thinest rings.... ever

[duke3192]

I know it has been said on here before, look at the ratio between early growth and late growth. Thin rings = slow growth, good if the ratio is about the same or smaller in the early growth, those will make awsome bows, but are a real pain to clean up or tiller, you can mess up in an eye blink, scrape and sand, and a lot of patience.

[sleek]

Thought this thread could at least use a pic.

[JonW]

Man that tree had a rough life. You did it a favor by cutting it.

[Hrothgar]

Can't help but be curious Sleek, did either one of those staves come from my stash--the 31 ring per inch staves?    I have one down to floor tiller but still haven't managed to save a ring on the back. My eyesight and my patience are failing equally, think its time to post it on Trading Post--in exchange for anything!

[Selfbowman]

Burn both and get another stave. That's what I would do. Been there done that. Osage is not that hard to find yet. Maybe someday. Arvin

[bowandarrow473]

I'll take the stave!!!!!

[Blaflair2]

I'm working on this

[Badger]

  I had bought a ton of that thin ringed osage a few years ago. I rough chase it with a draw knife then go down one more ring with a well sharpened scraper. Very easy, just a little patience, doesn't really take all that long either. I really like thin ringed osage, the belly is beautiful when you finish, lots of v's pointing to the tip.

[DavidV]

Dosn't look much thinner than this osage I got from Patrick, ended up performing really well and it worked nicer than the fast growth osage I've cut here.

[lebhuntfish]

Nice David! If you can, bring that one with you on Saturday! I would love to see it! Patrick

[Selfbowman]

Steve I admit no patience. I was tring to chase a growth ring on a yew stave once with a single edge razor blade as a scraper. Used all those patience up. I have seen good fine ring osage and good 1/8" ring staves that where good also. There is a lot of fine ring osage along the Red river . The osage is dark brownish with a hint of red in it. I don't care for it. I'll take Kansas , east Tn. ,Mo., central Tx. Osage over it any time. Arvin

[Pappy]

I prefer thin ringed Osage , I personally think it makes a better bow.JMO  Seems much denser and I just like it better, don't mind chasing a ring on it either, I kind of enjoy it.
  Pappy

[blackhawk]

Theres chaseable rings between the bottom of your thumb fingernail n knuckle...ive made quite a few bows with rings that size where i mentioned in your stave

[PatM]

When the end cut reveals such thin outer rings why not try to squeeze less staves from the log and allow yourself further depth up the triangle of the split in order to retain sufficient width?

[Selfbowman]

One more reason for us to not want the same kind of tree. The discussion may sure enough become arguements at that point. Mine . No mine. No it's mine.    Sleek I wish you good luck with your bow . Hope it shoots like the best you have ever made. Arvin