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Title: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
Post by: toomanyknots on April 21, 2012, 01:25:11 pm: Reason I ask is I have been harvesting this years sage since about last month, and will be putting up a good amount here on the trade forum and on paleoplanets trade blanket soon. It will be a little bit yet till I can get all the pictures up and stuff. But I have some good pieces, some 76" + long, perfectly straight alignment, and with no knots. I also have some that have some propeller twist in them, that you would have to undo to make a flatbow out of at all. I usually make narrow d-bows or longbows out of them just because I am too lazy and also don't have the set up to properly de-twist propeller twist. But I got enough longbow staves for the moment so I figure I will include those guys if anyone is interested. I found an ancient osage tree that had died naturally (I'm guessing, it was a stump but was very very rotted and didn't appear to be cut anytime this or last century), which had a bunch of osage suckers that had grown up into some nice tall trees. Every one that was good enough to give some good bow staves, no matter how straight the bark was, twisted when split like a barbers pole. ;D I should of left em as halfs instead of quartering em, but I got greedy, >:D. LOL
Title: Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
Post by: TurtleCreek on April 21, 2012, 02:43:34 pm: I would be interested...... anything in particular you're looking for?
Title: Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
Post by: je_decoy on April 21, 2012, 05:22:50 pm: Also interested sir
Title: Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
Post by: Youngboyer2(billyf) on April 21, 2012, 10:26:52 pm: Always lookin 4 osage :)
I will have boo (arrah shafts) in large quantities next week
That Osage sounds like some awesome stuff, wish it grew 'round here
Title: Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
Post by: toomanyknots on April 22, 2012, 01:17:06 am: Turtle creek, Je-Decoy, and Youngboyer2, I have spammed you all the same PM. ;D
Title: Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
Post by: Stingray45 on April 23, 2012, 04:07:25 pm: I'm always interested in Osage staves. Let me know what you're looking for.

~Barry
Title: Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
Post by: toomanyknots on April 23, 2012, 05:55:51 pm: Quote from: Stingray45 on April 23, 2012, 04:07:25 pm
I'm always interested in Osage staves. Let me know what you're looking for.

~Barry

Stingray, sent you a PM. I should have em all sorted out and measured and photographed tomorrow, so I (hopefully) will post pics of all of em tomorrow.
Title: Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
Post by: toomanyknots on April 23, 2012, 08:20:29 pm: Some random pics till tomorrow:

(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb392/toomany7/Shorter%20a%20stave%20pics%20for%20turtle/turtlephoto3.png)

(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb392/toomany7/Shorter%20a%20stave%20pics%20for%20turtle/turtlephoto1.png)

(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb392/toomany7/Shorter%20a%20stave%20pics%20for%20turtle/turtlephoto2.png)

(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb392/toomany7/Shorter%20a%20stave%20pics%20for%20turtle/Snapshot144-23-20123-06PM.png)

(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb392/toomany7/Shorter%20a%20stave%20pics%20for%20turtle/Snapshot124-23-20123-06PM.png)

(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb392/toomany7/Shorter%20a%20stave%20pics%20for%20turtle/turtlephoto52.png)

(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb392/toomany7/Shorter%20a%20stave%20pics%20for%20turtle/turtlephoto51.png)

(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb392/toomany7/Shorter%20a%20stave%20pics%20for%20turtle/Snapshot24-23-20123-03PM.png)

(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb392/toomany7/Shorter%20a%20stave%20pics%20for%20turtle/Snapshot94-23-20123-05PM.png)

(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb392/toomany7/longer%20staves%20for%20sale/stave2lookdown.png)

(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb392/toomany7/longer%20staves%20for%20sale/stave3lookdown2.png)

On my fifth hatchet so far...

(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb392/toomany7/longer%20staves%20for%20sale/PICT0002_0001.jpg)

...and my umpteanth bottom of elmers (for the backs)... every ones empty cept for the 3 in the back, lol.

(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb392/toomany7/longer%20staves%20for%20sale/PICT0001_0001.jpg)

;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
Post by: fishfinder401 on April 23, 2012, 08:33:01 pm: if any are left after the other guys work something out i might be interested
Title: Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
Post by: toomanyknots on April 23, 2012, 09:51:33 pm: Quote from: fishfinder401 on April 23, 2012, 08:33:01 pm
if any are left after the other guys work something out i might be interested

No problem, I'm sure there will be a couple left, I got about 10 normal 70" ones clean and straight, 3 75" er's, (one of those has a knot but the other two and clean), and about 6 or 8 propeller twisted staves that will all be up for trade. ALso sent ya a PM.
Title: Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
Post by: Almostpighunter on April 24, 2012, 01:00:41 am: Always looking (desperate) for osage, please keep me in mind when the time comes and let me know what you need.
Title: Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
Post by: toomanyknots on April 24, 2012, 01:37:18 am: Quote from: Almostpighunter on April 24, 2012, 01:00:41 am
Always looking (desperate) for osage, please keep me in mind when the time comes and let me know what you need.

PM sent.
Title: Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
Post by: Brock on July 25, 2012, 02:50:45 am: any still available...some beginner staves :)
Title: Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
Post by: kybow on July 25, 2012, 01:59:24 pm: I'm interested as well, if any are left. I like the challenging wood!
Title: Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
Post by: toomanyknots on July 25, 2012, 02:04:27 pm: Quote from: kybow on July 25, 2012, 01:59:24 pm
I'm interested as well, if any are left. I like the challenging wood!

Quote from: Brock on July 25, 2012, 02:50:45 am
any still available...some beginner staves :)

Brock and Kybow, sent yall some Private Messages...
Title: Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
Post by: Eric Krewson on July 25, 2012, 08:53:30 pm: You should switch to shellac for sealing the backs, much cheaper than glue and twice the sealer.
Title: Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
Post by: toomanyknots on July 25, 2012, 09:53:53 pm: Quote from: Eric Krewson on July 25, 2012, 08:53:30 pm
You should switch to shellac for sealing the backs, much cheaper than glue and twice the sealer.

Thanks for the tip!
Title: Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
Post by: killir duck on July 27, 2012, 02:47:40 pm: i would be interested as well, what are you looking for?
Title: Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
Post by: toomanyknots on July 28, 2012, 01:47:00 am: Quote from: killir duck on July 27, 2012, 02:47:40 pm
i would be interested as well, what are you looking for?

I'm about out. This is actually an old post.