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Title: how many bows in this stick of osage
Post by: yazoo on April 12, 2010, 08:20:28 pm

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Title: Re: how many bows in this stick of osage
Post by: zenmonkeyman on April 12, 2010, 08:25:42 pm

Eleventy twelve at least!

Title: Re: how many bows in this stick of osage
Post by: sonny on April 12, 2010, 08:44:17 pm

I don't know but that poison oak, ivy/ whatever it is will eat your ^#$ up!
 

Title: Re: how many bows in this stick of osage
Post by: yazoo on April 12, 2010, 08:49:33 pm

its never bothered me,,I cut some vines to day so big I could have split staves form it ;D

Title: Re: how many bows in this stick of osage
Post by: George Tsoukalas on April 12, 2010, 09:45:03 pm

I don't know but that's a big tree! Jawge

Title: Re: how many bows in this stick of osage
Post by: yazoo on April 12, 2010, 09:51:45 pm

I am going to split it up in the morning  I will let yall know how many its got,,

Title: Re: how many bows in this stick of osage
Post by: Lombard on April 12, 2010, 09:57:00 pm

My guess is bettween the two logs that I can see, is around thirty five. :-\

Title: Re: how many bows in this stick of osage
Post by: yazoo on April 12, 2010, 10:21:21 pm

I got two 6ft logs from it and if they split good I will get the third fri when I go back to get a couple more loads,, one full day of cutting and dragging then loading then a 100 mile drive home,, then a full day of splitting on tuesday,, then wednesday I will need to self medicate with yuengling,,recoup from that on thurs,, then back to cutting and dragging on fri,, its a vicious cycle,, but someones got to do it ;D

Title: Re: how many bows in this stick of osage
Post by: ricktrojanowski on April 12, 2010, 10:35:24 pm

That looks like one big tree full of work. ;)  I think you guys live in the "Enchanted Osage Forest"

Title: Re: how many bows in this stick of osage
Post by: Pat B on April 12, 2010, 11:51:22 pm

You see who is doing the work. Mike makes his Dad do all the hard stuff.  ;D

Title: Re: how many bows in this stick of osage
Post by: Timo on April 13, 2010, 12:18:15 am

I got a half log from a farmer once,was gonna use it for corner post,paid him $20 for it. It had 100 rings and yielded 36 clean staves.

so to answer your question Mike......I'll say, a BUNCH! ;)

Title: Re: how many bows in this stick of osage
Post by: cowboy on April 13, 2010, 12:31:11 am

I'll have to agree - that's a biggun and lots of staves. Reminds me of a little visit with Ridgerunner in AL, we had quite the day ;D.

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Title: Re: how many bows in this stick of osage
Post by: Hrothgar on April 13, 2010, 06:55:04 am

Don't think I've ever seen an osage trunk that straight. You've got some beautiful staves there.

Title: Re: how many bows in this stick of osage
Post by: GregB on April 13, 2010, 08:23:43 am

Been there, done that! :)

Title: Re: how many bows in this stick of osage
Post by: Dean Marlow on April 13, 2010, 09:10:19 am

Mike up here in Illinois I get a-lot of wind shake seperaation in Osage trees that big. Is that as big a problem where you are from? And it always looks like your Osage has a darker bark than in Illinois. Dean

Title: Re: how many bows in this stick of osage
Post by: RidgeRunner on April 13, 2010, 10:42:35 am

Just for the record...  That log that Cowboy is setting on split out 18 staves.

David

Title: Re: how many bows in this stick of osage
Post by: yazoo on April 13, 2010, 11:05:31 am

dean those big ones do have a lot of cracks,,,I just split with the cracks,,if you dont they will crack later anyway,,,,I like the inside splits from the big ones,,I had been passing on this tree for 10 years,,I could not stand it anymore I cut about 10 of these big trees yesterday,,I only brought one log per tree home,,if they split good I will go back and get the rest,,