Thin or thick rings???????

[gutpile]

top ring on both staves.. you don't have to make osage that wide either... 1" wide has been made with no issues.. I'd go 1 1/2 max...reflex with flip tips is how I would go.. you will lose some reflex during tillering .. flip tips profile just looks mean too... .. gut

[bjrogg]

I usually just go for the first full length ring. That way I if I guff up I get another chance.

I usually chase the ring and if I have a lot of wood left to remove I try to get a belly split.

Bjrogg

[Mad Max]

Thanks guy's

[Hamish]

Whilst the belly split has thicker rings, they look like they have a lot of pithy pores through the heartwood. This is usually a good indicator that the wood is low density. The rings from the top stave are narrower but they don't look like they have the same amount of pithy pores in the heartwood.
I suspect the top stave will make a stronger, lower set bow than the same design, and dimension bow from the inner stave.

You could make the lower stave a bit longer or wider, and lessen set.

[Mad Max]

Yes the lower stave has yellowish speckles in it.
I just learned something, Thanks Hamish.