Looking for clear Osage orange logs.

[deeker]

To make bows with.

I am in central Utah.

Kevin

 

[jimdad07]

To make bows with.

I am in central Utah.

Kevin

Sorry for getting off of topic and not helping you at all with the Osage, but would you mind showing some pics of bows you have made. I have always wanted to make a decent long bow, I have one I am making now with shagbark hickory, it's almost done except for the final shaving and stringing, I carved it starting with a hatchet and going to a very small hand plane. Just curious to see how you do it.

 

[deeker]

Sorry for getting off of topic and not helping you at all with the Osage, but would you mind showing some pics of bows you have made. I have always wanted to make a decent long bow, I have one I am making now with shagbark hickory, it's almost done except for the final shaving and stringing, I carved it starting with a hatchet and going to a very small hand plane. Just curious to see how you do it.

I will try and get some of the bows that Dan P. has made. I am good at reloading ammuniton....sawing logs on my mill....dropping trees....building log homes and cabins....

But I have to learn how to walk and chew gum before I could HOPE to build a bow.

Send a PM to me with your e-mail address and I will have Dan P. send you some of his information.

Kevin

 

[deeker]

Sorry for getting off of topic and not helping you at all with the Osage, but would you mind showing some pics of bows you have made. I have always wanted to make a decent long bow, I have one I am making now with shagbark hickory, it's almost done except for the final shaving and stringing, I carved it starting with a hatchet and going to a very small hand plane. Just curious to see how you do it.

In the mean time do a search for bow making.

I am looking at a couple of sites now. Just don't know if they would help you or not.

Kevin

 

[Timberframed]

Deeker, Got lots of that here but still standing. Wait till Spring and I can ship you some sticks like 3" x 3" x 7'

 

[deeker]

Deeker, Got lots of that here but still standing. Wait till Spring and I can ship you some sticks like 3" x 3" x 7'

I will keep that offer in mind. Thanks.

 

[deeker]

Here is a link to some of what Dan Perry does with bows.

http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGdW2iZ...rcheryrecords.org/FlightPages/FlightIndex.htm

 

[Brmorgan]

Are you planning on milling those logs? From what I remember seeing before, most bowyers split osage rather than mill it down to size to ensure no grain runout. Or maybe I'm thinking of something else, it was a while ago and it's not something I've really spent much time reading up on.

 

[deeker]

Are you planning on milling those logs? From what I remember seeing before, most bowyers split osage rather than mill it down to size to ensure no grain runout. Or maybe I'm thinking of something else, it was a while ago and it's not something I've really spent much time reading up on.

In the past, I cut them into over-sized cants. Then they are split by hand to just over-sized for the bow. Or used for ther things like calls and anything that will fit the grain.

That way....we have a better view of what we are getting into, prior to all the extra work. As well as learning more of what the wood actually wants to do.

Ropensaddle is a bow-yer. And is in my other thread in the firewood topics.

Kevin