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Offline bentstick54

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Re: Opinions please on this Osage stave
« Reply #15 on: April 07, 2021, 05:51:27 pm »
If it was mine and had enough width for the full length of the stave, I would take it down to one of these thicker rings with better early/late wood ratio, and add a glue on handle if necessary.
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Offline timmyd

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Re: Opinions please on this Osage stave
« Reply #16 on: April 08, 2021, 07:55:35 am »
Well you all convinced me. I'll go for that belly split and see what happens. Nothing ventured nothing gained. I'll post what happens
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Offline TimBo

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Re: Opinions please on this Osage stave
« Reply #17 on: April 08, 2021, 11:39:03 am »
Good luck!  I'm not sure that top part is worth the risk of splitting (those bottom rings look pretty nice, and the top ones have a poor early/late ratio as mentioned).  You will be able to drawknife down to a good ring pretty rapidly if you go that route.  Not to be bossy... :-X
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