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Bows / Re: Osage harvest
« Last post by Will B on April 01, 2025, 12:31:47 pm »
That’s a really nice batch of Osage. I have a tough time finding straight, clean Osage here but I’ve managed to make some decent bows from tight grained, knotty and twisted Osage. I believe I got a stave from you awhile back, and it was really nice to work. Best of luck with them. Your friends are very lucky!
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Bows / Re: Osage harvest
« Last post by wooddamon1 on April 01, 2025, 12:06:45 pm »
Man, I'm jealous. JW, you're not kidding, I've gotten my paws on a few here locally from a guy getting out of the game and it's the best stuff in my little stash.
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Bows / Re: Snake skins and glycerine
« Last post by wooddamon1 on April 01, 2025, 11:48:29 am »
Great info.
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Around the Campfire / Getting a super sharp card scraper every time
« Last post by Eric Krewson on April 01, 2025, 11:41:46 am »
This was posted over at one of my M/L building sites, like was mentioned in the video, sometime I get a scraper burr right, sometimes I don't.

Here is how to make a jig to get it right every time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mcvwzci0f6c&list=WL&index=1
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Bows / Re: Osage harvest
« Last post by JW_Halverson on April 01, 2025, 10:53:42 am »
Quote from: Burnsie on April 01, 2025, 12:25:16 am
I fell so inadequate -  :)

You'd swoon if you saw the barn I saw a year ago last winter. Guy had a stack 5 ft high and 24 ft long, all cut and split osage.

Problem is, they left the sapwood on it when they sealed it and every single stave was checked down to heartwood. Also, 95+% had poor to terrible early wood to late wood ratios. I spent 5 hours digging through the stacks to find a dozen staves that I rated at least a C, the best was B- (On a scale of A-F). That's what happens someone that has never built bows and is thinking any straight-ISH osage is bow wood. This also explains why Osage Outlaw is held in such high regard. If he sent a stick, it was bow wood!
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Bows / Re: Dipped finish on limbs
« Last post by JW_Halverson on April 01, 2025, 10:46:48 am »
Quote from: Pappy on April 01, 2025, 09:30:21 am
Gary Davis and Matt Warwicky used a dip tub to dip their's , probably in Gary's video if you can get hold of a copy of that. :) Never tried it but Gay said it was easy pezzy ,especially if you do a lot of bows. :) :)
 Pappy

Gotta wonder if you'd thin the finish first?  Then dip and hang until dripping slowed drastically, flip over for tip up so you don't have a drip form on the tip and dry into a nub.

I kept changing my search words and came across Pearl Drums saying he was about to dip finish his limbs back in 2015-ish. I sent him a private message, but he's on here very irregularly. Does anyone have any contact info for Chris?
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Arrows / Re: Target/roving arrows
« Last post by Pappy on April 01, 2025, 09:44:58 am »
Nice arrows and good idea on the casings, I have used them before but never over field tip so my weight was really light up front, I will give it a try over field tips next time. :)
 Pappy
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Bows / Re: New Bow Pess
« Last post by Pappy on April 01, 2025, 09:36:03 am »
I have 1 bought one and one home made, the home made one is a lot tougher than the bought one, they work great once you learn to use them, the top plate seems to be the trouble if you crank it down at a bad angle, I cut a few blocks of different thickness that stay with the press to level it out on the odd angled pieces or a wedged stave, that helped a lot. :)
 Pappy
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Bows / Re: Dipped finish on limbs
« Last post by Pappy on April 01, 2025, 09:30:21 am »
Gary Davis and Matt Warwicky used a dip tub to dip their's , probably in Gary's video if you can get hold of a copy of that. :) Never tried it but Gay said it was easy pezzy ,especially if you do a lot of bows. :) :)
 Pappy
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Bows / Re: Dipped finish on limbs
« Last post by Hamish on April 01, 2025, 05:28:46 am »
I believe cane fly rod makers, use dipping tanks to put on a finish(maybe a spar varnish).
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