What are the advantages of Osage?

[BHTGdogs]

Im going to make a laminated longbow and wanted to know the advantages of this wood.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

It's Osage

[vermonster13]

Not the best choice for a laminated bow other than for the riser or veneers. Osage is heavy and will be slow as a limb core for a laminated bow, especially if it's got glass belly and back IMO.

[Okie 1]

I hope you're not going to use a "good" piece of Osage to make a laminated bow.

[BHTGdogs]

I just wanted it for the riser. And I have all the osage I would ever need around me. Lol

[vermonster13]

For the riser is is sweet. I have a Morrison Cheyenne with Osage in the riser and am very pleased with it.

[Bjorn]

I have two ACS CX risers made from Osage; both turned out very nice. I too had a Cheyenne with Osage, it is an excellent riser wood choice.

[Bjorn]

Oh yeah, the advantages: very dense and heavy, has tremendous character-the more you use it the darker and grainier it gets. It is made in the USA!

[BHTGdogs]

Thanks

[Tom Leemans]

When you run out of arras, you can beat the bear to death.

[Clay Hayes]

I second Tom's answer!  I've had to go that rout with a few man eating squirrels!

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