Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: okie64 on April 18, 2013, 05:36:32 pm
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Got a call from my Dad the other day and he turned me on to some land being cleared for development. Just so happened that it was raining this morning so I definitely couldnt work >:D. This wasnt the greatest osage but I cant hardly stand to see it pushed into brushpiles and burned so I fired the chainsaw up and dug in. I tried to salvage what I could but it was a tangled up mess in there and the dozer tore a bunch of it up. Its not a very big haul but I felt good about it.
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The longest one is 6 feet and the shortest is 4 feet and they all had decent rings.
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that is some great looking osage what state is that from?
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Nice haul okie.
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Sweet...been there a time or two or three or......:) one time I had to salvage some in 100+ degree weather :-\ :'( :laugh:....at least it ain't too hot yet for ya
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Nice save. Looks like some good pieces
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Those logs look pretty good to me, nice save. Theres definitely some bows in there. Danny
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Send a couple logs to me if you want lol
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Those look pretty good...but what do I know. I am still searching for my first stave to make my first bow with. Congrats though.
Paul F.
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Good save. I just cut some myself and when I pulled in there was a pile cut up to burn, made me want to cry.
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I have wanted to do that for a long, long time, but did not know it was legal.
Plus workmen don't take a 14 yr old very seriously.
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Osage abuse! I'm glad you were there to rescue it.
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I have done the same thing. Better to get what you can than have it be burn't, rot or go to landfill.
Some of the stuff I got was bulldozed and it ended up having cracks in certain sections. They were caused by the dozer rather than whilst the tree was alive or from checking after cut down.
Despite that I still ended up with plenty of good wood.
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that is some great looking osage what state is that from?
Thats good ole Arkansas osage. I live right on the ar/ok stateline so Im not too picky about where it comes from. I would like to think all my good osage comes from Oklahoma but to be honest I usually get better stuff when I cut it in Arkansas. These were growing in a low area pretty close to a creek so I figured they might have some good rings.
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Where are you at Okie? I'm in Prairie Grove if you know where that is.
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Nice save,good looking Osage. :)
Pappy
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Where are you at Okie? I'm in Prairie Grove if you know where that is.
I live just a few miles west of Ft. Smith Jon. I know where you're at, my sister lives in Fayetteville and I have an aunt and uncle that live in Cave Springs. My uncle in Cave Springs has a little chunk of land that Ive cut a lot of osage off of but Ive just about picked it clean. We definitely need to get together sometime.
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That'll keep you busy :) If you ever get down to Broken Bow look me up.
Knapper