Alright who sent me this!

[Bryce]

And with osage those tools better be sharp 

[ionicmuffin]

man do i wish i could speed up my experience right now obviously it will only take a few years 

[PEARL DRUMS]

Muffin its not about time in the saddle at all friend. Guess how long Ive been at it?

[Onebowonder]

Muffin its not about time in the saddle at all friend. Guess how long Ive been at it?

Since somewhere around March 06, 2011, 08:47:07 am 

OneBow

[seabass]

that is looking good Bryce.did you leave a little sapwood on the handle section?btw i got my stave(or should i say log)today.it looks great brother.better sharpen up those tools buddy for that osage.it is not buttery soft like the stuff you Oregon guys are used to.

[Bryce]

I sure did Steve, left the sapwood on the handle and the nocks. I looked at it and said to myself.....yeah that's a good idea. Why glue on rawhide to the back of the handle(like I usually do) when there's sapwood right there? And why glue on antler nocks when there's some pearly sapwood ALREADY THERE!
I just finished breaking her in and got her nice and smooth. Waiting for the base handle wrap to dry then it's time to finish.

[seabass]

i think that was a cool idea about leaving the sapwood as an overlay.now you don't want to do that on the limbs though.bow is looking very cool.can't wait to see her finished up.

[Bryce]

The Yew Bowyer in me told me to leave the sapwood on. But the Osage junkies say it's worthless.... So I removed it

[Bryce]

man do i wish i could speed up my experience right now obviously it will only take a few years 

Maybe one of these days you can make the 2 hour drive down here and I'll show yah how I do things.
I doubt you'll be impressed.

[ionicmuffin]

Ive been hard pressed to get my licence... Ive been waiting to get it for forever  in any case, i should have it soon enough to make that drive maybe right after xmas?

[ionicmuffin]

if you have time before hand i have a friend that wants to go rock hound with me out at the glass butes probably somewhere like the 15th or 18th? not sure if i will make it before xmas though, my friend is also a bowyer got him addicted to 

[Bryce]

Sounds good to me. I should be done moving by then.

[ionicmuffin]

alright, ill do my best to be able to get down there!

[rps3]

I like the sapwood on the handle.

[BowEd]

Wow! Thats a beauty for sure. Looks to be in the 58-59" range with about 3 1/2" of natural reflex. It also looks like the date on the end says 10/something 10? Cant quite make it out. Lucky guy Brycey boy.

Thanks bud! It's a real beauty for sure always wanting a character osage bow. Now I get to make one! How's that yew holdin up?

Did the last name have about 23 letters in it? 

You know I couldn't tell it was all smudged but let's say yeah it did lol.

Wish someone would send me a yew stave out of the blue since I'm in osage country.Sooner or later your sender will reveal himself.You've got a good story to name this furure bow if nothing else.

Where the heck where yah when I was handing out yew staves left and right this August?
I'll put yah on my list, and get back to yah.

Geeze I must of been snoozing to miss last August.So I deserve to lose.Must of been on the trading post or something I guess.Sure....... put me on your list,but please don't smudge the return address though......LOL.You will get another mystery package I'll guarentee it.
Now do I have to get some special type tools to work that soap wood?.........LOL.I can't drop it on the gravel a bunch while working it....can't bang it against my work bench etc.......LOL.Man that'll be hard.
By the way very nice job on your yeller bow.