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Offline criveraville

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Re: Drift wood osage
« Reply #15 on: April 21, 2014, 11:14:54 pm »
Nice find. Dot IT 8)

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Offline TRACY

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Re: Drift wood osage
« Reply #16 on: April 21, 2014, 11:17:42 pm »
Cut those logs already Greg! >:D

I've seen Osage fence posts that were burned make good bows.

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Offline DavidV

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Re: Drift wood osage
« Reply #17 on: April 22, 2014, 01:03:34 am »
I bet that wood is hard and heavy being submerged like that. Be cool to see stuff made out of it.
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Drift wood osage
« Reply #18 on: April 22, 2014, 01:33:43 pm »
Looks like fine osage but you guys already know my take on such things; Get permission to "acquire" it before you haul it off or you are  just stealing wood.
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Offline Gsulfridge

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Re: Drift wood osage
« Reply #19 on: April 22, 2014, 02:04:41 pm »
Quote from: JW_Halverson on April 21, 2014, 10:47:02 pm
Quote from: Gsulfridge on April 21, 2014, 10:42:44 pm
Hopefully this week. Love to have it at the Classic.

Something to hold on to while the creek floods?
That might come in handy!!
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Offline Gsulfridge

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Re: Drift wood osage
« Reply #20 on: April 22, 2014, 11:06:06 pm »

Looks like pretty good stuff. Ratio gets good below the checks. Medium rings.  Little to no twist. One large knot on the bottom, but got 4 straight, clean staves and some character staves for some adventurous person. Good haul.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Drift wood osage
« Reply #21 on: April 22, 2014, 11:09:01 pm »
That is some beautiful stuff right there.  Good job Greg!
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Drift wood osage
« Reply #22 on: April 22, 2014, 11:26:54 pm »
I think you got something valuable there!  Good on you for salvaging this one!
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Offline stickbender

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Re: Drift wood osage
« Reply #23 on: April 23, 2014, 12:21:49 am »

     And you had to think about it?!!! :o :o  The worst you could have gotten was some pretty darn nice mallets, handles, etc. and even just plain ol great fire wood!


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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Drift wood osage
« Reply #24 on: April 23, 2014, 12:39:57 am »
Brings to mind a conversation had back years ago in here about curing staves underwater for long periods of time.  I don't want to stir the pot, but it would be interesting to give it a try. 
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Offline stickbender

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Re: Drift wood osage
« Reply #25 on: April 23, 2014, 01:11:20 am »
Quote from: JW_Halverson on April 23, 2014, 12:39:57 am
Brings to mind a conversation had back years ago in here about curing staves underwater for long periods of time.  I don't want to stir the pot, but it would be interesting to give it a try.

     There was an article on curing staves in salt water, either here, or in another primitive magazine.  Osage is supposed to be like black locust, in terms of rot resistance.


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Re: Drift wood osage
« Reply #26 on: April 23, 2014, 08:16:33 am »
Atta boy!!!  8) thatll work!!!  :D
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Re: Drift wood osage
« Reply #27 on: April 23, 2014, 08:41:44 am »
Quote from: stickbender on April 23, 2014, 01:11:20 am
Quote from: JW_Halverson on April 23, 2014, 12:39:57 am
Brings to mind a conversation had back years ago in here about curing staves underwater for long periods of time.  I don't want to stir the pot, but it would be interesting to give it a try.

     There was an article on curing staves in salt water, either here, or in another primitive magazine.  Osage is supposed to be like black locust, in terms of rot resistance.


                                                                                Wayne
It was here and buffalo urine was part of the curing process. ::)
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Offline Josh B

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Re: Drift wood osage
« Reply #28 on: April 23, 2014, 08:44:40 am »
That looks like some primo stuff to me!  Good haul!  Josh
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Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: Drift wood osage
« Reply #29 on: April 23, 2014, 01:27:20 pm »
nice
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