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Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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Re: Elm longbow
« Reply #15 on: June 25, 2013, 05:20:58 pm »
Quote from: Scallorn on June 25, 2013, 05:10:13 pm
I looked it up, and the tree was american elm. I was very impressed at the tought interlocking grain of the wood, it took me a few hours to hammer a blade through to split it.
I have a wedge embedded in a 6" elm log that i cannot budge. I tried a 5 pound sledge.
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Offline adb

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Re: Elm longbow
« Reply #16 on: June 25, 2013, 05:30:35 pm »
You could easily get the outer third of both limbs doing a little more work.
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Offline Scallorn

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Re: Elm longbow
« Reply #17 on: June 25, 2013, 11:40:52 pm »
Yeaah I could, but i. Think I will just leave it and improve on the design with my next bow :)
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Offline ohma2

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Re: Elm longbow
« Reply #18 on: June 26, 2013, 01:12:28 pm »
very good job on that young man :laugh:
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