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Offline 1oldbowguy

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Just some wood from morning hunt.
« on: March 25, 2011, 07:36:00 PM »
Here is some wood I got today, still have some on the ground but will get it in the next couple days.  The cedar is 79"s long and the first knot is about 68"s up from the bottom.  The osage is 76"s long and in good shape.  It started to run on me so I didn't want to split it until I could get it home.  The ones I have down are from 67"s to almost 76"s long.  Not a bad morning hunt.

 
 
 
 

Not to bad for a morning hunt in the woods.
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Re: Just some wood from morning hunt.
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2011, 07:53:00 PM »
thats a nice haul right there. i like the looks of that osage nice rings. ruddy
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Re: Just some wood from morning hunt.
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2011, 07:57:00 PM »
Very nice!
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Offline Rainshooter

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Re: Just some wood from morning hunt.
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2011, 08:00:00 PM »
oh man that cedars sapwood/heartwood is just bee-u-tee-ful. and the osage has nice rings... good haul
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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: Just some wood from morning hunt.
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2011, 09:20:00 PM »
Wow, not sure I've run across and Cedar here that is that clean and without knots/branches...the heart wood is DARK too, what a beaut!
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Offline SEMO_HUNTER

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Re: Just some wood from morning hunt.
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2011, 10:31:00 PM »
Hey Phil, nice score!
You might make a wood hound yet!   :thumbsup:
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Re: Just some wood from morning hunt.
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2011, 10:45:00 PM »
I know everyone is drooling over the osage but  that cedar is amazing, it is what I got a pile of sinew waiting on. AWESOME
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Offline okie64

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Re: Just some wood from morning hunt.
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2011, 12:08:00 AM »
Good lookin wood oldbow. I went out and cut some osage today too. I found a bunch of osage and mulberry in an old creek bottom that my dad told me about. I also found some of that hercules-club wood too. First time I have ever seen any of it around here.
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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: Just some wood from morning hunt.
« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2011, 07:54:00 AM »
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I also found some of that hercules-club wood too. First time I have ever seen any of it around here.
OK, gotta ask...what is "Hercules-club Wood"?
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Offline 1oldbowguy

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Re: Just some wood from morning hunt.
« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2011, 08:37:00 AM »
Lee here is a picture of some I got a while back.  

 
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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: Just some wood from morning hunt.
« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2011, 08:46:00 AM »
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Lee here is a picture of some I got a while back.  

 
Holy Smokes...never seen anything like that up here in the North Country, what is it?  Looks like it would make a good back-scratcher    :goldtooth:
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Re: Just some wood from morning hunt.
« Reply #11 on: March 26, 2011, 09:07:00 AM »
hackberry
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Offline SEMO_HUNTER

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Re: Just some wood from morning hunt.
« Reply #12 on: March 26, 2011, 09:12:00 AM »
Does it have rings? I can't see any rings, just wondering cause I've seen it around here near the river.

I wouldn't mind experimenting with different woods because there are so many different species that we have here and so far all I've used is Osage (Hedge) and I was thinking about dropping some hickory, Ash, and Elm. I know those work well, but what about other less popular species??

Sorry Phil, hope I didn't jack your post. I'm just curious since you also got the cedar and the hackberry.
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Offline 1oldbowguy

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Re: Just some wood from morning hunt.
« Reply #13 on: March 26, 2011, 09:39:00 AM »
DVSHUNTER, it isn't a hackberry, looks like it some but the spines are much larger, MUCH larger. It is

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis L.

Family: Rutaceae (citrus, etc.)
Common names: Hercules' club, toothache tree, tingle-tongue
Synonym: Zanthoxylum macrophyllum

Also called, Hercules’-club Prickly Ash

SEMO, it has some good rings a bit harder to follow then Osage though.  It is tough wood.  This is one of the largest I have found so far.
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Re: Just some wood from morning hunt.
« Reply #14 on: March 26, 2011, 09:50:00 AM »
I have heard of prickly ash but never seen any.man I would have to try to make one backed in its own back, that would make wild "mad max" type conversation bow.
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Re: Just some wood from morning hunt.
« Reply #15 on: March 26, 2011, 09:58:00 AM »
It is some wicked lookin stuff. If I hadnt seen that picture on here a while back I probably wouldnt have even noticed it. The trees I found werent quite as big as that one in the pic.
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Offline twitchstick

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Re: Just some wood from morning hunt.
« Reply #16 on: March 26, 2011, 11:26:00 AM »
Nice way to spend the morning. I wished I could find some cedar that did't have a knot every 12" or so.
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Re: Just some wood from morning hunt.
« Reply #17 on: March 26, 2011, 06:23:00 PM »
Hey Semo, if you've only worked with osage then you are already spoiled. I started with the other woods and then moved on to osage. Osage is the greatest and most forgiving bow wood out there. I'm not saying you shouldnt try some of the other woods. They make good bows too but they just arent the same as osage. JMHO
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