Why I think osage is an inferior bow wood...

[SLIMBOB]

I was speaking in general tmk, not about you specifically.  You put up a good argument.  No disrespect intended.

[toomanyknots]

I was speaking in general tmk, not about you specifically.  You put up a good argument.  No disrespect intended.

None taken, I was just curious. Don't worry, I ain't no bulldog like ryoon. If anything, I am one of those annoying little miniature dogs, that just won't stop barking at nothing,  .

[osage outlaw]

This discussion reminds me of that old cartoon where I think it was a dog and cat punch in at work and spend all day trying to kill each other and then the whistle blows at the end of the day and they clock out and walk home friends.  It has probably been 20 or 25 years since I saw that one.


Ryoon.  I am requesting that you please change your user name to  "Poplar Pontificater"   


Read this on urban dictionary and thought it fit   

pontificate:

pontificate to rant rave and other wise try to convinse some one of your own point with out careing if they are lising or not

[iowabow]

  funny

[osage outlaw]

Yep, that's the one I was thinking about.


I found it on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOSuhxFo76o

[Keenan]

I love that cartoon

[soy]

I finally caught up And I'm not quite sure what arguments Are relevant And which ones are just people listening to their own words Covered all topics now including cartoons     at the end of the day facts of been presented , and real world experience combined together this go in circles is get me dizzy however there are tid bits of useful information I'm going to have to stay tuned so I don't have to play catch up so far next time I'm surprise no 1 has mentioned string

[Bryce]

SOY!!!! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!!

[Roy]

I wouldn't use Osage if it was the last wood on earth. Poplar makes the best and fastest bows around:) And it grows every where nice and straight.

[blackhawk]

Finally this thread went to the second page......I got more,anyone care to argue against me

Roy lemme know if ya need any help cutting some poplar,ill help ya out but you can keep it all fir yourself 

[Roy]

You just wanna check out my new pile of osage:)

[BowEd]

Now what did we all learn from this?.........LOL.That hedge is NOT an inferior wood for bows accross the vast majority of bow makers out there.I'll tell ya what I did'nt learn but already knew a longtime ago.There are talkers and there are doers in this world and that personal preferences should be respected.

[toomanyknots]

Finally this thread went to the second page......I got more,anyone care to argue against me

Roy lemme know if ya need any help cutting some poplar,ill help ya out but you can keep it all fir yourself 

I'm still waiting for ryoon to explain to me what doesn't exactly make sense about anything I've said...

[RyanY]

I leave for a little bit and you guys start talking about cartoons? 

TMK, I've made my points. You've made your points. All that I can do now is put my money where my mouth is. An osage warbow had been on my list for a while so once I get a suitable piece I'll get to work.

[toomanyknots]

I leave for a little bit and you guys start talking about cartoons? 

TMK, I've made my points. You've made your points. All that I can do now is put my money where my mouth is. An osage warbow had been on my list for a while so once I get a suitable piece I'll get to work.

Btw, I do feel bad, didn't mean to go off the handle. I get too easily worked up in these discussions Ryoon. If you want I can send you a roughed out osage warbow stave, but it ain't gonna be super pretty, as I got rid of all the good osage staves I harvested this year and kept the duds that nobody would want for myself. The stave is 70 1/2", and has a bit of natural reflex. It will need to keep the sap wood on as I was going to use it when I roughed it out, and there is not enough wood to chase a ring I would think. The sapwood is still only about an eighth of an inch though, so there will be more than enough heartwood I hope to make you happy,  . Both ends have propeller twist for the last couple inches, which will need to be crowned (as much as you can without violating the back ring), as steam or heat correcting will not work on a stave this narrow. As long as the crown is not violating the back ring, it is safe and reliable to do this, if you haven't did that before. The alignment on one end needs to be corrected a bit too, as it warped a bit when I roughed it out too soon. Also, it was cut this spring, so it might need some hot boxing. If you think your up to the task, PM me your address, and i'll fedex it out to ya. Pics:











(This is a remnant of a knot, not and actual knot, the stave it's self is clean and knot free.)