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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Blaflair2 on September 03, 2013, 02:17:37 am

Title: Discoloration in osage?
Post by: Blaflair2 on September 03, 2013, 02:17:37 am

Is the darker spots around the pin knots ok? The wood seems fine.

Title: Re: Discoloration in osage?
Post by: sleek on September 03, 2013, 02:49:12 am

Yup, emmer pin knots you got right there. Back looks good in the pics, and if the rest looks like that, start your profile and belly tillering.

Title: Re: Discoloration in osage?
Post by: Hamish on September 03, 2013, 05:10:32 am

I was expecting to see something spectacular, sometimes there is a lovely mottling between the zone of heartwood and sapwood.  What you have is 100% normal.

Title: Re: Discoloration in osage?
Post by: sleek on September 03, 2013, 05:38:16 am

Like this?

(http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i411/rocketernally/20130902_212951_zps50156bf3.jpg) (http://s1092.photobucket.com/user/rocketernally/media/20130902_212951_zps50156bf3.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Discoloration in osage?
Post by: Hamish on September 03, 2013, 06:26:20 am

Yep

Title: Re: Discoloration in osage?
Post by: Blaflair2 on September 03, 2013, 09:41:08 am

Thanks again guys.

Title: Re: Discoloration in osage?
Post by: osage outlaw on September 03, 2013, 01:55:48 pm

Here is some discoloration in an osage stave.  Pearly has the bow made from it.

(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/SDC14808.jpg)

(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/SDC14812.jpg)

(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/SDC14814.jpg)

Title: Re: Discoloration in osage?
Post by: John W. Cooper on September 03, 2013, 10:14:01 pm

It seems like every tree I took from one hedgerow had "rootbeer" colored streaks in it.  All the staves made fantastic bows and I loved the color!