Author Topic: challenging osage (Read 3813 times)

sleek · « **on:** December 03, 2014, 08:20:54 pm »

I think I may be able to get usable wood out of these. They are both 47" long and I dont know their age. Guy who gave them to me at work 3 years ago reckoned they have been on the ground for 20+ years. Hope I can do them right. Question is, staves or billets?

Thunder · « **Reply #1 on:** December 03, 2014, 10:32:06 pm »

I say go for it and use them as staves, if it wasn't challenging it wouldn't be so much fun.

I'll have to show you a pic of a tiny toothpick of a bow I'm almost finished with 50#@22"
I'll pm you soon (next week?) about saplings, I not sure what all I have seasoned.

Pat B · « **Reply #2 on:** December 03, 2014, 11:03:29 pm »

Clean both up and see what you actually have before deciding how to use them.

Pappy · « **Reply #3 on:** December 04, 2014, 05:43:13 am »

Yep looks like quite the Challenge to me, good luck with that.

Pappy

blackhawk · « **Reply #4 on:** December 04, 2014, 07:01:26 am »

Quote from: Pat B on December 03, 2014, 11:03:29 pm

Clean both up and see what you actually have before deciding how to use them.

+1

sleek · « **Reply #5 on:** December 17, 2014, 11:08:58 pm »

sleek · « **Reply #6 on:** December 17, 2014, 11:11:26 pm »

All cleaned up. Lost allota thickness. But I think I still have enough meat. Thinking a set of twin bendy handles. Maybe 40#@25/26"?

osage outlaw · « **Reply #7 on:** December 17, 2014, 11:41:44 pm »

Nice save!

sleek · « **Reply #8 on:** December 18, 2014, 12:45:05 am »

Thanks, but that was the easy part. We will see if it makes a bow or not then decide if it was a save or a waste of knife hanlde material or a walking stick.

Pappy · « **Reply #9 on:** December 18, 2014, 05:18:41 am »

Well they are looking good so far anyway.

Pappy

TimBo · « **Reply #10 on:** December 18, 2014, 11:14:54 am »

Eh, they have too much reflex for walking sticks anyway!

Aaron H · « **Reply #11 on:** December 18, 2014, 11:36:35 am »

Gotta love some good character

sleek · « **Reply #12 on:** December 18, 2014, 12:16:06 pm »

Well there is alotta rot to deal with in there and not much solid wood left.

sleek · « **Reply #13 on:** December 18, 2014, 12:18:02 pm »

sleek · « **Reply #14 on:** December 18, 2014, 12:19:40 pm »

Still chopping and digging the discolored wood out the rotten knot hole.

Primitive Archer