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Offline toomanyknots

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How far would you drive for osage?
« on: March 04, 2014, 01:28:59 pm »
I have a guy that contacted me recently from ages ago asking me if I still was looking for osage, that I don't even remember contacting. So of course I said "as a matter of fact I am", :). He said he has 100 logs on the ground of osage, and wants to give me some as long as I make him a bow out of some of it. He lives upstate of me and it will be maybe 270 or so miles round trip. The only working vehicle I got right now is a plymouth grand voyager that leaks oil (slowly), either burns or leaks coolant and has random bouts of over heating (hasn't since last summer, still not too keen on what was going on there). Other than that it is a trooper and has made similar trips. I am just debating this though, I haven't seen it yet, so I don't know how it looks. It's been on the ground for two weeks, so I don't know about checking, bugs, etc. I would love some good osage though as I haven't had a chance to go cut none for a while. He says the biggest is 8" diameter, so I think he might have a bunch of smaller diameter bush sized osage for the majority, as he was wanting to give me some "branches", etc.
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline Robby101

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Re: How far would you drive for osage?
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2014, 01:43:03 pm »
Can he send pictures(?), if not describe what you look for in a good log and see if what he has matches up. Do you have a pard with a more reliable vehicle? Sounds like a good chance to reconnect and make it more than picking up some logs. ROAD TRIP,HAH! Sounds like it could be made into a good time! Good Luck! One of the greatest things in my life with archery and now flintlocks is the people I have met.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: How far would you drive for osage?
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2014, 01:51:56 pm »
I wouldn't drive that far for 8" logs.  They could all be crooked or full of limbs.  I would ask for pictures.
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Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: How far would you drive for osage?
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2014, 02:19:36 pm »
thats how far i went you go get my osage.  118 miles one way.

Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: How far would you drive for osage?
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2014, 02:22:55 pm »
id ask for some pictures too. and you can rent a uhaul pickup starting at  $20.

Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: How far would you drive for osage?
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2014, 02:25:48 pm »
8 hours for me to my buddy Joe's farm.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: How far would you drive for osage?
« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2014, 02:52:07 pm »
8 hours for me to my buddy Joe's farm.

And one more hour to my farm  ;)
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: How far would you drive for osage?
« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2014, 04:00:03 pm »
Made trips blind across the great state of Texas that didn't yield much of anything.  Call me and tell me you have Osage I can cut and I'll do it again.
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Offline adb

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Re: How far would you drive for osage?
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2014, 05:17:17 pm »
If I could drive 300 miles round trip to fill my truck with osage, I'd leave 5 mins ago. Are you kidding? Ride your bike!

Offline Josh B

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Re: How far would you drive for osage?
« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2014, 05:19:06 pm »
I drove 1900 miles for some yew last year, but i haven't driven very far Osage.  I would definitely get a better idea of what your gonna be getting before heading out.  Josh
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Offline RyanR

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Re: How far would you drive for osage?
« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2014, 05:20:07 pm »
I would do it in a heartbeat. We don't have much Osage up here.

Offline paulsemp

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Re: How far would you drive for osage?
« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2014, 05:24:21 pm »
30 miles from my house I have all I could ever want. I just have to spend the day helping out around the farm splitting wood or welding things. Not a bad deal if you ask me

Offline adb

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Re: How far would you drive for osage?
« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2014, 07:13:41 pm »
30 miles from my house I have all I could ever want. I just have to spend the day helping out around the farm splitting wood or welding things. Not a bad deal if you ask me

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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: How far would you drive for osage?
« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2014, 07:18:29 pm »
Then I won't tell you how close I am to osage  :-X     >:D
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Re: How far would you drive for osage?
« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2014, 08:02:20 pm »
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