I posted this on another site and I thought I'd share it here too. I made it from an osage log that has been dead for decades. I made the pegs from osage also.
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Please ignore the ugly blue paint. It won't be like that for long.
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Great idea, it really looks nice
Very nice!
Would you call that spalted
A job well done.
You did a wonderful job!
Beautiful piece of wood nice work 👍
Quote from: Crooked Stic on January 04, 2020, 07:29:13 AM
Would you call that spalted
No, it's not spalted. It's just weather cracked from being dead for decades.
Stunning!!!! Good Job.
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Beautiful piece of osage. You honored it very well.👍
Very cool, Clint. :thumbsup: Are you gonna make one for all your selfbows too?
Really nice!
Wow, that is awesome!
Quote from: Pat B on January 04, 2020, 09:43:07 AM
Very cool, Clint. :thumbsup: Are you gonna make one for all your selfbows too?
Yes Pat. I'm going to take the other half of the log and use it. I'll probably cut it in half lengthwise to make 2 shorter racks. It will fit my wall space better
That is one sweet looking rack!
Very nice. :thumbsup:
That is beautiful! Great job!
I like it!! :thumbsup: :clapper:
That is awesome!
Those ornaments hanging on that gorgeous rack look great!
Clint... that looks fantastic!
I have a couple of Osage logs that are similar in diameter to what you used. We dug them up on one of the farms I hunt while I was helping the landowner replace fence. His story was that his grandfather built the original gate corners they came out of nearly 100 years ago. I sure hope that you believe that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery because I am going to copy your amazing idea.
Did you just use sandpaper to get that finish?
OkKeith
Keith, I used a drawknife and a palm sander on it. Let me know how yours turn out.
What a beautiful project. It's a great idea as well. Thank you for sharing!
-Jeremy :coffee:
Good work!!!
Bisch
Wild looking chunk of osage. You're rack looks great. Lol. Glad yer a dude or I'd be chastised these days.
Outstanding
Beautiful!!!
Great job! Looks really cool!
Really Nice.
Quote from: Crooked Stic on January 04, 2020, 07:29:13 AM
Would you call that spalted
That's just cracking from it drying out. Spalting is caused inside the wood from two or more fungal and/or bacterial colonies colliding and emmitting chemical barriers to protect their boundaries which stain the wood like analine dyes. Also sometimes wormy woods can get debrit/wase in them which will suck through the tubules of the wood and create a staining very similar to spalting which is often confused with the chemical spalting from fungal/bacterial staining.
Beautiful bow rack! I really like the character that the cracking adds.
Beautiful bow rack sir! You did good! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Nice Clint!
Amazing, well done!!! :campfire: