I have one more KCT stave left , when I get OJAM out of the way and the sapwood removed from the osage I cut this year and put up I'm going to go to work on it .
This last stave has a lot of pin knots on it , I may ignore the knots and chase the back down to one or two sapwood rings and back it with spoonbill or flathead skins . As tough as those spoonbill skins were maybe the knots won't be a problem and it will make tillering easier this time . My last one had a couple of pretty good bumps on the back of one limb and had a little crown to it , I'm happy with it and so is the new owner .