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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Aaron H on June 20, 2015, 09:12:33 pm

Title: mold on osage sapwood
Post by: Aaron H on June 20, 2015, 09:12:33 pm

I cut down a beautiful osage tree the first of this year, split it up and put it in a shed.  Well I checked on them today and noticed that after all the rain we have been getting lately in the Midwest, that those staves had started growing mold on the sapwood.  I have a number of other staves in that same shed and those don't have any issues.  Just the most recently cut.  What is my best bet for saving these staves?

Title: Re: mold on osage sapwood
Post by: Pat B on June 20, 2015, 09:24:22 pm

Wipe them down with Clorox or Lysol. Removing the sapwood will eliminate the mold also.   ;)

Title: Re: mold on osage sapwood
Post by: Aaron H on June 20, 2015, 09:29:22 pm

Yea, I was just thinking of misting them with Clorox, would this work ok, or do I need to actually scrub them?

Title: Re: mold on osage sapwood
Post by: osage outlaw on June 20, 2015, 11:10:17 pm

The moisture in the sapwood causes them to grow mold in the right conditions.  I've had that happen a few times.  The best solution is to remove the sapwood and seal the backs. 

Title: Re: mold on osage sapwood
Post by: bowmo on June 20, 2015, 11:48:46 pm

It's worth controlling if you can, but not the end of the stave. Osage heartwood is hard pressed to rot no matter what is happening to the sapwood.