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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Just broke my first osage bow.....
« on: January 08, 2012, 06:28:11 pm »
 The bow was fully tillered and shooting very good. Had about 20-30 shots through it. The top limb just blew mid way. It looks "dusty" inside almost? There was no knot in that area. The wood seemed funny to me right from the start. It took allot more wood to make a 52# bow than it should have, almost 1/2 again as much. Most of the working limb was well over 1/2" thick. The bow was 66" ttt, 1 1/2" at the fades and tillered wonderfully. I did notice the early/late growth was not very clear. Oh well! You lose some and you win some..................I just hate losing. >:(
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Just broke my first osage bow.....
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2012, 06:46:18 pm »
Dusty???

Any chance you can get extreme closeups with your camera?
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Offline artcher1

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Re: Just broke my first osage bow.....
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2012, 06:46:56 pm »
I haven't seen any type bow I can't break Pearly ;D. Sorry for you loss man! :'(
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Just broke my first osage bow.....
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2012, 06:57:53 pm »
Almost powdery like J-dub. Our camera really, really sucks. The early wood was too thick and mushy I think. It was a funky chunk right from the start. I have noticed that hard, dark orange hedge is much better and takes much less wood to make a bow compared to pale yellow, soft feeling hedge. I have plenty of opportunities stacked around here to try again!
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Re: Just broke my first osage bow.....
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2012, 07:16:44 pm »
What does the back look like?
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Just broke my first osage bow.....
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2012, 07:45:41 pm »
Was that one of the staves I sent you?
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Just broke my first osage bow.....
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2012, 09:45:08 pm »
The back was perfect Mike. I went down three rings. It was in great shape with only a few small thorn knots towards the tips. I just took the half that wasnt broke and tried to break it. I couldnt lean on it hard enough to even break it. There must have been a decayed spot in the other limb or something. It was Clint. Thats just the way it is man. Unless you have a sixth sense used for picking perfect staves, it wont matter where it came from buddy! I attached a pic of the break, its about 12-15" long and about half the width of the limb. The othe rpic is the one and only tiller pic I have.
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Just broke my first osage bow.....
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2012, 09:58:24 pm »
Maybe the wood was just really dry? It is January, even though it sure is warm for January...
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Re: Just broke my first osage bow.....
« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2012, 10:41:55 pm »
Well,, you're in the Club, too ;D ;)
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Just broke my first osage bow.....
« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2012, 10:50:52 pm »
Eddie I think I was around 30 for 30 or so with yellow wood! I was starting to think a guy couldnt break an osage bow if it was tillered right and built accordingly. .................WRONG
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Offline MWirwicki

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Re: Just broke my first osage bow.....
« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2012, 11:08:27 pm »
Nice tiller on that bow, Drums!  Hey, sorry for your loss.   :'(  Sometimes, it just happens.  Mother Nature is evil and vicious, sometimes.  >:D
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Re: Just broke my first osage bow.....
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2012, 11:34:21 pm »
Like Matt said, you can't piss Mom off. ;)
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Just broke my first osage bow.....
« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2012, 11:39:39 pm »
I bet you can't do it again >:D

You better get that heat gun ready ;)
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Offline DRon knife

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Re: Just broke my first osage bow.....
« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2012, 11:45:34 pm »
That looks dry to me,I had the same kind of fracture with hickory-powdery and no real splinters,when I check it with my meter it was about 6%,very nice looking bow tho...
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Just broke my first osage bow.....
« Reply #14 on: January 09, 2012, 12:05:04 am »
I've never broken an osage bow that didn't have a flaw of some sort or insect damage.  PD, I don't think this had anything to do with your work.  Start another ASAP.  30 for 31 suggests that your odds for success next time are excellent!! ;D

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