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cowboy
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Paul Wolfe. Springtown, TX
Re: Bought a bunch of Osage
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Reply #15 on:
November 10, 2008, 09:30:16 pm »
Will be interesting to see how it turns out piper, I haven't tried a board yet.
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ballista
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freedom isnt free
Re: Bought a bunch of Osage
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November 10, 2008, 10:47:35 pm »
i got a big board of osage, it was 4x8x1 about, i cut two 1.7's outta it, but the one i made into a bow cracked in 3 places, so dont take any advise from me
it was also heavily recurved, and had some natural reflex. -jimmy
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osagedon
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Re: Bought a bunch of Osage
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November 10, 2008, 10:53:38 pm »
Islandpiper, Thats a nice looking osage board. I'm a novice but I think there are some bows in that board. I build mostly bamboo backed bows and really love osage boards. I like to cut my boards/staves to the length I want the bow if the wood is fairly clean. I just don't like the extra step of splicing if I can help it. Don
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islandpiper
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"Just one more bow, OK?"
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November 10, 2008, 11:00:59 pm »
My wife says I need more exercise. Carrying that big honkin' Osage plank was pretty good exercise I think. I may have to go out more often and buy more wood. Try that on your wives, guys, and see how it goes over. heh heh heh
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recurve shooter
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Re: Bought a bunch of Osage
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November 11, 2008, 03:04:30 pm »
me and a budie spent a day cuttin down with an ax and packing 15 foot long foot thick logs back to the pond to make a raft. could barly move the next day. and to make it all better, we just got up and went to football practice.
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lets just shoot it
mullet
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Eddie Parker
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November 11, 2008, 09:42:56 pm »
Piper, I'd cut the hickory 3/16" or an 1/8". Just de-grease the Osage before you glue it. Some use soap, acetone, lacquer thinner. I use oven cleaner or bug and tar remover for cars.
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recurve shooter
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November 12, 2008, 02:47:25 pm »
that osage is some tuff stuff man. i caint wait to see what piper dose with it.
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