Forgetc osage!

[gutpile]

I would say it would rival the best osage... in a dry climate...yes...

[sleek]

Id like to see that experiment done. An osage and a hickory boy built to the best design for both woods respectively, then left in the desert for a few moths and then shot and compared.

[JonW]

Id like to see that experiment done. An osage and a hickory boy built to the best design for both woods respectively, then left in the desert for a few moths and then shot and compared.

You mean a boy like pinoccio? lol

[sleek]

Be honest, who didnt wanna shoot that puppet?

[Justin.schmidt23]

That would an awesome experiment. Chrono and everything same arrows. Who could make this happen? I'd love to see that puppet as the target as well

[sleek]

I'll start making the puppet. Donkey tail and all.

[alwayslookin]

Where are u located Justin? Crepe myrtle is a nice one

I believe we have some I'll have to double check but I'm in West central florida

If u can make over my way some time I'll give you a piece to try out its dense stuff working on a really reflexed piece right now.

Where are you located? I'm about an hour south of ocala and I believe 2 hours north of eddie.

Hickory seems to be phenomenal just for the sheer fact it seems unbreakable. That's all I ever hear about it, no one really says how fast or malible it is.

I'm in palm harbor in Pinellas County. Ocala is about a hour from me maybe 2

[Dictionary]

Id like to see that experiment done. An osage and a hickory boy built to the best design for both woods respectively, then left in the desert for a few moths and then shot and compared.

You mean a boy like pinoccio? lol

Hahaha

[Onebowonder]

Id like to see that experiment done. An osage and a hickory boy built to the best design for both woods respectively, then left in the desert for a few moths and then shot and compared.

I've heard old legends and stories that suggest that just such a question/contest was the initial purpose and organizational idea that got MOJAM started many many years ago.  If I recall correctly, Lloyd even showed me one of the old osage bows that participated in the testing.  That little bow was nearly CHOCOLATE colored though it had never had any kind of stain or finish put on it.  The color just came from years and years of patina. 

There are likely guys on here that can speak to such legends better than I and could recount the tales from personal memory...

OneBow

[Newindian]

wouldn't such an experiment be a bit inconclusive. You chose a design to fit the wood, because they have different properties meaning that any single design will inevitably favor one type of wood over the other. And since they are different woods how similar do we think the dimensions could be (presumably osage is going to take quiet a bit less wood to reach the same draw weight as hickory) and how that might impact results. btw I'm not against this idea, but unless it shows a very clear difference it may not tell us much about anything except how those species preform in that one design

[jeffp51]

Since live in the desert, You would have to send both staves to me, obviously. I could use a good piece of hickory

[Pat B]

In a dry climate the hickory would probably fare better than an osage bow. Hickory performs best at about 5%-6% M/C. Osage could easily blow at that low M/C. Osage prefers 9%-11%.

[mullet]

I beg to differ, my friend . I don't think I've ever seen an Osage bow blow because it was cured too good. Usually poor tiller or flaw.

[sleek]

Now Eddie, you know there is a difference  between dry and cured. 

[Selfbowman]

Osage 1st , hickory 2nd , Black locust 3rd . Don't usually get past that anymore. Arvin