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Offline Josh B

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character Osage build a long. maybe, kinda, sorta
« on: June 15, 2014, 03:31:09 pm »
My friend Wayne gave me this....ummm.....stave last Wednesday.  As you can see, she poses a challenge or two.  I was just sitting around the truckstop this weekend and decided to see what the old girl had to offer.  Here's the stave.  Josh
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: character Osage build a long. maybe, kinda, sorta
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2014, 03:32:11 pm »
Is that a stave, or a zombie raised from a dead stave?
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Offline Josh B

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Re: character Osage build a long. maybe, kinda, sorta
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2014, 03:34:37 pm »
Without studying the stave as I should have, I went straight to chasing a ring.  I found a little surprise a couple rings down.  Had I looked the stave over, it would not have been such a surprise.
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Offline Josh B

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Re: character Osage build a long. maybe, kinda, sorta
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2014, 03:43:03 pm »
I went to rippin' with the draw knife and got below that mess and all the borer holes and eyeballed in my front profile.  There's a dark spot a few inches from the end I'm holding that was the bottom of a borer hole.  I hope its sound there.  With all the rotten stuff on the belly, I'm running out of wood.  Here's the roughed in back, belly and sides.  You can see that I have some heat gun work to do as it has about 40 degrees of prop twist.  Notice the remnants of the rotten material on the belly pic.
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Offline half eye

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Re: character Osage build a long. maybe, kinda, sorta
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2014, 03:46:08 pm »
I've heard of challenges before but dang Josh, you just a glutton for punishment  >:D  I gaurantee if there's a bow in there you damned-sure will find it. You can make a bow out of anything.
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Offline Josh B

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Re: character Osage build a long. maybe, kinda, sorta
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2014, 03:50:57 pm »
Now after removing all the  trash, I'm left with a smidgen over 3/4" width at the handle.  Normally that would be enough on Osage this old.  However, the old girl had to throw me another curve ball.  Right in the worst possible spot, dead center end to end, checks that run right to the side.  I superglued em all and should remove most of it.  There will be some remaining though.  Any bets on whether or not this will make 50#@28"?  Its 62" long BTW.  Josh
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Offline Josh B

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« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2014, 03:57:36 pm »
Good question Jw.
I appreciate the vote of confidence Rich!  I might need a little boost in that department to finish this one.  Josh
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: character Osage build a long. maybe, kinda, sorta
« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2014, 04:08:59 pm »
Go for it Josh!..............I've got a piece just like it, that I need a little guidance/encouragement on................
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Offline JonW

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Re: character Osage build a long. maybe, kinda, sorta
« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2014, 04:59:13 pm »
Josh I think you can pull it off.
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: character Osage build a long. maybe, kinda, sorta
« Reply #9 on: June 15, 2014, 05:28:18 pm »
Josh, I'm in your corner impatiently waiting...
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: character Osage build a long. maybe, kinda, sorta
« Reply #10 on: June 15, 2014, 05:43:14 pm »
That doesn't look like any big challenge. >:D >:D >:D
 You should hook up with Howard, H. Rhodes, the two of you could take notes on who could pick the most unlikely osage stave to get a bow from. He'll know what I'm talking about.
 Still I'm not betting against you on making that one work Josh. :)
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: character Osage build a long. maybe, kinda, sorta
« Reply #11 on: June 15, 2014, 05:47:20 pm »
Quote from: Badly Bent on June 15, 2014, 05:43:14 pm
That doesn't look like any big challenge. >:D >:D >:D
 You should hook up with Howard, H. Rhodes, the two of you could take notes on who could pick the most unlikely osage stave to get a bow from. He'll know what I'm talking about.
 Still I'm not betting against you on making that one work Josh. :)

Know exactly what you mean Greg........................
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Offline bubby

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Re: character Osage build a long. maybe, kinda, sorta
« Reply #12 on: June 15, 2014, 07:57:59 pm »
heck I don't know josh, but if ya pull it off ya ott to call it Lazarus
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Re: character Osage build a long. maybe, kinda, sorta
« Reply #13 on: June 15, 2014, 08:03:35 pm »
You have more energy than I my friend!
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: character Osage build a long. maybe, kinda, sorta
« Reply #14 on: June 15, 2014, 08:14:55 pm »
This looks like it's going to be a good one. :)
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