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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: iowabow on July 04, 2011, 10:27:54 am

Title: osage ORANGE roots
Post by: iowabow on July 04, 2011, 10:27:54 am

Picture I took while looking for arrow heads. 
(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb423/Iowabow1/2011-06-26095008.jpg)

Title: Re: osage ORANGE roots
Post by: Eric Krewson on July 04, 2011, 10:35:32 am

Every time I drive by a bulldozed a brush pile and see those bright orange roots from a distance I feel a tinge of regret, mostly because I know a potential bow is about to go up in flames.

Title: Re: osage ORANGE roots
Post by: gstoneberg on July 04, 2011, 10:35:50 am

Hey that's cool!  Wonder if a bow could be made from a tree root???

George

Title: Re: osage ORANGE roots
Post by: MWirwicki on July 04, 2011, 10:48:21 am

Funny George, that's what I was thinking!

Title: Re: osage ORANGE roots
Post by: blackhawk on July 04, 2011, 11:44:50 am

Go back n cut those suckers out and try to make a bow. If not send em to me,ill try.   ;D

Title: Re: osage ORANGE roots
Post by: crooketarrow on July 04, 2011, 12:10:46 pm

  I've thought about a root bow for years. And have scearched up lots of pushed up trees. But so far never found a peice big enough to try. Did dry small billets. It's really properest (thats not spelled right) and solf even after seasoning but I thank you could sinew it MAYBE. Billets were small I traded them and the guy gave them away. I never heard of the out come.
   I CAN'T REMEMBER WHO IT WAS but I was told on so me fourm maybe here. That so This was 14 or 15 years ago.
   I was told by  someone saw at a shoot or somewhere they saw a osage root bow. But I could never could find out who it was. This was last year or so ago. Those are a perrty root though and more yellow,orange than the tree.

Title: Re: osage ORANGE roots
Post by: sonny on July 04, 2011, 12:24:00 pm

Tim Baker always said that tree roots are significantly different than the trunk and limbs and that they're unsuitable for making bows......just sayin'
of course I'm just hard-headed enough that I'd likely try one anyhow.
   

Title: Re: osage ORANGE roots
Post by: iowabow on July 04, 2011, 01:38:21 pm

I think that the math would dictate the bow to be square

Title: Re: osage ORANGE roots
Post by: MWirwicki on July 04, 2011, 03:36:25 pm

Yes indeed, those roots would be squared.  LOL, Iowabow.

Title: Re: osage ORANGE roots
Post by: SA on July 04, 2011, 04:27:49 pm

Quote from: Eric Krewson on July 04, 2011, 10:35:32 am

Every time I drive by a bulldozed a brush pile and see those bright orange roots from a distance I feel a tinge of regret, mostly because I know a potential bow is about to go up in flames.

me too, i have saved a couple from that fate :D

Title: Re: osage ORANGE roots
Post by: woodsrunner on July 06, 2011, 07:15:52 pm

Never made a bow out of a root but they make a great walking stick. Have made several, one with a nice twist at handle level. Might try a bow next time.

Title: Re: osage ORANGE roots
Post by: rkeltner on July 06, 2011, 11:20:22 pm

roots? square? math?  ouch! that was bad! wish i had thought of it!