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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>greetings </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial> thank you for the input; )</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>but I never buy Osage online. I hand pick my staves, when
I'm not teaching how to read the bark on living trees, or teaching how to take a
bow from tree to range.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>one secret about Osage, especially for novice bowyers,
don't grab the stave with the smallest growth rings, or the largest growth
rings. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>smallest are a real pain to actually get down to just one
growth ring for the entire bow. and large growth rings can be weaker
.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>also if you want a perfectly straight bow with perfectly
straight limbs, don't use Osage, few staves are " perfect" most will produce "
character " bows.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>that being said, I am currently shooting a 42 # @ 28
" character Osage selfbow . it twists and turns side to side, but the limbs do
not rotate.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I am thinking about making a bamboo backed Osage as
my next bow though ; )</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>on " over draw" always be careful , selfbows aren't
very forgiving about that, if they were tillered for a certain weight @ 28
" , then 28 " is what they perform best at, and anything more increases the
chance of damaging the bow. my Osage was tillered at 32" , but my
arthritis says I'm not going to be pulling heavy bows anymore, and even
complains about 42 # @28 , I'm hoping that with practice , and using the therapy
exercises, I will be able to shoot a full royal round soon ;
)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>where are you located? and how much are your Osage staves
running ?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Be Safe , Be Happy, Have Fun .<BR>Arthur</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 12, 2013 10:51
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Period
Long bow</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>I have only worked a handful
of Osage so I am not an expert on the wood. I found the biggest problem I had
with it was because of fear of making too much of an adjustment at one time.
The wood costs more so you want to be careful. It could have been because of
fear but I found it did not take a lot of tillering to make a significant
change in the bow. The Osage staves I looked at on the webpage looked they
will take a lot of work to make into a good bow that bends equally. The grain
on some of them was nice while others I would have found questionable. It
seems what you are paying the high price for is because they were all cut
by<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>hand from trees and not in
planks at a lumber yard. They can make a pretty bow but I would be hesitant to
shoot most of them since some looked like they would twist. I have seen staves
where the grain looked perfect and they still blow up when you put them on the
stick to mark them for adjustments. In my opinion you would be taking a big
risk a small chance of success. If for no other reason than the price of the
wood I would suggest backing an Osage bow. It will allow for a slight overdraw
as well as fly faster.</DIV>
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face=Arial><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Ld.blackmoon
<ld.blackmoon@cox.net><BR><B><SPAN
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Ansteorra <ansteorra-archery@lists.ansteorra.org> <BR><B><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>greetings </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>for a stained hickory flatbow , its a little on the high
side.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>you can buy a preshaped blank ( no arrow rest or cut out
for $75.00. ) <A href="http://www.missouritrading.com/bowlist.htm"
rel=nofollow
target=_blank>http://www.missouritrading.com/bowlist.htm</A> for
example.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>and I'm told hickory is easier to work than Osage ,
especially if all you have to do is the tillering, and clean up. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I didn't see the poundage , what was it set at
?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>thanx</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Be Safe , Be Happy, Have Fun .<BR>Arthur</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>$108 really isn't a bad price for a hand made longbow. I've seen them
go for a good deal more than that. Only problem is its not a period longbow.
The shelf that is cut into it disqualifies it from being used to score any
period shoots. And unless you're taking it out to hunt with the poundage is
pretty high for</DIV>
<DIV>Target shooting. Just so's ya know. </DIV>
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<DIV>Cian<BR><BR>Sent from my iPhone</DIV>
<DIV><BR>On Sep 11, 2013, at 10:06 AM, "Holly Decker" <<A
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<DIV>@ Patrick R. May I ask what you have seen this priced
at,please?</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv9273596779gmail_quote>On Sep 11, 2013 9:46 AM, "Patrick R"
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<DIV><SPAN>It looks like a nice bow but a little overpriced. They do not
mention a warranty. You can get a very nice longbow from a bow maker
right in Leander Texas. </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>Dante</SPAN></DIV>
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September 11, 2013 8:42 AM<BR><B><SPAN
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<DIV>Wow! Might have to act on this one</DIV>
<DIV>On Sep 11, 2013 8:40 AM, "Frank Schalles" <<A
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and particularly period archers, take a look.<BR><BR> <A
href="http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=1510155&ecid=Email-f337w&em_id=nashoba@juno.com&utm_source=internal&utm_medium=email-flash&utm_campaign=f337w"
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the hotlink. Or you can g to <A href="http://www.sportsmansguide.com/"
rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://www.sportsmansguide.com/</A> and
look up<BR>item F337W-293642<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Just promoting period
archery, not the store. Good luck.<BR><BR>Ld. Francois de
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