Author Topic: Monster osage tree finished....final stave count  (Read 61390 times)

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Offline Buckeye Guy

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Re: Harvesting a monster osage tree
« Reply #150 on: September 29, 2011, 05:37:18 pm »
I can make some room if you need it !
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Offline Gus

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Re: Harvesting a monster osage tree
« Reply #151 on: September 29, 2011, 05:47:06 pm »
Yes Sir,

They are looking Very Pretty.

Good Hunting!

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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Harvesting a monster osage tree
« Reply #152 on: September 29, 2011, 06:25:35 pm »
Soccer! You play soccer ;D
Those were the days, about 20 years ago I used to play in goal for our work's team in a Sunday league... that's where I got the name Del the Cat.
What position do you play?
Oh and I'm sure we can find some room in the UK for some of those staves... I know the UK is small, but I expect we can fitsome in.
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Offline MWirwicki

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Re: Harvesting a monster osage tree
« Reply #153 on: September 29, 2011, 06:30:02 pm »
One part of me wants to say, "Okay - Just 16 more to reach my guess of 72."  The other part of me wants to cheer you on to 100+
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Harvesting a monster osage tree
« Reply #154 on: September 29, 2011, 06:30:38 pm »
Soccer! You play soccer ;D
Those were the days, about 20 years ago I used to play in goal for our work's team in a Sunday league... that's where I got the name Del the Cat.
What position do you play?
Oh and I'm sure we can find some room in the UK for some of those staves... I know the UK is small, but I expect we can fitsome in.
Del

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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Harvesting a monster osage tree
« Reply #155 on: September 29, 2011, 06:32:10 pm »
One part of me wants to say, "Okay - Just 16 more to reach my guess of 72."  The other part of me wants to cheer you on to 100+

Bad news for the 16 more part, I still got a lot more to go.
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Offline MWirwicki

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Re: Harvesting a monster osage tree
« Reply #156 on: September 29, 2011, 06:35:59 pm »
Kinda figured....... :(
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Re: Harvesting a monster osage tree
« Reply #157 on: September 29, 2011, 08:40:33 pm »
That is one sweet pile, you may need to put an addition on the house  ;D
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Re: Harvesting a monster osage tree
« Reply #158 on: September 29, 2011, 08:48:53 pm »
I too would gladly take a stave  off your hands... ;D not much Osage in my parts... :(

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Re: Harvesting a monster osage tree
« Reply #159 on: September 29, 2011, 09:05:49 pm »
i will repeat what everyone else said, ill take some off your hands if you need it ;D
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Harvesting a monster osage tree
« Reply #160 on: September 29, 2011, 09:16:52 pm »
IF that were me in OO's place, it would sometime about now that I would discover that this particular osage tree was incredibly poorly suited for making bows!

Still just blows my mind.  Showed this thread to the guy that taught me to build bows, his work is gorgeous.  His poor jaw dropped and he was flustered.  It was then he told me in all his years of building bows he had not made more than 20 of them total, and almost half were white woods!  He likes the look of that pile as much as I do.
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Offline Blacktail

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Re: Harvesting a monster osage tree
« Reply #161 on: September 29, 2011, 09:18:09 pm »
well i wish i was there to help you..but it might cost you a stave.. ;D...john

Offline SA

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Re: Harvesting a monster osage tree
« Reply #162 on: September 30, 2011, 12:10:46 am »
man that 's just cool, you are gonna be busy for some time :) may even make some new friends . but  half the fun is lookin for bow wood you might need to donate some ::)
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Offline nyarrow

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Re: Harvesting a monster osage tree
« Reply #163 on: September 30, 2011, 10:30:16 am »
Awesome find! Looks like plenty of work so far. I'm curious to know the final count.

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Re: Harvesting a monster osage tree
« Reply #164 on: September 30, 2011, 02:50:37 pm »
 :o  I'm salivating over here at the sight of all those staves. I have got to get back to the woods and soon.
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