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Offline lebhuntfish

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18 staves for my birthday
« on: December 11, 2015, 11:36:53 pm »
A guy I work with once in a while brings me some fresh Osage that he cuts on his farm. He thinks it's cool that I use it and he likes the idea that it can be made into something besides a fence post or a bow fire. He even asks me how I want them cut and he normally seals the ends for me to. Now he brings me whole logs and I have to split them out.

We'll he brought me 5 nice logs that ranged from 6.5 feet to just over 8 feet long and about 8 to 10 inches around.
Today is my birthday and work was really slow to I took off a couple of hours early and came home to get the logs split and in the dry. It's supposed to rain a bunch the next couple of days. I ended up with 18 staves and at least 3 or 4 could probably be split in half. I've never got gold for my birthday before!
Patrick





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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: 18 staves for my birthday
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2015, 11:44:14 pm »
A very happy birthday to you!
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Offline jeffp51

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Re: 18 staves for my birthday
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2015, 11:58:25 pm »
Score!  Happy birthday.
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Offline Knoll

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Re: 18 staves for my birthday
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2015, 12:02:48 am »
Your back survived?  >:D
Oh, yeah ... happy birthday!!
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Offline Josh B

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Re: 18 staves for my birthday
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2015, 12:06:40 am »
Now that's a birthday present!  I even see a couple prime candidates for R/D bows in there!  Josh
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Offline Drewster

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Re: 18 staves for my birthday
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2015, 12:07:18 am »
That's a fine birthday present.  Enjoy and Happy Birthday!
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: 18 staves for my birthday
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2015, 12:12:13 am »
Nice haul!
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Offline DavidV

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Re: 18 staves for my birthday
« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2015, 10:32:44 am »
Happy birthday Patrick, that's the best kind of present.
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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: 18 staves for my birthday
« Reply #8 on: December 12, 2015, 10:48:29 am »
  SWEETTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

  2 Yellows that have on equal.

  (1) Ginsang in OCT.

  (20) Osage
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: 18 staves for my birthday
« Reply #9 on: December 12, 2015, 10:56:04 am »
Happy b-day Patrick, nice man gold gift you got there.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: 18 staves for my birthday
« Reply #10 on: December 12, 2015, 11:05:13 am »
I want 18 osage staves for my next birthday. That would last me the rest of my life.   ;D
  Happy Birthday, Patrick and many more to come.
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: 18 staves for my birthday
« Reply #11 on: December 12, 2015, 11:52:40 am »
Thank you guy's very very much!  :laugh:

Mike, my back survived!
Josh, R/D, no kidding!  They are almost ready as is!
Pat, I'll send you 18 golden staves for your next birthday, that is if you promised to run out of staves.

Patrick
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Offline RyanR

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Re: 18 staves for my birthday
« Reply #12 on: December 12, 2015, 12:22:07 pm »
That's a nice present
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Offline gifford

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Re: 18 staves for my birthday
« Reply #13 on: December 12, 2015, 01:24:47 pm »
Happy Birthday Patrick - that's a heck of a present, delivering osage logs to the homeplace; now that's a buddy.
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: 18 staves for my birthday
« Reply #14 on: December 12, 2015, 02:00:29 pm »
Quote from: gifford on December 12, 2015, 01:24:47 pm
Happy Birthday Patrick - that's a heck of a present, delivering osage logs to the homeplace; now that's a buddy.

Yeah, I was surprised to the first time. But if you knew him you would be surprised that he didn't split them to!
Patrick
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Missouri, where all the best wood is! Well maybe not the straightest!

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