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Offline Gus

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Re: Future Bows
« Reply #45 on: July 05, 2011, 04:52:23 pm »
What a Truly Wonderful Day it was...

Warm but not killer, as we were working under the high canopy that encouraged our victims (Osage) to grow Tall and Straight.

Just unloaded my truck this morning. Used the "Back up Fast, and Stop Short" method mostly Still took several times to coax out the small pieces.
But I tell ya, that fat log would not unload itself. Had to tie on to it and drag it out.   ;D
Makes me feel a little silly strappin' it down nine ways from Sunday.

Man, I just don't get tired of looking at that yellow wood.

-Gus
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Re: Future Bows
« Reply #46 on: July 05, 2011, 05:07:37 pm »
Looks like some strait grain wood by the way it split. 
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Future Bows
« Reply #47 on: July 05, 2011, 06:50:48 pm »
Those sections in Gus' truck are the largest straight pieces of osage I've ever cut.  Too bad that larger one split out when it fell.  It probably cost us 4 staves, which are now going to have to be billets.  It struck me how the original sapling is very crooked (as shown in the dark line in that picture after we split it), but the tree itself was very straight.

George
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Re: Future Bows
« Reply #48 on: July 05, 2011, 06:54:28 pm »
thats a bummer about the one but billets are fun to and looks like you have plenty to keep you busy for a while.  I finally found some osage in Ga but it is some ones yard it is very straight an tall to I am going to go nock on there door and ask them about it.  couldnt hurt I guess.  yall are some lucky fellas.
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Re: Future Bows
« Reply #49 on: July 06, 2011, 12:26:21 pm »
Bownut, I like your philosophy. I need to play more I guess LOL's
WOW...Gus, I love the pics. Last time I saw osage like that was when Billy Berger showed me his supply. He had gotten a barn full.

Bownut, back when I lived in Athens, I learned from one of the EPA scientist's that he had found a grove of osage while floating down the Oconee river. I never did find it....darn it....   ::)
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Re: Future Bows
« Reply #50 on: July 06, 2011, 12:49:18 pm »
hey jpitts,
huh well I will keep that in mind.  That is probably federal reserve land though and might be hard to get rights to cut it.  maybe we should take a second look.  I got 3 large elm logs the other day some red oak some wild black cherry and 7 logs of pig nut hickory if you need a stave just let me know I have my hands full of them.  I am about to get some mocernut hickory,  persimmon and some holly I want to try a bit of everything.  I have some osage as well but I like to hang on to that since I had to buy most of it.  I would be happy to send you home with a stave or two of your choice as I know where some more of all of this is I dont think I will be running out any time soon.  most of it is cut recently so it still needs to cure.
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Re: Future Bows
« Reply #51 on: July 06, 2011, 01:34:19 pm »
Hey Bownut,
He had a fruit on his desk. I asked about it and he said he was canoeing and stopped for lunch when he realized he was in a grove of osage. He couldn't tell me where on the river though. Oh well. Wow....you have a good supply. I've got an elm stave, an oak log I need to split, a short hickory(downed by lightning) stave, a bradford pear limb, a couple of osage staves, a glued up 78" western red cedar board, and I'm working on a osage bow I'm trying to salvage from a stave that was cut funky. Right now it's at 54". I had to shorten it because of the thinness of one end.  I'll let you know soon as I get my next schedule, what days I'm off. Maybe we can make some shavings.  ;D
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Re: Future Bows
« Reply #52 on: July 06, 2011, 01:37:54 pm »
sounds good
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Offline Gus

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Re: Future Bows
« Reply #53 on: July 11, 2011, 05:50:09 pm »
Just an update.

Got to work on those logs Wednesday last week.

Wound up with some pretty interesting staves.

Out of the two logs came up with two staves from each log that might be candidates for splitting on a band saw.
Two from each log that worked around a krazy knot that will make for an interesting bow each.
And a number of pretty, straight, staves. I hope I did it justice in the splitting.

Still haven't tackled the section that spald off of the tree as she fell. But there may be a stave or two in it the way it split out.
Plus some billits or perhaps some arrow wood.

Thank You Again George!

Here are the pics:

-Gus
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Re: Future Bows
« Reply #54 on: July 11, 2011, 07:08:43 pm »
Thats some darn good looking wood there guys! Wish i had peeled and sealed all mine like that last time it cut and split. Now i got the bugs to fight with, hmm. I'd like to find a place on that side of town around Greenville - nothing it seems but osage for miles!
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Re: Future Bows
« Reply #55 on: July 11, 2011, 07:24:55 pm »
The only guy I've hooked up with out that way was all the way to Sulpher Springs.  I'll keep my eyes open for us.  However, until Thomas' wood is gone I see no reason to drive that far.  I'm waiting until cooler weather to do more though. 8)

I'm not as industrious as Gus.  I sprayed my logs with insecticide and will split them in half.  That's all they get for a year, then I'll take them further.  So far with the spray I've not had a bug.  I'm on my second gallon of the stuff though.

George
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Re: Future Bows
« Reply #56 on: July 11, 2011, 09:15:11 pm »
I've heard that osage butter is great on wild hog. ;D

Can also be used as a beauty-enhancing facial scrub!

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Offline Gus

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Re: Future Bows
« Reply #57 on: July 11, 2011, 09:58:22 pm »
The only reason I skinned the bark off'o them staves was to have some mulch to cover up that bare patch where the grass died in my yard...   :o

I sealed the backs with Elmer's Wood Glue.
Here's hoping that works out okay...

Osage Butter... I guess you get that from Texas Longhorns living out in Osage Brush Contry...   ::)

-Gus
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Re: Future Bows
« Reply #58 on: July 11, 2011, 10:00:30 pm »
You crack me up Patrick.  ;D ;D
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Re: Future Bows
« Reply #59 on: July 11, 2011, 11:10:25 pm »
Gotta love it...LOL's  ;D
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