Author Topic: Got some staves! (Read 3300 times)

stringstretcher · « **on:** December 20, 2012, 06:39:02 am »

A friend of mine and another friend cut some nice osage last year, and we had one log that was looking very very nice. Well we got to split it out yesterday. We could not believe how straight this thing split out.

We got 5 great staves from the one log, and two of those will give us two bows from each as well

We split another log and got 4 more great staves

Pappy · « **Reply #1 on:** December 20, 2012, 06:54:52 am »

Good looking bunch of staves,should make some fine bows.

Pappy

stringstretcher · « **Reply #2 on:** December 20, 2012, 06:58:54 am »

Thanks Pappy. I sure hope they do. The one log, split so clean and straight, it bothers me....lol

blackhawk · « **Reply #3 on:** December 20, 2012, 09:20:04 am »

Sweet..a couple of those you can take a belly split off,then split it in half again...there's more there than you think there is.

osage outlaw · « **Reply #4 on:** December 20, 2012, 10:11:14 am »

Looks like some really good staves right there. Good luck with them.

Stoker · « **Reply #5 on:** December 20, 2012, 11:07:25 am »

Nice haul..Good looking wood
Leroy

Gsulfridge · « **Reply #6 on:** December 20, 2012, 08:08:51 pm »

I know a guy in Tennessee that could use some staves like that!

seabass · « **Reply #7 on:** December 20, 2012, 10:30:46 pm »

nice staves Charles.happy holidays brother,i hope you are doing well.

stringstretcher · « **Reply #8 on:** December 21, 2012, 06:40:57 am »

Thanks everyone. Going to be a good time working on some of this wood this winter for sure. Thanks Steve, doing the best I can for an old man

stringstretcher · « **Reply #9 on:** December 24, 2012, 09:40:04 am »

Marvin got a couple more worked up, and I got one down to a ring. Some really nice straight stuff

And some awesome rings.

And one down to a ring. Not the final one yet, still got some sap wood in this ring.

Pappy · « **Reply #10 on:** December 24, 2012, 10:29:13 am »

Looking good Charlie,should make a fine bow with that stave.

Looks dry but if you don't get all the sap wood off at one setting it's not a bad idea to seal the back,they will check quickly if they are green or wet at all especially with sap wood left on. Looks old,did you say it has only been cut a year. $:-\$
Pappy

stringstretcher · « **Reply #11 on:** December 24, 2012, 10:51:34 am »

Yeah Pappy we cut this last January or February...not sure which. And we do seal the back as we chase them down, even if it is just a short section. This wood feels wet, but it has been laying close to the ground all this time too. That is why we wanted to get on it and get it debarked, some sap wood off and sealed.

Pat B · « **Reply #12 on:** December 24, 2012, 02:28:41 pm »

Nice looking osage, Charlie. Like Pappy said get the sapwood off be sure to seal the backs well.

Fred Arnold · « **Reply #13 on:** December 24, 2012, 04:28:24 pm »

Good looking staves Charlie. The rings are nice and even from one side to the other and look to be wide. You should end up with some great bows. Merry Christmas.

stringstretcher · « **Reply #14 on:** January 04, 2013, 07:07:32 pm »

Got another 28 full length staves split out and 11 billtes today. The pile is getting smaller for sure.

Primitive Archer