Author Topic: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?  (Read 5200 times)

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Offline toomanyknots

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Reason I ask is I have been harvesting this years sage since about last month, and will be putting up a good amount here on the trade forum and on paleoplanets trade blanket soon. It will be a little bit yet till I can get all the pictures up and stuff. But I have some good pieces, some 76" + long, perfectly straight alignment, and with no knots. I also have some that have some propeller twist in them, that you would have to undo to make a flatbow out of at all. I usually make narrow d-bows or longbows out of them just because I am too lazy and also don't have the set up to properly de-twist propeller twist. But I got enough longbow staves for the moment so I figure I will include those guys if anyone is interested. I found an ancient osage tree that had died naturally (I'm guessing, it was a stump but was very very rotted and didn't appear to be cut anytime this or last century), which had a bunch of osage suckers that had grown up into some nice tall trees. Every one that was good enough to give some good bow staves, no matter how straight the bark was, twisted when split like a barbers pole.  ;D I should of left em as halfs instead of quartering em, but I got greedy,  >:D. LOL
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

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Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2012, 02:43:34 pm »
  I would be interested......  anything in particular you're looking for?

Offline je_decoy

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Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2012, 05:22:50 pm »
Also interested sir

Offline Youngboyer2(billyf)

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Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2012, 10:26:52 pm »
Always lookin 4 osage :)
I will have boo (arrah shafts) in large quantities next week
That Osage sounds like some awesome stuff, wish it grew 'round here
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2012, 01:17:06 am »
Turtle creek, Je-Decoy, and Youngboyer2, I have spammed you all the same PM.  ;D
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline Stingray45

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Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2012, 04:07:25 pm »
I'm always interested in Osage staves. Let me know what you're looking for.

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Is there anything better than wandering the earth with a stick and string in your hand?

Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2012, 05:55:51 pm »
I'm always interested in Osage staves. Let me know what you're looking for.

~Barry

Stingray, sent you a PM. I should have em all sorted out and measured and photographed tomorrow, so I (hopefully) will post pics of all of em tomorrow.
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2012, 08:20:29 pm »
Some random pics till tomorrow:























On my fifth hatchet so far...



...and my umpteanth bottom of elmers (for the backs)... every ones empty cept for the 3 in the back, lol.



 ;D ;D ;D

"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline fishfinder401

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Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
« Reply #8 on: April 23, 2012, 08:33:01 pm »
if any are left after the other guys work something out i might be interested
warbows and fishing, what else is there to do?
modern technology only takes you so far, remove electricity and then what

Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
« Reply #9 on: April 23, 2012, 09:51:33 pm »
if any are left after the other guys work something out i might be interested

No problem, I'm sure there will be a couple left, I got about 10 normal 70" ones clean and straight, 3 75" er's, (one of those has a knot but the other two and clean), and about 6 or 8 propeller twisted staves that will all be up for trade. ALso sent ya a PM.
« Last Edit: April 23, 2012, 09:57:34 pm by toomanyknots »
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline Almostpighunter

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Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
« Reply #10 on: April 24, 2012, 01:00:41 am »
Always looking (desperate) for osage, please keep me in mind when the time comes and let me know what you need.

Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
« Reply #11 on: April 24, 2012, 01:37:18 am »
Always looking (desperate) for osage, please keep me in mind when the time comes and let me know what you need.

PM sent.
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline Brock

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Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
« Reply #12 on: July 25, 2012, 02:50:45 am »
any still available...some beginner staves :)

Offline kybow

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Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
« Reply #13 on: July 25, 2012, 01:59:24 pm »
I'm interested as well, if any are left.  I like the challenging wood!

Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Is anybody going to be looking for some osage in the near future?
« Reply #14 on: July 25, 2012, 02:04:27 pm »
I'm interested as well, if any are left.  I like the challenging wood!
any still available...some beginner staves :)

Brock and Kybow, sent yall some Private Messages...
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair