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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Harvesting a monster osage tree
« Reply #165 on: October 03, 2011, 09:04:07 pm »
Today I went back to the woods and got the last section of the tree out.  It went pretty smooth.  My little chainsaw struggled, but got the job done.  The rings are still great for most of it.

The bright yellow pieces are what I got out today.  The darker ones are what I have left from the first 3 sections.  A couple more months of drawknifing and I'll be done.

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Offline Keenan

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Re: Harvesting a monster osage tree
« Reply #166 on: October 03, 2011, 11:50:23 pm »
Man you are one lucky dog! I start slobbering everytime I see this post pop back to the top. :o ::)
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Re: Harvesting a monster osage tree
« Reply #167 on: December 21, 2011, 11:14:22 am »
The names in green are still in.  Sorry to the rest of you guys.



SA - 39
Cracker - 43
Blackhawk - 48
Will H - 50
Ridgerunner - 65
Hobow - 36
beetlebailey1977 - 38
Stringstretcher - 70
Strongbow - 45
Seabass - 42
MWirwicki - 72
Elktracker - 47
Medic336 - 53
Ryoon4690 - 60
M-P - 44
Jham - 49
Soy - 55
Justin Snyder - 62
Lee Slikkers - 58
Hatcha - 80
Gus - 77
Matt S - 75
Triggerfinger - 73
Bow Nut - 59
Gutpile - 69
Toomanyknots - 90
Justin Snyder - 62
Weylin - 34
Rainman - 56
Fencepost - 40
Randman - 71
Stingray45 - 68
Mullet - 85
Sadie Jane - 52
Jpitts - 69
Tukey522 - 74
Marz5 - 87
Frankg - 63
Keenan - 114
Blacktail - 92
Ifrit617 - 82
Venisonburger - 81
Sidewinder - 88
Mikekeswick - 85
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Harvesting a monster osage tree
« Reply #168 on: December 21, 2011, 01:18:02 pm »
I'll post my guess once you've finished.
Same way as I do my development time scales at work... never been late on a project yet ;D.
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Offline Keenan

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Re: Harvesting a monster osage tree
« Reply #169 on: December 21, 2011, 02:11:29 pm »
 ;D ;D ;D  Looks like there are severall good belly splits still in there! ::) :o >:D
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Offline Tom Leemans

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Re: Harvesting a monster osage tree
« Reply #170 on: December 21, 2011, 02:55:02 pm »
Where's Thor when you need him?
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Harvesting a monster osage tree
« Reply #171 on: December 22, 2011, 12:14:39 am »
Quote from: Tom Leemans on December 21, 2011, 02:55:02 pm
Where's Thor when you need him?

Last time I saw him he was in a bar watching a Vikings game, crying in his beer and getting "hammered".
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Harvesting a monster osage tree
« Reply #172 on: December 22, 2011, 06:18:00 pm »
I found a couple of nasty little borers in a stave today.  I better hurry and get this thing finished.  It's amazing how a such a soft squishy little creature can bore a hole through such hard wood.




Total is now up to 77 staves.  There are only a few names still in it.

Hatcha - 80
Toomanyknots - 90
Mullet - 85
Marz5 - 87
Keenan - 114
Blacktail - 92
Ifrit617 - 82
Venisonburger - 81
Sidewinder - 88
Mikekeswick - 85
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Offline Blacktail

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Re: Harvesting a monster osage tree
« Reply #173 on: December 22, 2011, 10:42:00 pm »
that is kind of funny how those little bugs do chew that hard wood and do so much damage...john
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Offline criveraville

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Re: Harvesting a monster osage tree
« Reply #174 on: December 23, 2011, 05:10:05 am »
Nice haul there Clint ;)

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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Monster osage tree finished....final stave count
« Reply #175 on: January 28, 2012, 06:52:02 pm »
Well, I am finally done with it  :P  It has been a long and hard journey, but I would do it all over again if given the oppurtunity.  When I got all the staves together and stood back to look at them, I had a great fealing of accomplishment.  This has been the biggest project like this I have ever attempted.  I had help getting them out of the woods, but after that, it was all up to me.

The final total is 109 staves plus 6 billets.  That makes Keenan the winner of the contest.  He guessed 114 staves.
I was able to get 43 belly splits and 66 outer staves.  It takes me an average of 30 minutes per stave to peal, seal, and clean up so I have 33 hours just in doing that.  I have no idea how many total hours I have in it, but I know it is a lot. 

 

My pile of shavings

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Offline Cameroo

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Re: Monster osage tree finished....final stave count
« Reply #176 on: January 28, 2012, 07:07:44 pm »
You sir, are the MAN!! :)
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Offline nlester

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Re: Monster osage tree finished....final stave count
« Reply #177 on: January 28, 2012, 07:25:40 pm »
WOW! That, my friend, is quite a haul.  It most definitely was worth it.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Monster osage tree finished....final stave count
« Reply #178 on: January 28, 2012, 07:56:15 pm »
Incredable Clint!  8) That's a nice ness of osage.
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Offline beetlebailey1977

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Re: Monster osage tree finished....final stave count
« Reply #179 on: January 28, 2012, 08:10:56 pm »
Awesome big daddy....I agree you are the man.  That is a lot of time and effort for sure.
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