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Offline yazoo

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splitting some bow staves this week
« on: February 14, 2009, 10:28:57 am »
spent a full day on some osage ended up with 80 staves and 20 pair of billets, lots of really clean wood,some great staves with holes, and some super snakey staves.

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Offline sailordad

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Re: splitting some bow staves this week
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2009, 10:39:54 am »
    yazoo.
all that yellow wood brings a tear to my eye,not a tear from crying a tear of jealousness.

i got something similar planned for this week end,only its not hedge.
last night i drove to brainerd,thats about  and hour north of my place.i picked up 5 real nice and straight hhb logs.
ironwood a biotch to split,but i hear it makes nice bows.

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Offline Pat B

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Re: splitting some bow staves this week
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2009, 11:19:59 am »
Yazoo, were you guys at the NC State Shoot near Hickory last May? 
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC

Offline yazoo

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Re: splitting some bow staves this week
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2009, 11:47:53 am »
yes I sent my dad there with a load of osage,he was in fla last week, at ocholchonee river state park, a great show, will be back in fla in couple weeks at the stat tbof shoot, alot of times i do two shows at a time my mom and dad will do one , I will do one somewhere else,
if you can shoot over them , they ain't to far

Offline burn em up chuck

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Re: splitting some bow staves this week
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2009, 12:19:11 pm »
  yazoo,
      are you going to at northwest traditional & primative archery expo? it would be nice to see your sage first hand,and meet others from this site.

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Offline yazoo

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Re: splitting some bow staves this week
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2009, 12:30:17 pm »
I am not sure I will make it out west this year , maybe
if you can shoot over them , they ain't to far

Offline Sidewinder

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Re: splitting some bow staves this week
« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2009, 12:41:40 pm »
Good job yazoo, me and my son Jordan split and debarked 30 last week. I'm on the prowl for more. I decided that I was way too short on my stash and that if I did'n t do something about it this year, than next year I would be in the same situation. Seems like if I start out with 20 I end up giving a way a few and selling a few and making or breaking a few bows and before you know it I'm out so I decided I'm gonna overload this year and try and keep it that way. I got a  little system going now so we shall see how it all goes. Its alot of work thats for sure.   Danny
"You know a tree by the fruit it bears"   God

Offline Pat B

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Re: splitting some bow staves this week
« Reply #7 on: February 14, 2009, 01:09:40 pm »
I'm working on a stave right now that I got from your Dad at Hickory last year. I actually got 3 staves from the one I bought. ;D  Very nice wood! ;)
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC

Offline Danny Roberts

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Re: splitting some bow staves this week
« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2009, 05:03:42 am »
I'd give my eye teeth for some 'sage. It don't grow around this country, Brandenburg, Ky. I settle with locust. Great lookin' wood !!!
Kentucky

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Re: splitting some bow staves this week
« Reply #9 on: February 15, 2009, 06:49:22 am »
this is really, really beautyfull. I would have cycled 200miles just to steal a bunch of yours, but too bad, I gotto cycle 20 000miles for it...

Nick

Offline yazoo

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Re: splitting some bow staves this week
« Reply #10 on: February 15, 2009, 04:27:17 pm »
I like my osage logs big 8)

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Offline adb

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Re: splitting some bow staves this week
« Reply #11 on: February 15, 2009, 05:17:42 pm »
Man... I sure wish I had your resources! I'm absolutely green with envy, and drooling all over the computer screen.

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Re: splitting some bow staves this week
« Reply #12 on: February 15, 2009, 06:08:44 pm »
Wish I had OSAGE by my place. Not a piece to be had. What a great hall. I can see many nice bows laying there.
Wisconsin,
Tim