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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Timo on February 13, 2010, 10:57:31 pm

Title: ya never know?
Post by: Timo on February 13, 2010, 10:57:31 pm
Farmer called me and said he had a couple big "hedge logs" in his yard that were in his way. Asked if I would have some interest? Duhhh!  :)

I loaded my stuff and headed over there. This is what I found.

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Title: Re: ya never know?
Post by: Timo on February 13, 2010, 11:01:05 pm
They have been laying there for a year,bug littered,bark slipping, checked out perty bad. The one on the right had a big catface all the way around it,I figure it was from wire.The one on the left showed some promise,so I looked it over well and cut the but end off. I was real surprised to see the sap running out!  Center looked perty bad also, but I figured I could get a few decent staves from the other parts.

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Title: Re: ya never know?
Post by: Timo on February 13, 2010, 11:03:57 pm
I went to work with the wedges,passed out a couple times,wollered in the snow and by the time I finished..the mud, but managed to quarter the log and get it home. Much work, as I soon found that  it had some issues....GOOD issues!.

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Title: Re: ya never know?
Post by: Timo on February 13, 2010, 11:06:00 pm
Bugs got down perty deep in a few of them, but the belly splits are real nice, amazingly clean backs. I got 19 staves. Really wet so they will hang out in the carport for a while.

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Title: Re: ya never know?
Post by: Josh on February 13, 2010, 11:51:56 pm
awesome!!!  That is some beautiful snakey wood there Timo!  Looks like it was well worth the work!   :)  -josh
Title: Re: ya never know?
Post by: El Destructo on February 14, 2010, 02:28:02 am
                                                                         Lucky Ole Dog........ ;)
Title: Re: ya never know?
Post by: Del the cat on February 14, 2010, 04:44:59 am
Nice...just goes to show what a bit of work can reveal, some ya lose...some ya win :)
But what's that about a Cat face?  :o
Del
Title: Re: ya never know?
Post by: ricktrojanowski on February 14, 2010, 07:42:58 am
Very nice.  Those are some fine looking staves.
Title: Re: ya never know?
Post by: broketooth on February 14, 2010, 08:32:07 am
i just drooled in my coffee
Title: Re: ya never know?
Post by: islandpiper on February 14, 2010, 09:18:21 am
I liked the part about passing out a couple times.   I've made lots of firewood, when i was younger and in condition, and was always amazed that a six pound maul and two steel wedges could wear me down so easy!!   Glad to know it's not just me. 

Good looking wood.   Lots of room in my carport if you fill yours up. 

piper
Title: Re: ya never know?
Post by: Timo on February 14, 2010, 09:49:25 am
I was 10 years old before I realized my name wasn't "get wood", Seemed I always had a 6# maul in my hand. Used to not bother me....

Now?

Well I'm hurtin this morn. :'( Funny thing though,I never seem to hurt when I'm building bows. ;)
Title: Re: ya never know?
Post by: lowell on February 14, 2010, 09:54:47 am
Very cool loking pieces...hope they make you some bows.

 Made me think if a person can tell if a log is going to give snakey staves before it is cut and split and if so what do you look for. I can see twist in the bark of trees but snakey? ???
Title: Re: ya never know?
Post by: Lombard on February 14, 2010, 10:13:57 am
Gives me Osage fever, just seeing that stash. Hope to get a couple Osage Staves myself, next week at Tannehill.
Title: Re: ya never know?
Post by: Timo on February 14, 2010, 10:21:02 am
lowell, it sometimes can be seen, but most times not. The bark was slipping on these so it was easy to see that there was some snake present.

Most snake wood I have cut was from those long sweeping overhanging limbs that lay out on the side of the rows.
Title: Re: ya never know?
Post by: 1/2primitive on February 14, 2010, 11:13:02 am
Well there you go.
That's a nice bunch of staves there. And like you said, they have some good issues.  :)
      Sean
Title: Re: ya never know?
Post by: cowboy on February 14, 2010, 12:48:25 pm
I would say you could definantly use some snake skins for those ::).
Title: Re: ya never know?
Post by: Josh on February 14, 2010, 01:40:40 pm
Gives me Osage fever, just seeing that stash. Hope to get a couple Osage Staves myself, next week at Tannehill.

what's happening at Tannehill?  I wanna go.   :)
Title: Re: ya never know?
Post by: Bob Barnes on February 14, 2010, 01:42:46 pm
great find Tim...those should be ready to work by MoJam... but it would slow down your rock breakin'... :)
congrats.
Bob
Title: Re: ya never know?
Post by: Rich Saffold on February 14, 2010, 03:11:24 pm
Ya my back hurts just looking at all those beautiful staves..Nice Haul Tim.

 If I pulled that off here I'd probably be photographed sitting on the log while  handcuffed before getting stuffed into the squad car..

Rich-We have osage, I just can't get my hands on it legally..
Title: Re: ya never know?
Post by: Pat B on February 14, 2010, 03:16:41 pm
Nice bunch of staves Tim.  Snakes and knots. What else could one ask for! ;D  8)
Title: Re: ya never know?
Post by: Pappy on February 15, 2010, 07:59:45 am
Very nice haul,you are right you just never know,I have been on several of them trips,sometimes it works out good and sometimes it's junk,just have to go look. :)
   Pappy
Title: Re: ya never know?
Post by: radius on February 15, 2010, 08:09:40 am
19 staves!  that's great, man...way to go