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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: yazoo on February 05, 2009, 02:04:41 pm
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a few osage logs I cut the other day, should be some bows in these,
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:o Now thats a haul. Looks like plenty of work lined up for ya.
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I have cut 4 more loads since this one, and will be cutting a few more next week,trying to put up at about a 1000 staves.
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Holy Crap!
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Boy howdy,I reckon there is a bow or two there. You better be careful with pictures like that here.That could cause heart issues. Frank
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Looking at that makes my mouth water.... but my back and arms hurt! LOL ;D
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Now, don't go forgetting all your good pals on Primitive Archer ;D!
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Wow, I've only seen one osage tree in my life. :o
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damn dude that brings a tear to the eye
i am green with envy of all your yellow wood :o
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No osage in Belgium, no osage in Belgium, no osage in Belgium, no osage in Belgium,.... :o :o
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If you start getting overwhelmed with all that splitting, just haul a load or two up to NC and dump it off in my yard and I will try to relieve some of that mental or physical anguish. ;D ;D
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Ha Mike if you don't feel like splitting them you can drop the off at the cabin and I will take good care of it for you,just want to help out. ;) ;D ;D Nice haul.
Pappy
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splitting staves is the easy part,the hard part is finding a good tree,this farm is 800 acres,with about 90percent osage,the farmers hate it, so I do them a favor and remove all i can,I keep a big pile of logs in the front yard,every time I walk by I will split a few,sometimes when I cant sleep I will cut the lites on after splitting a few big ones I can go right to sleep, ;D
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That's the things dreams are made of. At least you you got something to keep you busy for the next 20 years nothing like a good stock pile.
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I'm going wood hunting tomorrow. I just hope to find one good log and can't imagine finding that much.
I probably have 1,500 acres to look over but I doubt there's that many good ones on the whole place. It's mostly river bottoms with scattered patches of trees here and there.
Your right about the farmers hating it. They tell me to cut it all if I want it. ;D They say, "That *##@#**@ stuff ain't fit fer nothing". I just smile and say " I'll help you out all I can" ;D
BTW, Very VERY nice haul.
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my biggest harvests were like 20staves... you're going for 1000 at once!
those staves look just perfect, but It looks like you left lots of smaller pieces behind? anything above 1" can give a great bow... I think it's good trying to get as many staves as possible from a tree right? doesn't take away I'm really, really jealous of your pile man!
huge pickups and osage orange... that's how I see america!
it will take some time to rough them out, I bet you're going to do that in a few days aswell?
I'd go for 300 d-bows, 400 rigid-handle bows, 200 shorter bows, and lams for over 200 bbo's...
now, get working! :p
greetings,
Nick
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Yazoo. Exactly how many hedgeapple trees do you figure you've cut in your lifetime? :o
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to many to count,I will try to keep count how many I split this year,my dad is in florida now doing a show,he called last nite and had got rid of close to a 100 this weekend,some of the years when I traveled a lot I would go through close to 2000 a year, I will post a photo of a full load,this picture is a small load,
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Wow! :o
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Mike, what do you winch those baby's up on that flat bed? looks like a good set up!
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we roll them up with skid poles, the hard way,
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you don't have a clue of how jealous I am!
;) goodluck, osage is beautyfull!
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Mrs. Terry, the owner of the farm where my Osage comes from told me to "You can cut ever one of them dad-burn Bodock'ers if ye want to. They ant any good fer nut'en."
If only she knew. And please dont tell her. :D
David