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Offline loefflerchuck

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Has anyone made a bow from California live oak?
« on: December 20, 2009, 11:22:19 pm »
 Just wondering if anyone out there has tried this wood? I beleive it is coast live oak. I just cut a nice log but the growth rings are huge. biggest I have ever seen
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Offline M-P

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Re: Has anyone made a bow from California live oak?
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2009, 11:56:46 pm »
Let us know how it works!  Ron
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Offline tombo

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Re: Has anyone made a bow from California live oak?
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2009, 12:09:17 am »
Southern Live Oak is nice. Dunno about west coast stuff. Try it.
Tom
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Rich Saffold

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Re: Has anyone made a bow from California live oak?
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2009, 01:21:15 pm »
Yes, but compared to the Valley Oaks its usually a bit squirrley. If you have  some workable wood you should be fine.  From what I have learned and done, the Chumash havested the straight saplings which often grew on the shady hill sides and stretched straight to reach the light..
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Offline rossfactor

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Re: Has anyone made a bow from California live oak?
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2009, 06:29:22 pm »
Coast Live oak is super dense, folks here (in northern CA) use it for tool handles.  I saw a bow out of interior live oak that was really sweet. Hope it works out for you.
GAbe
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