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109 staves from 1 osage tree
« on: January 28, 2012, 07:12:00 PM »
Today I finished a project that I started in late July.  Harvesting a monster osage tree.  This tree fell over a creekbed several years ago.  My brother-in-law and Dad helped me cut it and drag it out.  After that, I did the rest.  Here are a few pics.

The tree

 

The rings

 

My brother-in-law helping out

 

I had to split it into chunks so we could get it out of the creek

 

Sections waiting to be split into staves

 

My pile of shavings

 

109 staves and 6 billets from one osage tree  

 
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Re: 109 staves from 1 osage tree
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2012, 07:19:00 PM »
Holy crap!   :scared:  

I thought we had some big osage trees around here, but that thing is HUGE! Those should keep you busy for a while!
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Re: 109 staves from 1 osage tree
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2012, 07:28:00 PM »
Man what a haul! Give a yell scrub if you need help getting rid of those things   :D
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Re: 109 staves from 1 osage tree
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2012, 07:30:00 PM »
Absolutely fantastic, by the looks of it you could get a few more out of a couple of those.
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Re: 109 staves from 1 osage tree
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2012, 07:31:00 PM »
Um, wow.  Something tells me that you can benchpress more than me.
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Re: 109 staves from 1 osage tree
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2012, 07:34:00 PM »
You are the man Clint....
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Re: 109 staves from 1 osage tree
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2012, 07:51:00 PM »
Not only the biggest but the STRAIGHTEST osage iv'e ever seen. Well done!!!

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Re: 109 staves from 1 osage tree
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2012, 08:16:00 PM »
Wow!  What a haul and a bunch of work.  Nicely done.

What are you going to do tomorrow?   :)
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Re: 109 staves from 1 osage tree
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2012, 08:24:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Ranger44:
Wow!  What a haul and a bunch of work.  Nicely done.

What are you going to do tomorrow?    :)  
Lay on the couch and rest.
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Re: 109 staves from 1 osage tree
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2012, 08:29:00 PM »
Awesome supply of bow wood, great job on the major task.
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Re: 109 staves from 1 osage tree
« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2012, 08:50:00 PM »
WOW, good work.
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Re: 109 staves from 1 osage tree
« Reply #11 on: January 28, 2012, 08:54:00 PM »
I hate you....I truely do.
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Re: 109 staves from 1 osage tree
« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2012, 09:40:00 PM »
WOW your out of control! is that how your arms got so big?   :clapper:
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Re: 109 staves from 1 osage tree
« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2012, 09:56:00 PM »
That just ain't right. No sir it isn't.
 We don't have 1 decent tree in all of Alberta to make a bow from  :(   and you get 109 osage staves from a single tree.
 You are one lucky guy.
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Re: 109 staves from 1 osage tree
« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2012, 10:07:00 PM »
You are one very lucky and determined man. Many of us wish we could get our hands on one or two pieces to make a Osage bow from.
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Re: 109 staves from 1 osage tree
« Reply #15 on: January 28, 2012, 10:23:00 PM »
How tall was that tree?? Anybody know where the Grand National Champion Osage tree is?? I'm thinking that one would have at least been in the running...
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Re: 109 staves from 1 osage tree
« Reply #16 on: January 28, 2012, 10:29:00 PM »
I'm not sure how tall it is.  I got 4 sections out of it.  There is at least 1 more section left in the woods.  This tree fell across the property line and my neighbor is real funny about what he allows on his property.  I doubt he would want me running a chainsaw on his side of the line.  I cut as much as I could without going onto his property.
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Re: 109 staves from 1 osage tree
« Reply #17 on: January 28, 2012, 10:39:00 PM »
Well I just shucked three staves today and I can say you are a tough man.  I only wish my staves were that straight.  I might be able to get motivated for wood that nice.  Great find and great job taking advantage of it!

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Re: 109 staves from 1 osage tree
« Reply #18 on: January 28, 2012, 10:39:00 PM »
That tree is one in a milion.....have never seen anything like it.  Outstanding!
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Re: 109 staves from 1 osage tree
« Reply #19 on: January 28, 2012, 11:02:00 PM »
That is just awesome, I bet I seen a 109 staves today. To bad they were all still in the trees!
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