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Title: 1st attempt at osage bow
Post by: brown wagon on March 27, 2009, 05:19:00 PM

Need some directions on how to proceed in getting a bow out of this osage stave?? I've worked with hickory but heard osage is like I'm going from Kindergarden to high school. So how do I get this stave whittled down to a bow.

Title: Re: 1st attempt at osage bow
Post by: Pat B on March 27, 2009, 06:01:00 PM

Will you post a few pics of the stave? The back and ends and any knots, etc.

Title: Re: 1st attempt at osage bow
Post by: brown wagon on March 27, 2009, 07:33:00 PM

we are in the midst of blizzard today so might be a day before get dug out and get to workshed, thanks for response. I've only got it worked down thru most sapwood to where seeing yellow,but will get some pic's.

Title: Re: 1st attempt at osage bow
Post by: Pat B on March 27, 2009, 07:42:00 PM

What are the dimensions of your stave?

Title: Re: 1st attempt at osage bow
Post by: Roy Steele on March 28, 2009, 12:47:00 AM

The same way you started the hickory.

Title: Re: 1st attempt at osage bow
Post by: shamus on March 28, 2009, 10:52:00 AM

From my site:

 Osage flatbow dimensions (http://analogperiphery.blogspot.com/2008/05/osage-flat-bow-dimensions.html)  


   Drying wood and prepping staves (http://analogperiphery.blogspot.com/2008/08/drying-and-seasoning-wood.html)  

hope that helps.

 Also check out     Jawge\\'s (http://georgeandjoni.home.comcast.net/~georgeandjoni/)   and Sam\\'s site (http://www.geocities.com/salampsio/index.html)   for other selfbow info.

Title: Re: 1st attempt at osage bow
Post by: brown wagon on March 29, 2009, 09:50:00 AM

Thanks for the help with the direction to take on this osage stave, now when this 18 in. of snow melts away I can get back scrapping away.  Thanks again for the help,