if u have yet to see or feel an osage root, i highly recomend locating young tree near creek bank. Dig into bank from creek until you see roots that are brighter orange than the skin of tangerine. Specimens bigger than ur thumb can be tied into a squre knot n sinched tight n untied for ten days same size spcmn 2 ft long can be crackd like a bullwhip n will break sound barrier. As long as orange root bark is not violated n tap root is properly greased n dried on jig bows dont have to be tiller at all. Just stored n airtight skin sleeve except when being shot. These bows were a sign of the amount of "medicine" in a man , according to his ability to preserve flexibility n shootability. One of prerequisites to apprentice as shamAn-healer was maintining ones spirit bow til a certain age. If unsuccesful n root dried up then the staves from same tree were made into bows for warrior To use or trade. Wahoo is cherokee word for"to kill from above".
