Finaly off to a slow start. Picked out a poor looking osage stave and chased a ring today. Now to decide what kind of design this poor stave can handle with the problems it has.
First problem - length
Only 80" to work with.
Second problem - width
Only 3" wide.
Third problem- thickness
Just under 1 1/4" thick
Fourth problem- poor ring count
Only 6 rings in the whole 1 1/4" thickness