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Offline okie64

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Saved some osage today
« on: April 18, 2013, 05:36:32 pm »
Got a call from my Dad the other day and he turned me on to some land being cleared for development. Just so happened that it was raining this morning so I definitely couldnt work >:D. This wasnt the greatest osage but I cant hardly stand to see it pushed into brushpiles and burned so I fired the chainsaw up and dug in. I tried to salvage what I could but it was a tangled up mess in there and the dozer tore a bunch of it up. Its not a very big haul but I felt good about it.





The longest one is 6 feet and the shortest is 4 feet and  they all had decent rings.
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Offline osagejack

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Re: Saved some osage today
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2013, 05:41:15 pm »
that is some great looking osage  what state is that from?
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Saved some osage today
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2013, 05:47:38 pm »
Nice haul okie.
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Re: Saved some osage today
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2013, 06:20:59 pm »
Sweet...been there a time or two or three or......:) one time I had to salvage some in 100+ degree weather  :-\ :'( :laugh:....at least it ain't too hot yet for ya
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Saved some osage today
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2013, 06:27:14 pm »
Nice save.  Looks like some good pieces
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: Saved some osage today
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2013, 06:52:45 pm »
Those logs look pretty good to me, nice save. Theres definitely some bows in there.   Danny
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Offline Joec123able

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Re: Saved some osage today
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2013, 07:25:10 pm »
Send a couple logs to me if you want lol
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I like osage

Offline Paul F

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Re: Saved some osage today
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2013, 08:41:47 pm »
Those look pretty good...but what do I know. I am still searching for my first stave to make my first bow with.  Congrats though.

Paul F.
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Offline rps3

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Re: Saved some osage today
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2013, 09:05:15 pm »
Good save. I just cut some myself and when I pulled in there was a pile cut up to burn, made me want to cry.
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Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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Re: Saved some osage today
« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2013, 09:25:08 pm »
I have wanted to do that for a long, long time, but did not know it was legal.
Plus workmen don't take a 14 yr old very seriously.
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Offline Adam

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Re: Saved some osage today
« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2013, 09:49:01 pm »
Osage abuse!  I'm glad you were there to rescue it.
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Offline Hamish

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Re: Saved some osage today
« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2013, 10:01:44 pm »
I have done the same thing. Better to get what you can than have it be burn't, rot or go to landfill.
 Some of the stuff I got was bulldozed and it ended up having cracks in certain sections. They were caused by the dozer rather than whilst the tree was alive or from checking after cut down.
Despite that I still ended up with plenty of good wood.
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Offline okie64

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Re: Saved some osage today
« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2013, 10:30:50 pm »
Quote from: osagejack on April 18, 2013, 05:41:15 pm
that is some great looking osage  what state is that from?

Thats good ole Arkansas osage. I live right on the ar/ok stateline so Im not too picky about where it comes from. I would like to think all my good osage comes from Oklahoma but to be honest I usually get better stuff when I cut it in Arkansas. These were growing in a low area pretty close to a creek so I figured they might have some good rings.
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Offline JonW

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Re: Saved some osage today
« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2013, 10:46:48 pm »
Where are you at Okie? I'm in Prairie Grove if you know where that is.
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Saved some osage today
« Reply #14 on: April 19, 2013, 08:13:31 am »
Nice save,good looking Osage. :)
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