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Offline osage outlaw

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Small wood haul
« on: May 11, 2016, 11:55:48 am »
I love the smell of chainsaw exhaust early in the morning.  I headed out first thing today with plans on cutting a couple of small pieces to experiment with.  Like usual, once I get a chainsaw in my hand I get carried away.  From left to right:  Thin ringed osage, ash, paw paw, and a bunch of bush honeysuckle. 

 


The thin ringed osage has a better ratio than the one I blew up at the Classic. 




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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Small wood haul
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2016, 12:26:21 pm »
What's up with the honeysuckle?
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Small wood haul
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2016, 12:33:00 pm »
Supposedly it makes a good bow.  It seems pretty dense.  It's hard to find a large diameter straight section.  I'll bring a few to Marhsall if you anybody wants to mess with it. 
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Offline JoJoDapyro

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Re: Small wood haul
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2016, 01:57:03 pm »
Oh to be Clint for a day!  ;D
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Re: Small wood haul
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2016, 05:22:21 pm »
I like that.....lol the smell of chainsaw smoke in the morning.A fella after my own heart.Paw paw.....hmmmmmm.Nick named an arkansas grand daddy wood......lol.
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Offline Buckeye Guy

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Re: Small wood haul
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2016, 05:30:27 pm »
You know me I will try anywood !
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Small wood haul
« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2016, 08:03:03 pm »
Hummm ...love the looks of that osage, but that honeysuckle may not be dry enough to work by Marshall. If you have a dry box put a piece or two in it until Marshall and I'll try to make something out of it.
Thanks pal, was looking for something different to mess with other than arrows.
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Offline Mounter

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Re: Small wood haul
« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2016, 08:49:38 pm »
Please excuse the dumb question, but is there an easy way to tell tight ringed osage before you cut it? i'm firing up the saw tomorrow..
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Re: Small wood haul
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2016, 08:53:18 pm »
You looking to trade any of that wood? Looks great!
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Small wood haul
« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2016, 10:01:16 pm »
Quote from: Danzn Bar on May 11, 2016, 08:03:03 pm
Hummm ...love the looks of that osage, but that honeysuckle may not be dry enough to work by Marshall. If you have a dry box put a piece or two in it until Marshall and I'll try to make something out of it.
Thanks pal, was looking for something different to mess with other than arrows.
DBar


It won't be dry but you can still see what you can do with it.  And that chainsaw is cursed.  When I picked it up the guy started it and it ran perfect.  I carried it down the hill this morning and wore blisters on my hands trying to get it to start and run right.  I never could get it to stay running.  I'm going to take it back to him and see if he can fix it again. 
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Small wood haul
« Reply #10 on: May 11, 2016, 10:09:06 pm »
Quote from: Mounter on May 11, 2016, 08:49:38 pm
Please excuse the dumb question, but is there an easy way to tell tight ringed osage before you cut it? i'm firing up the saw tomorrow..


I can usually tell what kind of rings a tree will have by judging the bark.  There is a difference between young looking bark and old looking bark.  At least that is my observations for the trees on my property.  I did a post about reading the bark a while back.  Here is a link to page 2 where I have some pictures of the difference in bark.

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,49976.15.html
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Small wood haul
« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2016, 10:10:33 pm »
Quote from: osage outlaw on May 11, 2016, 10:01:16 pm
Quote from: Danzn Bar on May 11, 2016, 08:03:03 pm
Hummm ...love the looks of that osage, but that honeysuckle may not be dry enough to work by Marshall. If you have a dry box put a piece or two in it until Marshall and I'll try to make something out of it.
Thanks pal, was looking for something different to mess with other than arrows.
DBar


It won't be dry but you can still see what you can do with it.  And that chainsaw is cursed.  When I picked it up the guy started it and it ran perfect.  I carried it down the hill this morning and wore blisters on my hands trying to get it to start and run right.  I never could get it to stay running.  I'm going to take it back to him and see if he can fix it again. 
Been there and done that .....I told you it was a piece of $hit that is why I just gave it to you !  After you did such a good job on the other saws I though you would enjoy getting this one working.....sorry for the blisters, I've got scars on my fingers from pulling that bastard............
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Small wood haul
« Reply #12 on: May 11, 2016, 10:11:17 pm »
Quote from: Limbit on May 11, 2016, 08:53:18 pm
You looking to trade any of that wood? Looks great!


I don't want to trade any of this wood.  I cut these to experiment on.  I'm taking some of the honeysuckle to Marshall to share.
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Re: Small wood haul
« Reply #13 on: May 11, 2016, 10:12:35 pm »
Quote from: Danzn Bar on May 11, 2016, 10:10:33 pm
Quote from: osage outlaw on May 11, 2016, 10:01:16 pm
Quote from: Danzn Bar on May 11, 2016, 08:03:03 pm
Hummm ...love the looks of that osage, but that honeysuckle may not be dry enough to work by Marshall. If you have a dry box put a piece or two in it until Marshall and I'll try to make something out of it.
Thanks pal, was looking for something different to mess with other than arrows.
DBar


It won't be dry but you can still see what you can do with it.  And that chainsaw is cursed.  When I picked it up the guy started it and it ran perfect.  I carried it down the hill this morning and wore blisters on my hands trying to get it to start and run right.  I never could get it to stay running.  I'm going to take it back to him and see if he can fix it again. 
Been there and done that .....I told you it was a piece of $hit that is why I just gave it to you !  After you did such a good job on the other saws I though you would enjoy getting this one working.....sorry for the blisters, I've got scars on my fingers from pulling that bastard............

I'm not giving up on it yet.  There has to be some way to fix it.  It will be a good saw if it would stay running.
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: Small wood haul
« Reply #14 on: May 11, 2016, 10:19:16 pm »
Clint,  if you can't get it running by then bring it to Marshall with you. I'll take a look at it for ya.

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