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Flintknapping / Re: Obsidian corner notch and couple spear points
« Last post by bjrogg on January 22, 2026, 11:24:48 am »
Nice work Robert. Good to see some activity here. Thanks for sharing.

Bjrogg
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on January 22, 2026, 10:35:19 am »
Ya Glenn it is fixing to get nasty at least for us over the next few days, been there done that so we will get through I suppose. :-\ got everything pretty well set around here. Sorry about the Bill's ,but you could have a team like the Titans  ;) :) Beau's wife Christina family is from Buffalo so they weren't very happy either this weekend. Headed down this morning to get a few more things ready for the cold and a little more seasoned fire wood close to the pit and covered, probably spend a lot of time around that this weekend.  :) We don't get a lot of weather like this around here often so it is kind of like an adventure for me and really don't mind in much, in moderation of course.  :) :)
 Pappy
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Flintknapping / Re: Obsidian corner notch and couple spear points
« Last post by Robert Pougnier on January 22, 2026, 10:19:16 am »
And two spearpoints. One is a basic corner notch of texas flint, the other is a dalton (sort of).
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Flintknapping / Obsidian corner notch and couple spear points
« Last post by Robert Pougnier on January 22, 2026, 10:18:05 am »
Here are a couple obsidian corner notch arrowheads (notching inspired by montell points) and one from buffalo river chert

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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by GlennM on January 22, 2026, 10:06:30 am »
Get out your ice scraper and your thick long johns.  Nasty weather heading your way this weekend.  Stay warm and say.  I hope the ice doesn't build up that much.  We have had a couple of inches of snow each day but it has been manageable.  The storm is supposed to roll in here on Sunday and give us another foot.  No biggie.  At least I'll have something to do them since the Bills are not on TV.   
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Bows / Re: 2025 Junior Bow Trade
« Last post by stuckinthemud on January 22, 2026, 09:50:40 am »
It's been my pleasure. For a number of reasons I don't really build bows at the moment but I value this community and the trade keeps me involved.  I have started a thread asking for observations/suggestions for future trades, and I welcome any comments.  Shameless plug, I will be launching the 2026 junior trade early in February for anyone that is interested  ;D
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Letters to the Editor / PA Forum?
« Last post by simk on January 22, 2026, 07:38:11 am »
Hey Kevin
When you took over the site I thought you was gonna modernize it some and reorganize content a little maybe?
Is there something to expect?
Just curious
Simon
 
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Bows / Re: Osage orange design?
« Last post by driving on January 22, 2026, 07:30:42 am »
I scored what appears to be a nice Osage orange log from a friend.  It's been sitting in his shed for around 20 years, he says.  It does have some extensive checks--I won't know how bad until I get the bark off a stave and start working it--but I think I was able to avoid the worst ones with judicial splitting.

So, I've never worked with Osage before...I seem to remember reading that narrow and deep, with a D-cross section and fairly bendy tips is the way to go.  Is that right?  All my successful bows thus far have been flatbows, so this is new territory for me.  Recommendations?

I'm hoping to get a c. 60# bow that will draw smoothly, be reasonably forgiving of my creative ineptitude, and cast a 600-700 grain arrow with authority.

You’re remembering right. Osage shines as a narrow, deep D-section bow with crowned back and stiff outer limbs. Start conservative: leave it thick, chase a clean ring, and let it tell you where it wants to bend. Bendy tips are fine, but don’t force them. For 60# with heavy arrows, smooth tiller and mass placement matter more than elegance.
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Bows / Re: Osage orange design?
« Last post by bentstick54 on January 21, 2026, 10:29:18 pm »
Leave the staves 84” long and remove the bark and sapwood and seal the back. Sometimes those end checks will only go in 6” or 8”. If you’re lucky with the extra length of your stave you can shorten it to get past the checks and still have plenty of stave to work with.
I’ve made 50# bows as short as 61” and 63” with 4” stiff handle and 2” fades.
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Bows / Re: Osage orange design?
« Last post by WhistlingBadger on January 21, 2026, 09:58:36 pm »
Here are what the rings look like.  I think these checks are going to be hard to avoid, but hopefully once I get the bark off I can find a place to thread the needle somewhere.
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