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BHTGdogs
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Can I cut an osage stave right now?
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April 28, 2008, 04:40:00 PM »
Or is there a better time?
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Re: Can I cut an osage stave right now?
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April 28, 2008, 04:46:00 PM »
of what I have read here...anytime is good time to cut staves....
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Osagetree
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Re: Can I cut an osage stave right now?
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April 28, 2008, 05:10:00 PM »
Salvatore is right. Just be sure to seal the ends with something. If not, your stave could check on the ends within hours.
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BHTGdogs
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Re: Can I cut an osage stave right now?
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April 28, 2008, 05:17:00 PM »
Would furniture laquer work?
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buckshot95
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Re: Can I cut an osage stave right now?
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April 28, 2008, 07:42:00 PM »
i am not sure about that. I use elmer s glue works good for me.
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Re: Can I cut an osage stave right now?
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April 28, 2008, 08:30:00 PM »
"The best time to prune is when the knife is sharp." Goes for harvesting osage too, the best time is whenever you can. I like to seal the ends with shellac. Spray can about $4, fast drying, see through (so you can admire the rings) and works fine over sap.
Go to it!
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John Scifres
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Re: Can I cut an osage stave right now?
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April 29, 2008, 09:14:00 AM »
Cut when you can. I prefer late winter but have been known to cut in August too. Shellac is the cheapest sealer. Cut the canned version by at least half with denatured alcohol. 2-3 quick coats should do it.
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Bowman0202
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Re: Can I cut an osage stave right now?
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May 01, 2008, 12:47:00 PM »
Get Dean Torges "Hunting the Osage Bow" If you don't have this one classic work, you're cutting yourself short on lots and lots of answers to the questions that will come up. After you cut and split, need to debark, get rid of the white sap wood and coat the WHOLE stave with shellac, or it WILL check. THEN you can relax for a while:)
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