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Offline Knoll

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Re: Best Osage I've ever seen
« Reply #15 on: August 31, 2015, 09:30:57 am »
You now have a heavy heavy responsibility to make maximum use from that tree.   ;)  What a find!
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Offline Dvshunter

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Re: Best Osage I've ever seen
« Reply #16 on: August 31, 2015, 10:26:06 am »
Looks like a good one. How is the poison Ivy? :)
I still remember my first piece of Osage I cut like it was yesterday.
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Offline Ryan C

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Re: Best Osage I've ever seen
« Reply #17 on: August 31, 2015, 10:45:24 am »
Little bit showing up on my arm. I plan on finishing cutting the tree today after my soccer game. Hopefully that thing will come down.
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Re: Best Osage I've ever seen
« Reply #18 on: August 31, 2015, 03:39:09 pm »
Cut a kerf or a wedge out on the side you want it to fall towards. Then make your felling cut opposite of that just below your kerf. It will fall perfectly and not split. Watch out and stand to the side, trees can kick backwards when the come down and really knock the ever loving schit out of you. You can die or worse.
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Offline Ryan C

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Re: Best Osage I've ever seen
« Reply #19 on: August 31, 2015, 07:24:26 pm »
I got a decent wedge cut but it's hard to cut it with a bow saw that doesn't cut straight. I'm gonna find out tonight if I can get it down.
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: Best Osage I've ever seen
« Reply #20 on: August 31, 2015, 07:31:42 pm »
Can't wait to see this one!

A bow saw to cut an Osage tree! You are determined! Good luck and be safe! Patrick
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Offline Ryan C

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Re: Best Osage I've ever seen
« Reply #21 on: August 31, 2015, 08:15:47 pm »
Never again do I cut a Osage this big with a bow saw it won't fall down. Rings are perfect too.


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Offline Dvshunter

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Re: Best Osage I've ever seen
« Reply #22 on: August 31, 2015, 08:19:21 pm »
That bow saw will me you appreciate that log.
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Offline bowandarrow473

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Re: Best Osage I've ever seen
« Reply #23 on: August 31, 2015, 08:51:51 pm »
Yeah, getting a tree that size down with a bow saw is hard work! I remember two years ago I was trying to cut a 12in diameter elm and my little 12 year old self found it near impossible to get down! I eventually rocked and pushed the thing to the point where I could finally fell it but man it was hard work. After that I threw my hands in the air and swore id only make sapling bows from Then on ;)
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Offline Ryan C

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Re: Best Osage I've ever seen
« Reply #24 on: August 31, 2015, 09:11:37 pm »


Well we got it down but it's caught have to pull it with ATV I think
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Offline Selfbowman

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Re: Best Osage I've ever seen
« Reply #25 on: August 31, 2015, 09:33:00 pm »
Congrats well done. I would have had a heart attack by now.  ;D that is a good tree!!!  Arvin
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Re: Best Osage I've ever seen
« Reply #26 on: August 31, 2015, 09:34:04 pm »
Quote from: lebhuntfish on August 31, 2015, 07:31:42 pm
Can't wait to see this one!

A bow saw to cut an Osage tree! You are determined! Good luck and be safe! Patrick

I Done it with a KaBar before..... :D  >:D
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Re: Best Osage I've ever seen
« Reply #27 on: August 31, 2015, 09:36:07 pm »
Thats an amazing tree! 3-4 bows tall and at least 8-10 around.  Your set bro.
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Offline Ryan C

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Re: Best Osage I've ever seen
« Reply #28 on: August 31, 2015, 09:38:57 pm »
I know everything about it is perfect. Just a lucky find there's not any other Osage nearby except down in a creek and a couple in the side of the road.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Best Osage I've ever seen
« Reply #29 on: August 31, 2015, 09:57:19 pm »
That's a very nice tree.  Make sure to seal the ends.  If you could find someone with a chainsaw that would make it a lot easier for you.  When I have trees hang up like that I carefully cut the bottom section to stave length and let the rest fall down some more.
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