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Offline Dances with squirrels

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Re: Snaky Osage Split?
« Reply #15 on: July 10, 2016, 06:59:54 am »
Personally, I see one bow there.

As you weigh your options, keep in mind that you don't want any knots or pins in any of the four limb edges.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Snaky Osage Split?
« Reply #16 on: July 10, 2016, 07:41:32 am »
I would make one bow out of that stave. 
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Snaky Osage Split?
« Reply #17 on: July 10, 2016, 08:19:13 am »
Go for it, you might pull it off or you can end up like the rest of us nay sayers who have tried for two and gotten none. It took me a bunch of tries before I finally saw the light and settled for one pristine stave and a lot of scrap wood for the burn pile.
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Offline Fred Arnold

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Re: Snaky Osage Split?
« Reply #18 on: July 10, 2016, 08:52:52 am »
That is a sweet stave no doubt with a nice bow in it. Sure hate to see what you might have if you try to split it.
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Offline bentstick54

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Re: Snaky Osage Split?
« Reply #19 on: July 10, 2016, 08:58:27 am »
I would be happy with 1 good stave and not risk wasting it if it were mine. Many a stave has been wasted by getting greedy. There are more crooked Osage trees growing than straight ones😀 :)
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Offline bradsmith2010

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« Reply #20 on: July 10, 2016, 12:36:49 pm »
"good advice is seldom taken"  I forget who said that   :)   was it me :) :) :)
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Re: Snaky Osage Split?
« Reply #21 on: July 10, 2016, 12:59:19 pm »
Thank you for all your replies everyone.  It seems as though the general consensus is to not split, so I think I will follow your advice and make one awesome bow out of this stave.  Like I said, I haven't had a snaky stave this nice in a long time, and I should also mention that the rings are pretty thick (1/8" rings are thick in my opinion).  Looking forward to making this bow.  Thanks for all the advice guys!  I'll post pictures when i'm done with it.
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Offline Mad Max

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Re: Snaky Osage Split?
« Reply #22 on: July 11, 2016, 05:35:45 pm »
You got that on _bay.
I was bidding
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Snaky Osage Split?
« Reply #23 on: July 13, 2016, 02:13:18 pm »
Quote from: Mad Max on July 11, 2016, 05:35:45 pm
You got that on _bay.
I was bidding

Kinda burns a little don't it?  That's a mighty pretty stave!
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Snaky Osage Split?
« Reply #24 on: July 13, 2016, 02:31:34 pm »
If you don't get much osage I wouldn't try to split it. Make one cool bow and be proud of that. At that length you can pick the perfect section to place your bow.
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