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Offline bow101

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Oceanspray
« on: December 07, 2012, 05:52:32 pm »
I noticed some of you guys use Oceanspray for bows. What is a good thickness limb for making a bow......?
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Re: Oceanspray
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2012, 06:41:09 pm »
Umm.. I'm not sure but 1 1/2 wide will get yah a nice 55# bow
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Re: Oceanspray
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2012, 06:44:52 pm »
Quote from: Bryce (Pinecone) on December 07, 2012, 06:41:09 pm
Umm.. I'm not sure but 1 1/2 wide will get yah a nice 55# bow

Yaa.......so that would be the old growth on most of it from what I see.
thx..
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Re: Oceanspray
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2012, 08:15:30 pm »
Ocean spray is the tuffest wood i ever did see. I made a 65# bow from a shoot one 3/4 of an inch. You can make a 60# bow from stuff even smaller than that. A good bow can be made from a piece half an inch, im sure. Dont gotta worry about width with this stuff.
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Re: Oceanspray
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2012, 08:18:35 pm »
Quote from: Zion on December 07, 2012, 08:15:30 pm
Ocean spray is the tuffest wood i ever did see. I made a 65# bow from a shoot one 3/4 of an inch. You can make a 60# bow from stuff even smaller than that. A good bow can be made from a piece half an inch, im sure. Dont gotta worry about width with this stuff.

Mmmmm sounds like some real tough stuff. Good to know. do you know any other history about it like does it dry out with age..? does take on more set with age..?.......etc........etc.....
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Re: Oceanspray
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2012, 09:07:13 pm »
It takes a long time to season, it seems. about a year will be good if it's left whole with bark on. Doesn't seem to take set over time. It heat treats well, but it's best to heat treat after its done seasoning because if not it'll split like crazy. Also, the tension is seriously strong on it so you can make some pretty cool bows.
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Offline aaron

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Re: Oceanspray
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2012, 09:55:36 pm »
splits very easily during drying. Cut in winter , seal well and dry very slowly. also great for arrows and darts.
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Re: Oceanspray
« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2012, 05:03:32 am »
Quote from: Zion on December 07, 2012, 08:15:30 pm
Ocean spray is the tuffest wood i ever did see. I made a 65# bow from a shoot one 3/4 of an inch. You can make a 60# bow from stuff even smaller than that. A good bow can be made from a piece half an inch, im sure. Dont gotta worry about width with this stuff.

But that small it's like holding a toothpick. That's why I say a little bigger is nice :)
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