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Offline bubby

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white oak
« on: February 14, 2014, 05:03:46 pm »
my son just brought by some straight grain white oak flooring from a house remodel that is coming out, this is old stuff, royal oak flooring out of Arkansas, this was installed in the '50's, full 3/4" thick this will make some great backings I think as well as self bows, great looking grain, Jase says's there is still a lot left
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Offline bow101

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Re: white oak
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2014, 07:34:06 pm »
That counts me out to far away.  ::)    That sounds like a great haul.  It should be straight and true.  White oak can be pricey.   ::)
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Re: white oak
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2014, 08:04:11 pm »
what really counts you out is me being in calif, long ways from B.C.  :laugh:
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Re: white oak
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2014, 08:11:41 pm »
here's a pic of some end grain, real nice wood, even if it's a board ::)
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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: white oak
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2014, 09:24:18 pm »
I bet you get some good bows from it.  ;)
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Offline bubby

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Re: white oak
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2014, 10:26:51 pm »
I think I will too Howard, these are good old wood
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: white oak
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2014, 08:28:00 am »
Look at the face and edge grain too. For plane and rift a couple run outs per limb are ok. Check the face. For 1/4 edge has to be straight tip to tip. Jawge
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: white oak
« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2014, 08:31:34 am »
Chase a ring off it and heck with run ins run outs run overs any other runs boards have! How long are you getting bub?
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: white oak
« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2014, 08:54:34 am »
Those are some nice looking rings bubby! Reminds me of some maple hardwood that was pulled from an old basketball court a few years back...a few to many nail holes to be worthwhile. Have fun!
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Offline Badger

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Re: white oak
« Reply #9 on: February 15, 2014, 09:03:27 am »
  Bubby, quite a bit of osage growing in your area on the ranches and farms. Might take a while to locate it but stop in those little restauraunts around town where the old farmers hang out in the mornings and you might get some hot tips.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: white oak
« Reply #10 on: February 15, 2014, 09:35:32 am »
That looks like a flat stave to me Bubby.  Nothing like having free bow wood dropped off at your house.
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Offline Cameroo

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Re: white oak
« Reply #11 on: February 15, 2014, 12:30:52 pm »
Looks like a good score Bubs.

I picked up a white oak 2x10 a while back that I just couldn't leave in the store.  It was plain sawn with pipe-straight grain, and Adam helped me process it into some of the nicest backing strips I've seen.  I've only used it to back a couple ipe bows so far, but it's holding up as good as any maple or hickory that I've ever used.



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Offline DarkSoul

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Re: white oak
« Reply #12 on: February 15, 2014, 02:30:16 pm »
I'm willing to bet you that is not white oak, but white ash, Cameroo. Where are the medullary rays you should see in white oak, or any oak for that matter?
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Offline bubby

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Re: white oak
« Reply #13 on: February 15, 2014, 02:41:12 pm »
darksoul it's deffinatlly white oak, I've seen plenty, plus they found the invoice under the floor

badger not much osage out here in nor calif, what there is is in yards and whatnot, lots of my family are farmers so I know lots of ranchers/farmers, we are in oak country

Cam there is flat and riftsawn in what he brought so far and I love white oak backing

pearlie I was thinking I may chase a ring on this flatsawn pc in the pick just for the heck of it, the stuff he brought today was 9 ft longand a full 2" after removeing the toung and groove, and a full 3/4" thick

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Re: white oak
« Reply #14 on: February 15, 2014, 02:50:06 pm »
Quote from: DarkSoul on February 15, 2014, 02:30:16 pm
I'm willing to bet you that is not white oak, but white ash, Cameroo. Where are the medullary rays you should see in white oak, or any oak for that matter?

That could very well be, now that you mention it...  I was just trusting the labelling in the lumber store. It does look a lot like ash.  I just figured the lack of rays had something to do with the cut or finish of the strips.

Either way, I'm happy to have them since they are working well for me :)
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