QUESTION FOR CLAY

[blacktail]

#6348

HEY CLAY,i was wondering if you sell any osage staves.i am LOOKING around to see who sells..thanks john

[David Petersen]

#51248

John — While you’re waiting for a response from Clay, and maybe others here, go google “osage bow staves for sale” and you’ll get a bunch of sources, with prices all over the map. Comparing their offers is a good place to start. Shipping is a significant cost factor and often you can get multiple staves shipped for little more than the price of one. Since a majority, if not all beginning selfbow makers “over tiller” and come out with low-poundage kids bows the first few times, you may be better off financially ordering at least two staves. Besides, it’s addictive.

[grumpy]

#51376

Operative words being “at least”. IMHO and experience, you will need a LOT more than two. But you may have better ideas than I do.

Pete

[blacktail]

#52483

thanks for the help guys..BUT,i have been making bows for 8yrs..and have made yew wood,vine maple,dog wood,juniper,ash bows…i have been wanting to try osage since i did a bow trade on primitive archer and got a wonderful osage bow at 50 pounds and it shoots like a dream…i will do some snooping around…john

[Clay Hayes]

#56814

Hi john, sorry for the late reply. I’ll sell a stave on occasion, but don’t generaly because it’s so hard to come by here in Idaho and, as Dave says, shipping is crazy high. Sometimes I’ll take a few to 3D shoots to help pay for the trip. If, after looking around, you can’t find something that you’re satisfied with, shoot me a PM.:wink:

ch

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