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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Best ocean spray staves EVER
« Reply #15 on: May 04, 2018, 10:21:26 pm »
 Living in South Carolina, I must say I have zero experience with drying or cutting OS...But I can say it is one super wood ! I have made 5 bendy bows from OS...Wish it grew here Bryce...Your staves are top notch...I give OS an A on compression and tension so far with my limited experience...Dried in reflex has held without heat tempering...!
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Offline Bryce

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Re: Best ocean spray staves EVER
« Reply #16 on: May 04, 2018, 10:36:03 pm »
Quote from: burchett.donald on May 04, 2018, 10:21:26 pm
Living in South Carolina, I must say I have zero experience with drying or cutting OS...But I can say it is one super wood ! I have made 5 bendy bows from OS...Wish it grew here Bryce...Your staves are top notch...I give OS an A on compression and tension so far with my limited experience...Dried in reflex has held without heat tempering...!
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The only downside is sometimes those pin knots will quit on yah :/
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Offline DC

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Re: Best ocean spray staves EVER
« Reply #17 on: May 04, 2018, 11:49:12 pm »
I often wonder how great a bow you could make if you could find an OS stave with no pins. Every OS bow save one that has failed for me failed at a pin. That one exploded like Yew.
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Offline Taxus brevifolia

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Re: Best ocean spray staves EVER
« Reply #18 on: May 05, 2018, 09:32:02 pm »
Wowsi just found three more good ones. I'll post them in bows shortly
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Offline aaron

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Re: Best ocean spray staves EVER
« Reply #19 on: May 06, 2018, 06:22:44 pm »
as someone else said- leave them alive until winter. They have less tendency to split.
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Offline Taxus brevifolia

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Re: Best ocean spray staves EVER
« Reply #20 on: May 08, 2018, 01:07:10 am »
Yes thanks to you guys now I know to cut them in winter
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