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Offline yazoo

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a few more osage staves today
« on: April 14, 2010, 01:26:46 pm »
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Offline yazoo

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Re: a few more osage staves today
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2010, 01:30:22 pm »
whew I am getting to old for this,,this load should hull out 150 to 175 staves,,back to splitting,,break is over,, ;D
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Offline Pappy

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Re: a few more osage staves today
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2010, 01:34:50 pm »
Ya looks like you have a few. :)
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Offline The Gopher

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Re: a few more osage staves today
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2010, 01:40:37 pm »
good grief!

Even though that looks like an awefull lot of work, i still wish i could find some osage trees in minnesota!
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: a few more osage staves today
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2010, 01:57:36 pm »
I'm too old for that, yazoo. God bless you. Jawge
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Offline cracker

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Re: a few more osage staves today
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2010, 02:57:50 pm »
Hey Mike is that a sledge hammer with no handle over to the left?
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Offline yazoo

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Re: a few more osage staves today
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2010, 03:15:35 pm »
yes it is I think we broke 3 handles yesterday,,good thing I have a dozen ,,I think the vibration from hitting the 20 pound wedges with 10 pound hammers,,not to mention my right arm,, ;D
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Offline Aries

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Re: a few more osage staves today
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2010, 03:32:24 pm »
jw what state and are are you in?
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Offline yazoo

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Re: a few more osage staves today
« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2010, 04:41:51 pm »
I am in tn
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Offline LEGIONNAIRE

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Re: a few more osage staves today
« Reply #9 on: April 14, 2010, 05:16:33 pm »
 >:D   WOW!! jejeje thats some wood.. if you dont have enough time to work those I wouldnt mind working some for you jaja.
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Offline DanaM

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Re: a few more osage staves today
« Reply #10 on: April 14, 2010, 06:35:53 pm »
Damn I would love to be yer neighbor Mike, you can cook and you have lots bow wood ;D
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Offline Ken S

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Re: a few more osage staves today
« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2010, 12:21:12 am »
I never worked with osage but I sure would like to,looks like a nice haul.
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Offline juniper junkie

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Re: a few more osage staves today
« Reply #12 on: April 15, 2010, 01:35:35 am »
looks like you hit the motherlode!!
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Offline yazoo

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Re: a few more osage staves today
« Reply #13 on: April 15, 2010, 12:30:24 pm »
I have been splitting staves today,,no fun in this hot weather,,going back monday to get a few more loads,,trying to get at least a 1000 put up for next year,,getting close,,
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Offline servicebeary

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Re: a few more osage staves today
« Reply #14 on: April 15, 2010, 01:02:10 pm »
you must have some serious wasp abatement going on in yer yard/shop?  That would be terrible if bugs ate 1000 staves :'(  The one I ordered off of ebay recently had borers, I just set it out in some crisp idaho weather for a week, and sure enough they were dead when I took the sap wood off
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