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Offline Blaflair2

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Discoloration in osage?
« on: September 03, 2013, 02:17:37 am »
Is the darker spots around the pin knots ok? The wood seems fine.
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Offline sleek

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Re: Discoloration in osage?
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2013, 02:49:12 am »
Yup, emmer pin knots you got right there. Back looks good in the pics, and if the rest looks like that, start your profile and belly tillering.
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Offline Hamish

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Re: Discoloration in osage?
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2013, 05:10:32 am »
I was expecting to see something spectacular, sometimes there is a lovely mottling between the zone of heartwood and sapwood.  What you have is 100% normal.
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Re: Discoloration in osage?
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2013, 05:38:16 am »
Like this?

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Offline Hamish

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Re: Discoloration in osage?
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2013, 06:26:20 am »
Yep
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: Discoloration in osage?
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2013, 09:41:08 am »
Thanks again guys.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Discoloration in osage?
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2013, 01:55:48 pm »
Here is some discoloration in an osage stave.  Pearly has the bow made from it.





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Offline John W. Cooper

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Re: Discoloration in osage?
« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2013, 10:14:01 pm »
It seems like every tree I took from one hedgerow had "rootbeer" colored streaks in it.  All the staves made fantastic bows and I loved the color!
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