Author Topic: Advice on Osage Find  (Read 468 times)

Offline DLH

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Advice on Osage Find
« on: December 01, 2010, 09:15:00 PM »
I found some osage that I can get but couple things worry me. The guy said the been cut for about 5 years and are in a brush pile was wondering if this would affect the wood being in the weather I know osage is tough but that made me wonder. The second thing is do you think bugs could have got into it? I don't want to waste my time to get it even though I am going to get a good deal on it. Anyway to tell if its good or not I will have a drawknife with me too. He also told me I could look through them and have my pick so I thought it would be worth the time.

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Re: Advice on Osage Find
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2010, 10:18:00 PM »
You won't know until you see it. Bugs could be in it, it could be checked on the ends.

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Re: Advice on Osage Find
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2010, 10:29:00 PM »
He said they were about a foot in diameter so I was thinking the checks wouldn't be a big problem?

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Re: Advice on Osage Find
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2010, 10:39:00 PM »
If they were pushed into a pile, be careful pulling things out. There might be some spring loaded branches in the pile.
  If cut into logs bring a sledge and wedges to open up the logs. This will tell you a lot about the wood.
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Re: Advice on Osage Find
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2010, 10:44:00 PM »
also  could be damn copperheads in there haha maybe too cold but still haha  i think if them bigger log s even had bugs in em ya could have some sawed into slats and still get some good wood for glue ups and make some bows  good luck brock
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Re: Advice on Osage Find
« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2010, 11:31:00 PM »
Heck if you pulled them all out and got the all split to find no good bow wood you still have some really good fire wood.
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Re: Advice on Osage Find
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2010, 12:05:00 AM »
What length are they?  I would be more worried about checks in the ends than bugs.
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Re: Advice on Osage Find
« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2010, 02:33:00 AM »
The guy told me that they were about 6 feet but they vary. I'm hoping the turn out good and he said that another guy got some of it for bow wood so I think it should be useable.

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Re: Advice on Osage Find
« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2010, 10:39:00 AM »
Cut the ends off and make billets,splice to get bow length. if large enough,take the inside split to get away from the bugs.
or mill into lumber for a backed bow.
You should have some bow wood in that heap.
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