A few osage lams (pics)

[kennym]

Heres a few that will be ready to turn into lams bout July 1.Got em to the sawmill today,from there to kiln in bout 2 weeks to be dried till July 1,then back to my shop to be made into yellar dust,lams and riser blocks,then into your bows!!    

The one on the bottom left was 12 feet ++ long,no idea what it weighed!!    

 

 

[TexMex]

WOW!!      

[Aeronut]

Looks like a good load Kenny.  They will make better lams than shafts.  I made some 11/32" Osage shafts about a month ago and was disappointed because none spine more than the mid 30# range.  Maybe if I let them age for several years they'll stiffen up.

Dennis

[Holm-Made]

I'd say there is a few laminations there.  Nice, Chad

[Osagetree]

I know what they weigh..... a lot!

What a haul, aint seen that much osage in one place in some time.

[Randy Morin]

Save me some Kenny.    I'll take a couple a big-ol riser blocks and maybe some lams ta-boot.  Osage is some hard to dry wood and likes to crack at the worst times...kiln dried may keep me using the stuff for a while.LOL.
I'm curious how it will do in the kiln.

[kennym]

Dennis,I figured it would make heavy stiff arrows.

Joe,if this works out,my supplier said he had some lots bigger that he can cut!! May have to get a crane!!LOL We (2 guys) unloaded those by hand,I'm feelin it this AM!!

Randy,my kiln guy dries some osage when he can get it,he told the sawyer to paint the ends good to prevent splitting when drying,sorta like dippin staves in glue I guess.
I got what very little he had on hand,all 2x2's

[bayoulongbowman]

Kennym , " You got the Wood"!Im so jelious of you guys that make that yellar wood bows...How many bows will all that make???          

[BigRonHuntAlot]

More than a FEW lams...      

[kennym]

Mark,
More bows than I can make or use!!!