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Offline Mounter

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Osage sapwood bows
« on: June 10, 2018, 09:37:05 am »
So I have a bunch of staves that have dryed for over two years. Most I was able to just pull the bark off leaving a pristine back. No checking at all. Seems like a a lot of extra work to chase a ring on them now. Guess I’m looking for pro’s an con’s either way.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Osage sapwood bows
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2018, 10:24:17 am »
A good bow can be built from osage sapwood but it would be a better bow with all heartwood.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Osage sapwood bows
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2018, 05:57:49 pm »
What Pat said...unless you don't have enough heartwood.
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Offline ohma2

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Re: Osage sapwood bows
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2018, 12:52:01 pm »
I made 3 with sapwood back they all shot well and are all still shooting ,they have an appealing look with the two tone color to boot.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Osage sapwood bows
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2018, 02:05:50 pm »
My best performing bow to date is a sapwood backed osage sapling. I left 3/16" worth, maybe 2 rings. The rest is heartwood. Great bow that I gifted to stix. Like yew, the contrast is gorgeous after a year or two.
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Osage sapwood bows
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2018, 07:03:54 pm »
Pearl.... the key word there was probably a small diameter second growth "sapling" stave. If it 's not a sapling stave , I would still take it down to a heartwood ring....if you have enough width in the stave. JMHO
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Osage sapwood bows
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2018, 07:23:50 pm »
Sapwood becomes heartwood so the closer you get to the heartwood  the stronger the sapwood.
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Offline Mounter

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Re: Osage sapwood bows
« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2018, 11:27:01 pm »
THx for the reply’s. I need to learn how to post pics again, since the photo bucket thing. I have two staves really calling to me right now. One way or another I’m making a hunting bow this year.  Trying to get back to mojam again this, it’s been too long and only 2hrs away

I have extra staves just in case😎
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