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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: Old Wormy Osage Follow Along
« Reply #15 on: January 01, 2014, 05:49:16 pm »
Well, I took Turtle and Badgers advice.........
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Re: Old Wormy Osage Follow Along
« Reply #16 on: January 01, 2014, 05:52:00 pm »
Kiddingggg

No belly split as the wood in the wedge has some rot in it but, 2 nice staves each about 2 inches wide at the center....sweet!

Thanks for the ideas guys.
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Re: Old Wormy Osage Follow Along
« Reply #17 on: January 01, 2014, 05:57:57 pm »
Curiousiam, a chrysal is a tiny compression fracture on the belly of a bow.  I honestly have never seen one on an Osage bow, but I over build mine so that might explain that.  Had 'em on white woods.
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Re: Old Wormy Osage Follow Along
« Reply #18 on: January 01, 2014, 08:49:05 pm »
Great find you got there Slimbob! If I ever come across some Osage just lying around in my area I'd prolly have a heart attack. Lucky for you, and thanks for doing the follow along. You gonna build twin bows with the "sisters" or go different on each one?
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Re: Old Wormy Osage Follow Along
« Reply #19 on: January 01, 2014, 08:50:52 pm »
Not sure. Any suggestions?
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Re: Old Wormy Osage Follow Along
« Reply #20 on: January 01, 2014, 09:50:15 pm »
Too bad you couldnt get a belly split, but when in doubt it pays not to get too greedy.
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Re: Old Wormy Osage Follow Along
« Reply #21 on: January 01, 2014, 10:29:12 pm »
Nice save! Can't wait to see what dimensions you go with. I have a similar wormy stave that I acquired from a fella that I feel boned me on it, and I'm still struggling with. Maybe this will be the year it becomes a bow, a walking stick, or kindling!
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Re: Old Wormy Osage Follow Along
« Reply #22 on: January 01, 2014, 10:40:55 pm »
Nicely done.  Keep up the progress :)
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Re: Old Wormy Osage Follow Along
« Reply #23 on: January 02, 2014, 03:31:31 am »
Nicely Done...
Two Staves in hand are Much better than three Maybes in the Reject Bin...
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Re: Old Wormy Osage Follow Along
« Reply #24 on: January 02, 2014, 04:26:15 am »
+1 to Gus!
Nice wood you've got there! Sister bows!
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Re: Old Wormy Osage Follow Along
« Reply #25 on: January 02, 2014, 09:15:54 am »
Slimbob,
              You chased deep and came out with 2 beautiful character staves...Did the staves seem dry or was there some moisture left from being on the ground? I was wondering if your going to start tillering as is...Nice save and interesting build along with good pics ...
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Re: Old Wormy Osage Follow Along
« Reply #26 on: January 02, 2014, 09:24:28 am »
donald, dry, but not overly so.  RH here is fairly dry this time of year.  I would think that any moisture would be mostly external.  They're ready to start bending.  Probably start on them this weekend.
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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: Old Wormy Osage Follow Along
« Reply #27 on: January 02, 2014, 09:54:03 am »
I am following along on this one.  Looks like you can make twins from those staves!  I just found a osage tree on our back pasture that has been laying on the ground for some years.  It looks a lot like what you started with.  This post inspired me to cut some logs out of it and see if I can drawknife down to the good stuff.  With our high humidity down here, I am wondering how dry the interior wood actually is, and I know the damned wood wasps have had a field day with it.  It will be cool to see what you make out of these two.     
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Re: Old Wormy Osage Follow Along
« Reply #28 on: January 02, 2014, 10:11:16 am »
Thanks Howard.  I'm thinking right now that I will make two completely different bows with these sisters.  Working Idea is one Blackhawk inspired Holmie-ish type stiff handled bow and the other a longish bendy handle.  Kinda the "Heart" sisters approach.  The two couldn't look any different from one another but both very gifted in their own way.  That reference may predate many on here. :)
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Re: Old Wormy Osage Follow Along
« Reply #29 on: January 02, 2014, 10:14:56 am »
Did you not say that you found 2 staves on the ground???

Have you started on the other one yet?

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