Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Timo on April 11, 2009, 10:46:53 pm
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Worked up a bunch of slats today...alll day! This is the main stack of 3 footers.I also have a stack of 25 that are full length. I'll loose some of these during final cull, after they are dried,not sure how much. I had a perty critical eye while I was roughing them out, so that number should be low. Still have a lot of boards left to do....I think I'll wait a while. :-\
This is the first time I have worked up my own. It is a terrible bunch of work,not to mention saw blades,electricity,Dust containment....Learned a bunch though. I was amazed at how much weight difference there were between slats!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Timotoad/osage%2009/019.jpg)
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Timo, looks good. I got tired looking at that stack of slats. :) Jawge
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It made my back hurt, but I will feel better with a little liquid muscle relaxer. ::) Nice stack of wood.
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Man, thats hard on equiptment ;D.....Brian
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Timo, thats gold! I wish I had five hrs. with you! That would be like five years of experience. What are you gonna do now!
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That looks like a lot of work. That would've taken me months, I don't have power tools. What kind of wood is it?
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George, I never tire from looking at finished work.:)
Madcow, I got off the liquid pain killers long ago.I now rely on ibuprof. ;)
Bullitt,5 hrs with me and you would need some of madcows relaxers.:)
Koan, yes it is very hard on tools.This is still fairly green wood, so it really gums up the blades.
Aosda,Yellow gold baby! "Osage"! O:)
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just like scrooge mcDuck gets dollars in his eyes when he's seeing gold, I'm getting beautyfull bows in my eyes when seeing this. Love it!
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Timo that is eye candy for sure. I really respect the work involved. Danny
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I know what you were thinkin ::) But for now I like the way you stickered that pile up, should make a ton of sweet bows. Sides you need the workout, you ain't getting any younger ;D
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Nice haul Tim. There will be some smiling faces at MoJam.
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looks like fort knox
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Good one Jesse!
Tim, Work like this makes one appreciate mowing the lawn.. I doubt you will have to cut osage for the rest of this decade! ;D A fine looking stack indeed! ;)
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Looks like you have enough wood there for over 300 bows. :o
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Drano...I meanDano..(soory my bad):) good to see you among the living still. Hows the fishing?
Jesse, LOL
Rich,I hate to mow the moles...grass I mean...Much rather do this kinda stuff.
Gordon, If all those where good, there is 90 some bows worth there. Still more to do,but need another full day to work on them.Hate to do a little here and there.Gotta set tools stations up and need them for other things.
There is alot of waste to this process.More so than some might be able to take,as I hate to throw any osage away.but one needs to be a bit thick skinned when he's working it out to diminsions. Pin knots are the problem of course.I try to leave any knots near the ends of the slats.And only back to belly knots pass my criteria. Side pins spell disaster.
Now I just need a good source for some pole bamboo.?Mike Westvang form Dryad bows, gets some very good stuff from some unknown supplier,but his lips are tighter than a good still mouthed coon hound. :)
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Like they say, "a bad day of fishing beats any day at work". You know I bet ol wingnut would trade ya some bamboo for a few sticks of hedge. ;)
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Them look like mighty generous thickness, 3/4"?
Bandsaw would save you some kerf, but one to do resaw that wide on osage well would need to be perty good size.
Seems like there'd be a happy medium, between gummy wet and so dry as to be too hard. Personally, I don't find osage to be that much harder some whitewoods, say hickory or post oak as far as machining. There's some oaks so dense and hard you's swear it was made outa rock.
Real fine job Timo.
Trade ya weekends, although wife did a fair measure of the real work. Got my 'mater patch broke and covered w/ black plastic as well. Needed to get back to work so I could rest. LOL
Abbreviated pics at the "dove field" link:
http://home.comcast.net/~dcm4/site/
Lots more of pics where 13 yo dotter had the camera for a spell:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=19749&id=1496461875&l=2d1ea47687
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David,
My wife Lisa and I loved looking at the pictures of your farm. Good stuff . You are living the dream in our eyes. God willing our time will come and we can get out of the burbs and back to the sticks. Git er done. Danny
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Think I know what you were thinkin too Timo - Wow! What a stack of gold :o!! Just about anywhere in the SE states, thier's 6" diameter Moso, 40' tall I've found. Just need permission :).
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Cowboy, I guess I don't need to bring any Bamboo to the Classic this year, Huh?
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Nope, hehehe..
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Good I get tired of smelling it after 11 hours of driving. ;D And I'm probally bringing up over 2000 tonkin shafts.
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Cowboy,there is some bamboo poles that are grown in or near tonkin bay.I have heard from very good sources that it is some of,if not the best you can get? Can't seem to find the source though. Any Ideas?
Wouldn't mind to try some of the stuff you got there. Looks like a good haul.
Sent ya a pm
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Tim, Japp Kopendreyer(?) is now living in South GA somewhere and has started growing bamboos of all(archery) types. He may know(or have) what you are talking about. Also, in Savannah or at least Chatham Co, GA. there is an old USDA research station, The bamboo farm, that has all types of bamboos. You might search them out for a source.