Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: osage outlaw on July 13, 2019, 12:30:02 pm
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I do not like to cut osage in the summer. However, when I noticed a pile of logs at a road construction site and saw a few osage mixed in I couldn't resist. I would have hated to see them cut into firewood. After getting permission from the work crew I grabbed my chainsaw and wrestled a few decent ones out of the pile. There's a little damage from their equipment but nothing too bad. Two of the logs were a pain to split. They reminded me of splitting elm. One of them has snakey grain and should make some cool character bows. They all have good rings. I busted them into quarters and brought them in my garage. I'll split them into staves and remove the bark and sapwood as I get the time. I have some bows that I want to build and these staves should work out great for them. Maybe next year I'll make a new elk hunting bow out of one of them.
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wow niced find, congrats on that )W(
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Wow Clint....you sure do have an eye for osage. Good for you. A little hard work and you're rewarded with some nice staves.
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Wow Clint....you sure do have an eye for osage. Good for you. A little hard work and you're rewarded with some nice staves.
It was a lot of hard work Steve. They were easy to load but a pain to split. 2 of them split like elm logs.
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Nice haul, Clint. :OK
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Wow Clint....you sure do have an eye for osage. Good for you. A little hard work and you're rewarded with some nice staves.
It was a lot of hard work Steve. They were easy to load but a pain to split. 2 of them split like elm logs.
Seems like something your not afraid of Clint is work. Nice save. I like the looks of that snaky one a lot.
Bjrogg
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Nice growth rings for sure...Your a tough guy to tackle that in the Summer
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Nice! Those should make some nice bows!
Hawkdancer
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great save... I only hear about things like this... but never see it around here. That snake stave is sweet.
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Nice find. When you find Osage like that it is like hitting the lottery. Good for you.
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Nice nice nice. I love that snakey bad boy. That one gets my Bodark juices runnin'.
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Almost all my osage stash came from land clearing operations, many of my logs were pulled out of a brush pile after getting permission first.
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It a a treasure,,,bit u earn it (f)
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Well done, saving osage from firewood is a noble purpose indeed, you are to be commended. How many of those snakey staves are you planning to bring to MoJAM?
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Well done, saving osage from firewood is a noble purpose indeed, you are to be commended. How many of those snakey staves are you planning to bring to MoJAM?
I won't be making it to Mojam this year. Too many other trips got in the way. These staves are staying in my workshop.
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Ah well, never hurts to ask.
Good luck on your other trips and the elk hunt.
Hope to see you next year, snakey bow in hand.
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I saw a huge osage trunk in a construction site a couple months back, look like some prime wood. Gone when I went back to get it :-\. Good on you to act quickly.