A friend gave me this stave. Took the bark off yesterday.
Cleaned the end up so I could study the growth ringsA friend gave me this stave. Took the bark off yesterday. View attachment 32225
Welp, what can I say. My brain was not working so well when I came up with”hog”. Certainly meant Apple. Maybe it was that sip of bourbon I had. Thanks fellas for straightening me out.“Hedge Hog”??? Hog???? Hope the giver wasn’t offended by that label. Known as Hedge Apple, Horse Apple, Bodock, and bois d’arc.
But not HOG, especially by anyone who has ever been around them.
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Really? My writing mistake means this bow must be named The Osage Hog. Very original.
This is only my second stave adventure. Great weekend. Made more progress than ever have in 2 days. Learning how to better use the drawknife and less use of the scrapper.So much faster with the drawknife but uhhhhh so easy to screw up.
I need to get back to the mesquite. Osage is so nice to work with but….