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Offline Bryce

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Re: Cherry board bow build along
« Reply #30 on: December 29, 2012, 07:49:01 pm »
My wood is basically kept outside(garage) This summer some cascara was at 18% and I checked it yesterday .....24% :)

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Re: Cherry board bow build along
« Reply #31 on: December 30, 2012, 01:57:30 pm »
Don't give up on the boards if you have them. Just treat them different. If you hed a stave explode ,would you give up on them?  Blend your experiences with those of others to get a more complete picture of a design or species. That's what these sites are for . Good luck.
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Re: Cherry board bow build along
« Reply #32 on: December 30, 2012, 02:25:52 pm »
thank you :) i think i will back the rest of them, and see if they fare better. I have a large assortment of useless silk ties, will these be strong enough to hold it together? if i layer them, maybe?
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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« Reply #33 on: December 30, 2012, 02:42:50 pm »
That will keep you busy while you go cut some HHB staves. That stuff usually grows near beech which grows near cherrry up here, often times anyway.
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Re: Cherry board bow build along
« Reply #34 on: December 30, 2012, 03:56:49 pm »
ive never worked with HHB. i dont know if i could pick it out this time of year if i saw it. the bark is shaggy like hickory, right?
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« Reply #35 on: December 30, 2012, 04:06:45 pm »
Search out pics of Hophornbeam bark...its easy to identify..and when you find one there will be a grove of them...n I have seen lots of nice hophornbeam in and around the Holland area(where I'm from)...nicer than the stuff around here where I live now(pa)...there is Osage in the area too and I know where somes at >:D
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Re: Cherry board bow build along
« Reply #36 on: December 30, 2012, 04:31:22 pm »
oh really? i do like working with osage, too. but my experience with osage is limited to straight, knotless, problem free staves. i need to get myself a piece of character osage, so i can get a real impression of it. the only osage tree that i know of is about a 5 minute drive from me, but its on a nature preserve :( my luck for ya. so i have an offer for you: if you have a piece of character osage that you would be willing to get rid of i will send you a piece of hornbeam in exchange when i find some :)
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