Author Topic: My new "favorite" 55" osage (full draw added) (Read 9316 times)

FlintWalker · « **Reply #30 on:** June 03, 2008, 09:10:23 pm »

Papa, when Ryan gave it to me it had been cut for several years. But unless kept in a controlled environment or somewhere with a low relative humidity most wood won't go below 10-11% MC.
I checked it with a moisture meter (I work for a Hardwood Lumber Co. and have lots of good equipment on hand

)and it was 11.2%. I dried it down 3.5% and tillered it out. Saw Filer

DirtyDan · « **Reply #31 on:** June 05, 2008, 03:48:52 pm »

Great bow, Shannon. I love the skins and the narrow structure. Awesome, dude. Check out the elm bow from the stave you gave me.

Dan

FlintWalker · « **Reply #32 on:** June 05, 2008, 08:45:53 pm »

Thanks Dan. That elm turned out better than I expected. Guess I just wasn't looking hard enought to see the bow hidden inside it. Saw Filer

Woodland Roamer · « **Reply #33 on:** June 05, 2008, 09:15:50 pm »

That is one fine looking bow Shannon. Those skins look great and I really like the tips. Tiller looks great too.

Alan

Pappy · « **Reply #34 on:** June 06, 2008, 10:19:55 am »

Very nice job as I have already said,but I would have thought 3.5 would have been way to low for Osage.If fact I would have thought that would be to dry for Even Hickory.

Pappy

FlintWalker · « **Reply #35 on:** June 06, 2008, 11:30:08 am »

Oh no Pappy! I didn't dry it to 3.5%. I dropped it 3.5% from 11.2. Which left it about 7.7%. Hope that clears things up. I wouldn't want anybody to try that, that would be good for several little yellow toothpicks! Saw Filer

Pappy · « **Reply #36 on:** June 06, 2008, 12:20:30 pm »

OK ,now I understand,ya that is about where I want the also.

Pappy

Primitive Archer