg) (http://s1227.photobucket.com/user/joelacefield/media/archery/0214150944_zps5jp6c8kx.jpg.html)

Title: Re: osage tree
Post by: koan on February 14, 2015, 11:17:33 am

Great find! If only they all went that easy, lol

Title: Re: osage tree
Post by: RyanR on February 14, 2015, 11:22:12 am

That's some nice Osage.

Title: Re: osage tree
Post by: Aaron H on February 14, 2015, 11:26:11 am

Those are some real nice rings

Title: Re: osage tree
Post by: Springbuck on February 14, 2015, 11:49:33 am

  As a guy who almost never gets his hands on osage, my favorite part is how you had to "decide" to cut it.  I'm always having to lie to myself, "Oh, yeah, if everything goes right, there might be  three or four, 3/8" boards I could mill out of this 20" trunk, and steam them straight laterally...."

  That looks just prime.

Title: Re: osage tree
Post by: Carson (CMB) on February 14, 2015, 12:00:27 pm

That looks nice  :)

Title: Re: osage tree
Post by: Sidewinder on February 14, 2015, 12:26:49 pm

Good find and nice score.

Title: Re: osage tree
Post by: Drewster on February 14, 2015, 12:55:22 pm

Congrats on a nice harvest.  Enjoy!

Title: Re: osage tree
Post by: osage outlaw on February 14, 2015, 01:29:48 pm

Nice tree and staves.  Those rings look nice.

Title: Re: osage tree
Post by: Roy on February 14, 2015, 01:43:19 pm

That Osage doesn't look good. The bark appears to have that giveittome disease.. I'll just swing by and pick it up:)
Very nice looking rings..

Title: Re: osage tree
Post by: Danzn Bar on February 14, 2015, 02:31:50 pm

Good Score Joe................
DBar