I have made two white wood bows. but have had no luck with osage I have cut. could someone please recommend where to get a good stave

Welcome to Trad Gang Bill. Hope You and the family had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Just to help Bill out a little he is looking for a seasoned Stave. Something with nice growth rings that would be easy for a beginner to make a bow from.

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Dean Marlow!

If you don't locate osage from someone else, I would recommend you find someone who owns a hardwood forest and see if you can find osage there. It would be a plus if the landowner will let you cut some of it. Offer to cut up the tops of the osage trees for the landowner for firewood to give to him/her.

You see, osage wants to grow into a bush with limbs and twigs growing out in all directions. So, when it's found growing in a field where it gets lots of light, it generally looks more like a bush than a tree. But, when found growing amongst other trees like in a forest environment, it must compete with other trees to survive, causing it to grow taller in order to get more light. Therefore, it more resembles a tree instead of a bush. Find osage in the latter setting and you'll get better, straighter osage.

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im into building osage bows but am about the end of if as have to many aches and pains to do it much longer. always willing to help a fella out though.
LarryDawg

also would like to add.. 3 rivers and kustom king both sell bows that are roughed in all you have to do is finish tiller, they don't cost that much more then a stave. my two cents
Larrydawg

Thankyou for your help and godbless

Pine Hollow Longbows. Great service. Really nice guy    
Darcy  

PM me if you haven't found one yet. I know the right guy with the right price for the right stave. Be careful what you pay for one, some guys will drag you through the coals for a stick of wood.

I just found this guy up in Kansas.
I was having a horrible time trying to find Osage to make axe a handle. I stumbled onto this guy. From what he tells me he has miles of this stuff. He is a small family sawmill and is priced well. I bought a rough cut board 2x10x9' for a $200.. I can get a couple of axe handles, 2 bow staves and a bunch of spare out of the piece of wood. He even sent me pictures of the piece of wood before I bought it.
http://www.tallgrasswood.com/index.html
His name is Kevin Curch
Cell # (620)794-7120
Thanks
Justin

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