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Offline Pappy

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Re: twisted osage...any hope??
« Reply #15 on: February 17, 2009, 09:52:13 am »
On the green Osage I would seal it up after you get it floor tillered and steam first,dry heat I will
almost guarantee it will check.Then after the steaming dry heat from then on to tweak it if you need to. I have straightened a lot worse than that many times. :)
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Re: twisted osage...any hope??
« Reply #16 on: February 17, 2009, 09:54:19 am »
Thanks GregB and BigA.  I have heard and read what you said a couple times.  But, at this point in my growth as a bowyer it helps to hear the basics over and over to get them firmly intrenched in my thick head.   :)
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Re: twisted osage...any hope??
« Reply #17 on: February 17, 2009, 10:37:36 am »
This was with a well cured osage stave but I went from this...



and this...



to this...all with a heat gun and a bit of oil.

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Re: twisted osage...any hope??
« Reply #18 on: February 17, 2009, 12:32:46 pm »
I have to Agree with Gregg....that is exactly how I do all of my Snakey woods....here are two Vine Maple Staves I have in the Process....you can see what Gregg was talking about on the Lineal Grain by the way I have them laid out....hope that this Helps....

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Re: twisted osage...any hope??
« Reply #19 on: February 17, 2009, 12:59:48 pm »
Tallk about great timing, I was just yesterday looking at an Osage stave with a 90deg. twist. Your post and the answers will help me a lot. My stave is 2 years cured, but I am still gonna try the "grease, steam, straighten, relfex" all in one move trick.
Thanks for starting this thread, and thanks for all the responses.

( I sorta feel guilty stealing ideas from other folks posts) ;) ;)
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Re: twisted osage...any hope??
« Reply #20 on: February 17, 2009, 01:05:27 pm »
Quote from: majsnuff on February 17, 2009, 12:59:48 pm
( I sorta feel guilty stealing ideas from other folks posts) ;) ;)
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Re: twisted osage...any hope??
« Reply #21 on: February 17, 2009, 01:52:41 pm »
Thanks EL.  Your lay out really helpf.
Greg, nice looking bow.  Thanks for your help and support.

I'll try to get a bow layed out and to floor tiller this week.
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Re: twisted osage...any hope??
« Reply #22 on: February 20, 2009, 02:37:52 pm »
Propeller is a lot easier to get out than any other osage anomaly. I do cut the limb section down to about 1" thick and 1 1/2" wide before I start.

Here is how I do it, I put two 25# bags of lead shot and a bunch of large C clamps in the bucket, a few at a time after heat the limb until the twist comes out.   

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