sidewinder buildalong

[IdahoMatt]

Sometimes it feels very ungoronized Aaron.  But most everything has its place.  The large cement mixer takes up a lot of room.  I need to do something with it

[Stixnstones]

My unheated garage has finally stopped my bow work for awhile . I have been toughing it out but the last couple days have been ridculous. Weatherman says should warm up a bit this weekend, we'll see. Gotta love Michigan in Febuary.

[DC]

Sometimes it feels very ungoronized Aaron.  But most everything has its place.  The large cement mixer takes up a lot of room.  I need to do something with it

What!! You've still got room for a couple of cars, some bicycles and a go-kart

[Swampman]

Here is the stave I received.

[Swampman]

I started chasing a ring last night on the stave.  I made it to the end with all the knots and slowed down.



There are some wind checks that go a little beyond the ring I am chasing.  I may need to go down one more ring. 

[IdahoMatt]

Sometimes it feels very ungoronized Aaron.  But most everything has its place.  The large cement mixer takes up a lot of room.  I need to do something with it

What!! You've still got room for a couple of cars, some bicycles and a go-kart

  true

[Sidewinder]

Mike, after looking at the rings on that one, I'm not sure thats not a piece of mulberry that got mixed in. I don't remember cutting too much small diameter osage with rings that thick. I may need to send you another piece that I know is osage. Mulberry makes a good bow, don't get me wrong, buts its not osage orange. I think they are cousins or something of the sort. Is it a pale yellow or a darker yellow?

[ajooter]

I finished chasing a ring....well sorta.  Somewhere at the bottom I jumped a ring around one of the branches.  Good thing i 'practiced' i guess  .  I think I'm going to chase the 5th ring down in the last picture and see what that gives me.  The stave is 62 1/4" long.  Any insites are more then welcome.

[bobbykelley]

Got mine a few days ago just haven't had much time to work it. But I do have a plan laid out for it. Thanks Danny.

[Swampman]

Danny, the stave I have is a pretty dark yellow.  I am color blind so I am not the best judge of color but it looks almost an orange to me.  If this stave is mulberry, I have never had that wood either and it is a wood I have on my list to make a bow out of.  There is no need to send me another stave.  I appreciate the wood I got from you.

 I will post a better picture taken outside later today so you can help me know what wood I am working.  😃

[alwayslookin]

Danny, the stave I have is a pretty dark yellow.  I am color blind so I am not the best judge of color but it looks almost an orange to me.  If this stave is mulberry, I have never had that wood either and it is a wood I have on my list to make a bow out of.  There is no need to send me another stave.  I appreciate the wood I got from you.

 I will post a better picture taken outside later today so you can help me know what wood I am working.  😃

those rings are intense   

[Blaflair2]

How deep is that stave jooter? I'd take it down to that big ring like 1/3 of the way in. The deeper in the tree the more the branch knots will subside. Just my 2 cents

[ajooter]

I was thinking that....would I be able to split that top portion off?  Or should I draw knife it all the way down?

[Blaflair2]

I'd draw knife it. Splitting never goes well for me on situations like that

[ajooter]

10-4 I'll get started tonight!