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Offline mulberry

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First post PA!!
« on: October 10, 2015, 08:40:34 pm »
I've been lurking here for quite awhile and I figured it was time. I'm on my 3rd Osage self bow and it's going to be so, so. Kind of discouraged with it right now so it's sitting. First 2 were made for my girls and are maybe 25#s and have horrible tiller work, they love them though! I have a few Osage staves that were gifted too me and also have access to a variety of bow woods from the land I hunt. Cut a 3" Osage sapling (couldn't help it) and 2 muscle wood saplings today while out hanging stands. Muscle wood is probably just wasted as I didn't know to cut late spring, know now and there is a lot of it, good Osage also. Sorry for the long post, just wanted you guys to know  a little about me.

What's up guys!!!!!
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: First post PA!!
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2015, 08:44:51 pm »
Welcome, mulberry. Enjoy your bow making. Jawge
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Offline bowandarrow473

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« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2015, 09:02:46 pm »
why would it be wasted to cut it now? I cut almost all of my bow wood around this time. 3" saplings are what I make most of my bows out of and they work great! welcome to PA, you'll love it here!
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Offline Swampman

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Re: First post PA!!
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2015, 10:05:19 pm »
Welcome mulberry.  FYI, my garage is full of trees " I just couldn't help but cut".
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Offline Del the cat

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« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2015, 05:12:56 am »
Welcome on board. :)
You'll prob' find it's easier to tiller a 40# than a 25# there is a little more margin for error.
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Offline crooketarrow

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« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2015, 01:53:18 pm »
   I'll admit I'm tree staver also and stave hoarder.
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Offline Pat B

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« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2015, 02:07:52 pm »
Welcome to PA, Mulberry. If I may, get a stave or board and learn proper tillering without thinking about the bow you want to make. Once you get the tillering process down then you can make any bow you desire. Until them they are just unevenly bent sticks. Tillering makes the bow!
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Offline mulberry

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Re: First post PA!!
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2015, 12:22:30 pm »
Quote from: bowandarrow473 on October 10, 2015, 09:02:46 pm
why would it be wasted to cut it now? I cut almost all of my bow wood around this time. 3" saplings are what I make most of my bows out of and they work great! welcome to PA, you'll love it here!

The bark would be very difficult to remove as both have drill bit like character too them. They are both sealed and stored now. Going to start marking them too cut late spring. Read where it the bark just peels off then.
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Offline Buckeye Guy

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« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2015, 01:59:44 pm »
Welcome aboard !
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Offline bradsmith2010

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« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2015, 07:42:51 pm »
welcome :)
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Offline Pappy

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« Reply #10 on: October 14, 2015, 04:22:45 am »
Welcome to PA.  :)
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« Reply #11 on: October 14, 2015, 06:23:24 am »
Welcome...dont disgard the musclewood...scrape the bark off carefully..itll teach you an important lesson in bowmaking called PATIENCE!!!! ;)  :laugh:
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« Reply #12 on: October 14, 2015, 12:56:28 pm »
Quote from: blackhawk on October 14, 2015, 06:23:24 am
Welcome...dont disgard the musclewood...scrape the bark off carefully..itll teach you an important lesson in bowmaking called PATIENCE!!!! ;)  :laugh:

Yes, true words  -  I have destroyed lots of bows because not being patient!

Welcome here!
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Offline DavidV

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« Reply #13 on: October 14, 2015, 01:03:24 pm »
You can scrape the bark off the back and leave some in the valleys and just finish over it. To be honest though, the bark will probably scrape off with a dull spoon pretty easily this time of year.
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