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Title: Look at these osage rings and
Post by: stringstretcher on April 30, 2007, 06:42:00 PM

tell me what one you would choose to follow for the back of a bow. This is the best piece of osage I have ever seen or worked on and I do NOT want to mess it up. Tell me what you think on this one
(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/STRINGSTRETCHER/P4300131.jpg)
(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/STRINGSTRETCHER/P4300126.jpg)
(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/STRINGSTRETCHER/P4300125.jpg)

Title: Re: Look at these osage rings and
Post by: Orion on April 30, 2007, 06:57:00 PM

The first, top, one looks the best to me. If it's already messed up a little bit somewhere else on the stave, no problem moving to the next one down.

Title: Re: Look at these osage rings and
Post by: 4runr on April 30, 2007, 07:02:00 PM

Charles is that this?
(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f143/4runr/Tradgangevents005-2.jpg)

Title: Re: Look at these osage rings and
Post by: stringstretcher on April 30, 2007, 07:42:00 PM

4runr. No that is not that one. Than one is in the floor, with glue on its back drying after I took the bark and sapwood down. I was looking at the fourth ring down, thinking the thicker ring would be better for the back? Or is the thinner flatter ring better?

Title: Re: Look at these osage rings and
Post by: Hillbilly Bowyer on April 30, 2007, 09:46:00 PM

Yeah, why not just go with the one you've got?

Title: Re: Look at these osage rings and
Post by: Pat B on May 01, 2007, 01:17:00 AM

If the back is in good condition, I'd stick with the one you got and clean it up a bit...unless you really want to remove a couple of rings. Pat

Title: Re: Look at these osage rings and
Post by: dposalski on May 01, 2007, 01:52:00 AM

Question for you. Do you go with the light part or the dark part. when you say ring, are you talking about the dark area or the light area?

Title: Re: Look at these osage rings and
Post by: stringstretcher on May 01, 2007, 06:38:00 AM

The Dark area is the growth ring.

Title: Re: Look at these osage rings and
Post by: dposalski on May 01, 2007, 11:19:00 AM

That is what I thought. Makes it a little easier to chase one. LOL

Title: Re: Look at these osage rings and
Post by: Jack Skinner on May 01, 2007, 01:45:00 PM

You can use any of them thats a beautiful stave.

Title: Re: Look at these osage rings and
Post by: Walt Francis on May 01, 2007, 02:14:00 PM

If the top ring is good use it, if not I would go down two rings to the one just above the really big one. That would give you the best good wood to bad wood ratio.

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