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Offline michbowguy

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eastern WHITE cedar?
« on: December 27, 2008, 12:17:43 am »
has anyone ever tried to make a bow from this?
i just cut some,its fairly straight and the growthrings are nice and tight.
the smaller sapling/sucker about 1 1/4 in diameter had some real nice bend to it while freshly cut.

just wondering how you all made out with it , if ever...

jamie
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Re: eastern WHITE cedar?
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2008, 07:29:11 am »
I never heard of an ERC bow.  It is usually so brittle that I would imagine you would have to back it with something.
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Re: eastern WHITE cedar?
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2008, 08:05:10 pm »
I would guess the white cedar you have there is the same tree as arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis?)  It's light, pretty brittle wood.  You never know until you try it, though.
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Re: eastern WHITE cedar?
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2008, 10:53:11 pm »
I made my first bow when I was young from a EWC sapling.

It broke when tillering. VERY brittle.



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Offline michbowguy

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Re: eastern WHITE cedar?
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2008, 07:03:33 pm »
yea it rates pretty low on density as well...
i have some pcs here just eyeballin' me everytime i walk past ,and they are waiting for me to get up the nerve to "break".... er i mean MAKE a bow from them! lol

jamie
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Offline DanaM

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Re: eastern WHITE cedar?
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2008, 07:11:48 pm »
Go for it Jamie, I just brought a tag alder in da house to finish drying :)
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