Primitive Archer

I've never heard of anyone trying it with osage. Osage is denser already. It is also more susceptible to getting drying cracks than whitewoods. Osage also doesn't like to be bending at extremely low moisture content, as it becomes brittle in tension.

I don't know the scientific reason that makes the heat treatment improve whitewoods. I'm guessing it could be something like the air still in the wood cells, and vessels is heated out, the empty spaces shrink, and compress the wood, leaving more lignum for the same dimensions??? Or it could be some other sort of chemical reaction?

Denser wood species, possibly don't have as much air trapped in the cells and vessels, so there is less opportunity to compress, and therefore not as much change for  improvement to occur.

Pure speculation on my part. Hopefully someone with the correct knowledge will chime in soon.

Photos of Ash quiver.

I gave someone here an almost identical quiver to the umbrella sedge one over a decade ago, It may have been seen on PA before.

Sure thing! I will make a post.

I'm not sure how long the string will last, It's fairly overbuilt and after about 5-600 shots it's not showing any sign of giving. It's well served at the nocking point. I'm keeping a close eye on the loops as I am wondering the same thing. I've only had one hemp string snap and It was strung on a hungarian style composite my friend had. I suspect the strain on the loop ends was much greater.

I just watched a video of Clay Hayes making an awesome fire hardened hickory bow.  Got me wondering - as good as Osage is for a bow wood, would there be any added benefit to give it a fire hardening treatment? 

Yeah, doing better each day, Steve. Hope you and Angie are doing well.