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Title: osage in texas
Post by: hochgaertner on October 04, 2009, 04:37:00 PM

Hello, im a new bowyer. I´m searching for man, where I can get osage near dallas. I friend of mine
will visit dallas in november and he wants to bring
osage to me. He isn´t an expert an so we need advice, to get good osage to make one als a selfbow, and the other to get backed by bamboo.

Thanks for your help

Peter

Title: Re: osage in texas
Post by: Kanga on October 04, 2009, 05:21:00 PM

Try.
Custom Sawmill
Fritz Hannaman
6620 Retta Mansfield Rd
Burleson
ph 817-473-6660

Tell him the Aussie sent ya

Title: Re: osage in texas
Post by: lockon on October 10, 2009, 07:10:00 PM

Try Woodworld off of 75/TI in Richardson. They'll probably call it BoisDArc. Occassionally they get some in. Though, it would be board cut and not staves - so you would need to back it.

There is a guy who advertises in TAW out of Huntington, TX which is about 3.5 hours south of Dallas.

If you're wanting to actually harvest and dry you're own - well the woods are full of it everywhere. You'll just need to find some land owner who wants that "junk tree with that big round green fruit" removed and ask permission. ;-)