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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: carpholeo on February 28, 2015, 08:14:28 pm

Title: California grown Osage
Post by: carpholeo on February 28, 2015, 08:14:28 pm: Got this one roughed out to near bowdimensions, now it will season for a while

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/r33s33/stuff/osagestave%20001%20copy_zpswg9knoce.jpg)
Title: Re: California grown Osage
Post by: sleek on February 28, 2015, 09:11:39 pm: Well that needs to hurry up.
Title: Re: California grown Osage
Post by: carpholeo on February 28, 2015, 10:00:40 pm: Shouldnt take to long as we have no winter out here
Title: Re: California grown Osage
Post by: carpholeo on April 07, 2015, 11:40:28 pm: I tried to let is season for at least 6 months, but i couldnt do it. No willpower

62" pulling 46lb at 25" shot approx 300 arrows through it, I am definitely the Osage band wagon now, this wood is great!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/r33s33/unbraced_zpsu9jlqvlm.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/r33s33/braced_zpsfmpszn68.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/r33s33/fulldraw_zpsay3rhmmd.jpg)
Title: Re: California grown Osage
Post by: johnfolchetti on April 08, 2015, 07:24:40 am: Nice bend.
Title: Re: California grown Osage
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on April 08, 2015, 07:52:10 am: Great work. Welcome to the Kings court!
Title: Re: California grown Osage
Post by: Pappy on April 08, 2015, 08:14:33 am: Very nice work. Not much not to love about Osage no matter where it grows. :)
Pappy
Title: Re: California grown Osage
Post by: carpholeo on April 08, 2015, 10:46:02 am: Oh dang, after looking at the pics i can see problems with the tiller.
Title: Re: California grown Osage
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on April 08, 2015, 10:58:39 am: You have better tiller eyes than me.
Title: Re: California grown Osage
Post by: Carson (CMB) on April 08, 2015, 12:07:29 pm: "Wish they all could be california sage".. the beach bows song, never made the charts like the beach boys version. Ok, that is enough dork from me today...and that is not enough seasoning on that sage! ;D
Looks like a nice bend. I imagine shoots pretty well as it is, but I bet a good heat treating of that belly would really pump up the performance on that green yeller wood.
Title: Re: California grown Osage
Post by: Jim Davis on April 08, 2015, 02:44:02 pm: Yep. Good on you to see the tiller issues. Not bending as much mid limb as further in.

However, if you get those parts bending as they should, you should be able to safely draw it another inch or so to the same weight.
Title: Re: California grown Osage
Post by: sleek on April 09, 2015, 04:26:48 pm: Your working damp wood still. You heat treat much and you will get checks down the belly open before your eyes. It will gain draw weight as it dries.
Title: Re: California grown Osage
Post by: Oglala Bowyer on April 09, 2015, 06:11:49 pm: +1 on what PD said ???
Title: Re: California grown Osage
Post by: carpholeo on April 09, 2015, 08:39:30 pm: Wood dries pretty fast out here in the land of heat and no humidity, i have one stave that i swear i'm gonna let season for a whole year ::)