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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: david w. on June 02, 2008, 05:00:11 pm

Title: nasty grained osage
Post by: david w. on June 02, 2008, 05:00:11 pm

i have a 1" piece of osage that i posted about a while ago.  well it is warped to the side like a c so i wanted to turn it over and turn it into reflex but the grain would be nasty.  So can i linen back it and use it? i was going for a bendy handle d bow 50# @ 26"

Title: Re: nasty grained osage
Post by: Kegan on June 02, 2008, 07:39:49 pm

How wide is it? If it's narrow enough, you could straighten it with heat/steam back straight. Probabaly would be safer grain wise that way.

Title: Re: nasty grained osage
Post by: david w. on June 02, 2008, 07:46:19 pm

i thnk i will do that its sounds alot better.  its about 7/8" wide. its a scrap piece but its too good to waste and the grain on this is perfectly straight and i didnt want to turn it on its side so i think i will see if my dad can get a heatgun from work.

Title: Re: nasty grained osage
Post by: Kegan on June 02, 2008, 07:48:14 pm

I've heard Osage responds well to bending with heat, and Ive done it with hickory, which is an absolute bear to bend.