Just like it was meant to happen, my father in law called today to see if I would be interested in an osage tree he was cutting down! Um, yeah!!!
I had never seen an osage until today and did not realize that they were thorny! I sliced my palm pretty good trying to pull a smaller piece out of the way! Anyway, this clump of trees was not real big but I think there may be some potential here. I wanted to see what you guys thought!
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This is after the tree was cut. I'm not sure you can tell but it only goes up about 4.5 feet and splits off.
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This is that 4.5 foot section. The rings are really big but the heartwood is about 6" in diameter.
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Im thinking about splitting it like this. I know the short staves won't do much on their own but I was thinking about splicing them together to make it longer. I think I have seen some do that before.
I also got a few branches that seemed thicker but they were mostly sapwood so I am not sure what I can do with those.
So, do you think I have a bow in this?