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Offline bjrogg

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Frugal me
« on: January 31, 2018, 09:35:32 am »
I just hate to waste anything. I also don't have a lot of Osage around me that I'm aware of. I got a log given to me about 1 1/2 years ago. I split four staves off.

This stave has already had a slide split that I made a bend through handle with static tips. I love it plus it has a lot of character. Last night I got the other side split out and thought I think I can at least get a kids bow out of a belly split.  I use three screw drivers and a hammer and split off a small sliver I think I can make something from. It also pulled the small limb right out of knot.
 
If I don't screw up I think I can get three bows out of this crooked stave.
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Frugal me
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2018, 09:37:36 am »
PS the side split is the bow next to it.
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Frugal me
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2018, 09:57:15 am »
Cool... frugal is the way to go  :)
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Frugal me
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2018, 10:05:48 am »
I can see a hunting weight bow in that top split.   You're not being frugal, you're just not being wasteful.  :OK
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Offline HorseApples

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Re: Frugal me
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2018, 10:46:17 am »
I am interested to see how you deal with the knot/branch coming out of that belly split.

I have a belly split with an almost identical knot/branch. (I figured it was waste, but I started chasing a ring on it - I am frugal too -  just to see if I could get a kid's bow out of it. ) 
I think I can get a bow out of it, but just don't know what to do with a branch / knot like that. I know how to chase a ring around a knot hole but what do you do when the knot is not a hole, but more of a branch?

Note - it was really satisfying to peel the belly split off and see he branch come through the knot hole on the top stave nice and clean.
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: Frugal me
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2018, 11:53:23 am »
This is going to be real interesting to watch!  Even with my lack of experience, I see a very challenging project on the piece with the branch.  Good luck!
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Re: Frugal me
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2018, 12:08:50 pm »
Thought I had a plan but must have been to close to the heart. When I tried to chase ring I realized the belly split had back on one side of stave on one end and other side of stave on other end. If I get anything out of it it won't be your normal selfbow.
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Offline TimBo

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Re: Frugal me
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2018, 01:18:34 pm »
That reminds me of Simson's Mom and Dad bows...
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Offline sieddy

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Re: Frugal me
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2018, 02:00:31 pm »
Good for you man. I was thinking to myself 'that must have been really rewarding pulling that branch out of the larger peice!' Then I read your later comment!  8)
Looking forward to seeing what you get out of those sticks!  :D
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Offline simson

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Re: Frugal me
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2018, 02:20:35 pm »
Some nice splits!
Mom seems to be ok, Dad looks a bit meager. But at least for a light enough of wood.
I like those short bendies
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Frugal me
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2018, 08:22:33 pm »
Way to go BJ! I know you'll do all that wood justice.  :OK
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Offline sleek

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Re: Frugal me
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2018, 09:57:45 pm »
Quote from: bjrogg on January 31, 2018, 12:08:50 pm
Thought I had a plan but must have been to close to the heart. When I tried to chase ring I realized the belly split had back on one side of stave on one end and other side of stave on other end. If I get anything out of it it won't be your normal selfbow.
Bjrogg

Trying to figure out what ypu mean here...

But if a ring cant be chased on the back, chase one on the belly, then flip it and make the belly the back.
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Offline chamookman

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Re: Frugal me
« Reply #12 on: February 01, 2018, 01:44:55 am »
Good job BJ - always good to utilize all the Yellow wood You can  :OK Bob
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Frugal me
« Reply #13 on: February 01, 2018, 04:52:22 am »
Thanks everyone. This has been interesting. I did get the short bendy off the first side split.
The piece I split off belly was very strange. If you look at first picture you can see the very heart of tree and the end I'm holding has rings from other side of heart on bottom. I started belly split from other end with back to top like normal belly split. Somehow before I got to other end back of bow was where belly should have been. I wish I could have taken pictures but was out of storage again. I tried chasing ring a making sense of it thinking it must twist around heart but couldn't figure it out. Ended up with a very light kids bow with a violated back. Oh well the wood needed to be removed anyway. My grandson will have fun with it.
The second side split although very crooked and twisted looks like it should have a nice bow in it. I did some preliminary straightening on it last night. I'll try to get pictures of them all when done.
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Offline Springbuck

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Re: Frugal me
« Reply #14 on: February 01, 2018, 06:13:20 am »
 It's always a gamble trying to get that "maybe" stave, but when it works out, it's awesome!
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