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Author Topic: Aged osage. Pics, anyone?  (Read 620 times)

Offline Zmonster

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Aged osage. Pics, anyone?
« on: October 31, 2007, 11:07:00 AM »
I keep hearing of how osage ages into a beautiful caramel color. How long is the aging process? Anyone have pics of what I can expect from a Widow PGA if I place an order?

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Offline Blackhawk

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Re: Aged osage. Pics, anyone?
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2007, 11:29:00 AM »
It takes both time AND sunlight to age osage quickly into that wonderful color we all love.  It will change color if kept in the dark but the light accelerates it much quicker.  With average use and exposure, your bow should be very honey-colored in a couple years.

 

This Widow is from 2005, however it was changing color within a few months.

Osage is a wonderful wood for archers, both in looks and performance.
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Offline Bodork

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Re: Aged osage. Pics, anyone?
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2007, 11:50:00 AM »
Lookup the recent thread called 'your best looking bow'. It's on page three right now. The first bow shown by stickshooter is a new osage bow and on page 5 of the thread look at joebuck's bow. It's 10 year old osage and ebony bow that he made. That thing is a beauty.
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Offline Jim Jackson

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Re: Aged osage. Pics, anyone?
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2007, 11:50:00 AM »
Here is a link to a post on this back in the summer.  You'll find some pics on that thread showing the different looks.

 http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=046576#000003
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Offline Zmonster

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Re: Aged osage. Pics, anyone?
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2007, 11:55:00 AM »
Very nice, Thanks for the link

Regards
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Offline Apex Predator

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Re: Aged osage. Pics, anyone?
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2007, 04:55:00 PM »


Love that Osage!
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Offline the Ferret

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Re: Aged osage. Pics, anyone?
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2007, 05:17:00 PM »
Fairly new osage on left, fairly aged osage on right   ;)  

 
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Offline DaleinOhio

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Re: Aged osage. Pics, anyone?
« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2007, 07:20:00 PM »
Here is a pic of my Ancient Spirits Thunderhawk with limbs and riser flare made of aged osage.  The riser is black locust.

 
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Offline KellyBender

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Re: Aged osage. Pics, anyone?
« Reply #8 on: November 01, 2007, 11:36:00 AM »
I have some good before and after pics but can't figure out how to post.  I have them saved as a .jpg.  Can anyone help?
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Offline vermonster13

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Re: Aged osage. Pics, anyone?
« Reply #9 on: November 01, 2007, 11:41:00 AM »
Kelly the tutorial for posting pics is here.

 http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=045582

Osage definitely gets better looking with age.
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Offline KellyBender

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Re: Aged osage. Pics, anyone?
« Reply #10 on: November 01, 2007, 12:46:00 PM »
Thanks for the help.  The one phot was taken the day I got the bow new.  The second is a picture of one just like mine and what it looked like after about a year or so.

 

 
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Offline Tom Leemans

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Re: Aged osage. Pics, anyone?
« Reply #11 on: November 01, 2007, 12:58:00 PM »
Suffice it to say that the golden yellow turns to honey, then a darker honey, over time, which means it just gets sweeter with age.
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