Bamboo/Osage Project Follow Along **Complete W/Pics**

[Pat B]

Coming along nicely, Semo.

[SEMO_HUNTER]

Thanks Pat, thanks Lee.

Lee- That would probably work, steam that baby up and put some heavy gloves on then get the clamps on it as quick as possible. Then leave it overnight, then you can take it off the next day or if your in no big hurry just leave it there for a few days to dry out good. The smaller you work your blank down the quicker it will dry out. I know from experience that the steam will pull out a certain amount of the oils in Osage cause the water will be orange when your done.
Good luck and remember PICS!  

[Roy from Pa]

Not bad for a Red Neck fishermen from Missouri:)

[Lee Slikkers]

Thanks Semo, pics will be forth coming~

[SEMO_HUNTER]

Originally posted by Roy from Pa:
Not bad for a Red Neck fishermen from Missouri:)

Thank You Roybert, I will take that as a compliment cause I resemble that remark.    

Lee- One last thing about steaming, there is a formula for how long you steam it. I'm thinking like 15 min. for every inch of thickness? Or something close to that, be sure and find out what it is before leaving in the sauna for too long or you will cook all the oil out of the stave and it will get brittle. Just my experience.
I normally went by feel, after about 30min. I started checking one of the limbs by either putting the tip on the floor and trying to bend it or with a gloved hand try to bend it. When it got a limpy feeling like wet spaghetti I stopped.

[JSMOFFITT03]

quick question semo,

did you have to make sure use follow the growth rings with a boo backed osage bow?  just curious,  I was going to get some osage lumber and try one but was curious about the growth rings....

Will the boo hold it together?  Im sure it would help if you follow the rings but just curious...

Thanks-Jerrod