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Offline Deerhunter21

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how many staves do you keep?
« on: February 02, 2020, 02:28:08 pm »
So i was just wondering, how many staves do you keep on standby??
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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: how many staves do you keep?
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2020, 02:39:51 pm »
I have about 40 in the shop & about 4 inside seasoning 50% RH ,I usauly let them season a couple years before working them ! I live in a area that's pretty easy to get staves of different species !
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Offline aznboi3644

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Re: how many staves do you keep?
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2020, 02:48:24 pm »
I’m always on the hunt.  I only have about 9 tree staves on the rack and about 20 board staves 
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Offline Dances with squirrels

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Re: how many staves do you keep?
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2020, 03:17:08 pm »
That's a good question. I'll go take a rough count. I have bow wood all over the place out there.
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: how many staves do you keep?
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2020, 04:01:00 pm »
I think I have 20 or thirty
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Offline Dances with squirrels

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Re: how many staves do you keep?
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2020, 04:09:14 pm »
From what I can see, a conservative estimate looks like 115 selfbow staves, 165 bows worth of slats/lumber, 11 billet length yew logs, 4 big planks of clear maple and walnut 2"+ thick, and enough wood for 60 or more glassbow lams... maybe a lot more than that. Hard to see what all is in there without tearing everything apart. 95% of it is kept in the shop where the r.h. is controlled year round. Much osage and yew, but lots of other kinds too. These are my retirement projects  ;D

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Offline Deerhunter21

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Re: how many staves do you keep?
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2020, 04:13:17 pm »
WTFrick!!!!! I have 2 staves and 4 billets!  (lol) Im laughing my heart out rn!!

 I need to get myself a chainsaw.. )W( I have hackberry trees up the wazoo around here. there not hard to spot at all. There should be lots of osage around here too but I just dont see them!!!!  )-w( :'(
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Re: how many staves do you keep?
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2020, 04:14:21 pm »
Quote from: Dances with squirrels on February 02, 2020, 04:09:14 pm
These are my retirement projects  ;D

You gotta retire soon or else your not gonna get done!!!
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Offline Swampman

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Re: how many staves do you keep?
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2020, 07:10:11 pm »
I probably have about 30 staves and about 8 sets of billets.  I probably should get a chain saw out this summer.  I am getting a little low!
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Offline Bubbabowyer

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« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2020, 07:10:46 pm »
I've got four blanks in the house. Twelve staves in the shed and just cut 18 more logs with my buddy yellowstave. I took 13 of those logs because my trailer was bigger. Lol. That brought my log count to 21 in the yard. Some of which are over two feet thick.
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: how many staves do you keep?
« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2020, 07:34:31 pm »
Haha, yikes. A few years ago I had over 300 staves, mostly yew. Now I have maybe around 200, but my closet inside is usually loaded up with blanks and bows in the works as well. It’s pretty loaded right  now...
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Offline Bubbabowyer

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Re: how many staves do you keep?
« Reply #11 on: February 02, 2020, 07:39:16 pm »
All osage too!
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Offline WhistlingBadger

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Re: how many staves do you keep?
« Reply #12 on: February 02, 2020, 09:50:15 pm »
Wow, you guys live in the land of plenty!
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: how many staves do you keep?
« Reply #13 on: February 02, 2020, 10:56:42 pm »
Russell,
Us new guys are just learning to recognize "bows in the raw"' regaedless of age!  I have about 6 or so staves ready to work and stabilized to local rh.  Some primo, some real challenges!  Got one challenge to long string, but it looks like it will need to be backed to survive.  Got to make some antelope or deer rawhide to proceed.  Plan to rough out a hickory stave soon.
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Offline aznboi3644

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Re: how many staves do you keep?
« Reply #14 on: February 02, 2020, 11:31:40 pm »
Damn that Osage looks nice.  Jealous
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