Wow look what was delivered to me yesterday!

[Judo Point]

No it's not a bow! Atleast not yet! So awhile back I showed a bow I made to a couple I'd just met and they asked if I've ever tried Osage and I told them no I'd love to but it doesnt grow around here they said it grows around them and they would get me a log so I told them what I'd need and never really thought they'd come through but yesterday this was dropped off at my house.

It was a pretty hot day to be splitting wood but I'd never been so excited about it and to think this guy that just met me went out and cut this sealed the ends and drove it over three hundred miles to me and of course he wouldn't take a dime for it. Amazing! I ended up with 11 staves and a couple could prolly be split again.


Most of them are pretty nice looking though the top ones look a little gnarly

A pile of Osage and ironwood! Oh and two sugar maples.

[arklowrebel]

I am green with envy.     Have fun with them!

[DGF]

That's a nice little stash you have going there. Can't beat the price of free!

Dan

[mikekeswick]

There are good people out there! I'm only a little jealous.....

[MWirwicki]

Judo:  Good for you!  As you say, it was a little hot for splitting osage yesterday.  I also split some.  Had to stop at the top of the heat and get back to it later in the afternoon when it cooled down to 85. There wasn't enough water in the hose to quench my thirst.

[sadiejane]

yr a lucky dog, judo
mighty fine batch of staves ya got there
now for the wait......

[osage outlaw]

Good score!  Looks like some good straight stuff with almost no twist.  It should make some fine bows.  If you leave the bark on them make sure to spray them with some bug spray every now and then.  Did you seal the backs of the belly splits? 

[Judo Point]

Thanks everyone and yes outlaw I sealed the backs of the belly splits with Elmers glue and I sprayed the ones with the bark on with bug spray that is supposed to kill up to 12 weeks. I'm pretty excited to try this yeller stuff! There doesn't seam to be any real snakey stuff but there is one with a nice hole in the center that I'm pretty excited about.

[gstoneberg]

Wow, that was a nice gesture!  Besides the gas expense they expended some real energy dropping, moving, loading and cleaning up the mess from cutting that tree.  Good luck with it.

George

[Judo Point]

Yes it was George they were driving up any way they have a place here but still the work involved and the extra weight in the truck. Well any way I was blown away I wanna build them a beautiful bow for there troubles.

[Josh B]

You must've made quite an impression on those folks for them to do that.  It speaks well of you and them!  Josh

[toomanyknots]

What a heck of a guy. You know you gotta make em a bow now,  .

[RidgeRunner]

You need to seal the Belly of the Back spits as well.
Also, Reseal the ends all the way around up at least 4 inches.

I use old latex paint.  It looks terrible.  But it can be picked up for free at construction sites.
You can also pick up Returned paint a Lowes, Home Depot and other places that sale paint for next to nothing.  I put two layers of paint on.  Let the first layer dry quite well ( At least two days ) before you put the second layer on.

David