Author Topic: Brothers of the Hedge (Read 3141 times)

HH~ · « **on:** July 30, 2019, 09:37:49 am »

Did some cutting other day off farm up the road. My 2nd Batt Ranger bud hunts and farms this place. Had a big Osage tree tip over. Got three 80" sections out of this bugger. Stuff looks OK for Tennessee Hedge. Figgered it to be a 70yr old tree.

HH~

SLIMBOB · « **Reply #1 on:** July 30, 2019, 09:41:12 am »

Nice.

Eric Krewson · « **Reply #2 on:** July 30, 2019, 10:19:46 am »

Did you salvage the billet wood?

Del the cat · « **Reply #3 on:** July 30, 2019, 10:55:05 am »

Woo yeller gold...

Del

HH~ · « **Reply #4 on:** July 30, 2019, 11:00:13 am »

Yes Eric
I kept it all. Belly splits too.

HH~

Pat B · « **Reply #5 on:** July 30, 2019, 11:11:59 am »

Nice haul. Looks like some real good osage.

Jim Davis · « **Reply #6 on:** July 30, 2019, 11:13:03 am »

You'll be throwing rocks at elm! :-) I'm a little jealous.

gifford · « **Reply #7 on:** July 30, 2019, 11:26:46 am »

Way to go, that's a great haul. Lots of bows in those splits. Congrats.

Hawkdancer · « **Reply #8 on:** July 30, 2019, 01:34:12 pm »

Lots of stripping and sealing to do! Nice load! Plenty of staves to work on - you could develop orange vision!

Hawkdancer

bjrogg · « **Reply #9 on:** July 30, 2019, 02:55:22 pm »

That should help restock your supply. Very nice load of hedge HH
Bjrogg

Deerhunter21 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 30, 2019, 02:57:03 pm »

Nice load! Waiting till fall to harvest my osage

Selfbowman · « **Reply #11 on:** July 30, 2019, 06:02:42 pm »

That’s some good Osage I don’t care where it grew. No excuses in that pile. I would be interested in a couple of those staves if they could be sold for a good price. I’m not cheap when it comes to good staves. To my knowledge I have never built a Osage bow from Tennessee Osage. Arvin

jeffp51 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 30, 2019, 10:19:59 pm »

Did you know the intermountain west is the best climate for seasoning Osage? I'd be willing to help a brother out. . .

osage outlaw · « **Reply #13 on:** July 31, 2019, 01:03:53 am »

That's a great haul!

Hawkdancer · « **Reply #14 on:** July 31, 2019, 02:15:28 am »

Jeff,
We could have the whole batch cured for him by late fall, most likely!

Hawkdancer

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