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Offline Stretch

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Holly as a bow wood?
« on: June 11, 2011, 08:08:32 pm »
I cut a small holly tree yesterday (about 7' long and 4" at the narrow end)  and was wondering if it's worth keeping as a potential bow or if I should just buck it up and throw it on the wood pile.  What say ye experienced bowyers? 
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Offline hillbilly61

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Re: Holly as a bow wood?
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2011, 10:33:45 am »
 TBB4 says the American Holly has a SG of.56 And the European type has a SG of .68 Don't know any other details or characteristics. I would say try it since you already have it cut ;)
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Offline CraigMBeckett

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Re: Holly as a bow wood?
« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2011, 10:40:42 am »
As hillbilly61  suggests as you have cut it why not try it.

Craig.
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Offline dwardo

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Re: Holly as a bow wood?
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2011, 06:41:43 pm »
I have rescued a few staves from tree cutters and all of them had prop twist of about 180deg within a 1 ft section, dont mind steaming a bit out but they were all awful.
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Offline Stretch

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Re: Holly as a bow wood?
« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2011, 06:53:36 pm »
Allright.  I'll let it cure for a while and then see how it goes.  If worst comes to worst it'll burn as well shaped like a bow as it will shaped like a log.   ;)
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Re: Holly as a bow wood?
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2011, 07:10:13 am »
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