I am fighting my way through the knottiest osage bow I've ever tried. I'm not sure it will make a bow or not. It's also the greenest osage I've ever tried to make a bow from. The tree was cut in late September and the billets were split the second week of Oct.
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Been taking it slow, but here is the bow so far (you can see I have some heat bending to do):
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Never have I had so many knots in a limb.
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Even the good limb is knotty.
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This bow has knots in the center, knots on the limb edge and I have no idea if it'll hold together as I start to tiller it.
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I sure hope so, should find out tomorrow, unless my "honey-do" list is longer than I think it'll be.
George