Burning Hedge

[osagebow]

I am in Southeastern Ohio in the Cambridge area. There really is hedge all over the place here. It is not hard to come by if you are looking for it.

I have researched the bow making qualities and actually have plans of making a bow or two once my garage/ shop is built.

Check these guys out when you are ready. Best way to go is to build a "board bow" or 2 from a 1x2x6'red oak board to get the learning curve going, and avoid ruining a good stave. These guys will get ya there. I have some old posts there as "Postman". "Hunting the Osage Bow" is a good book to use also. Good luck, HMU if ya want any help.
http://www.primitivearcher.com/pages/community.html

 

[walhondingnashua]

Thank you. I have only mildly researched it but I have the woodworking skills and it is something I have always wanted to do. Maybe hunt deer or turkey but more just for fun and to see if I can do it.

 

[Soundchasm]

Bigger firebox??? Wow, we must have two different stoves. My firebox seems HUGE at 30"x15"x15". That's right at 4 Cu Ft.

I put firebrick on the two sides to make the box smaller. I literally cannot imagine filling that firebox with fuel!

ODs are 19" deep, 32" high, and 24" across. Weight? Seems heavy...

 

[walhondingnashua]

That's the same one. I would only like a larger box so I could load it up a little more for when I am not home. It makes plenty of heat and I can get pretty good over night burns, but one or two more logs would stretch things out a little more.