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Offline adb

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Re: can you make a sinew backed bow from arborvitae ? (
« Reply #15 on: September 17, 2013, 03:17:57 pm »
I'd pick elasticity over density. Yew is a case in point, and it's top bow wood.
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« Reply #16 on: September 17, 2013, 03:29:21 pm »
Quote from: rockrush69 on September 17, 2013, 02:52:09 pm
. So its off to the burn pile

It isn't that great for firewood either. Burns to fast but it does make lots of pops and crackles :D
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Offline Bryce

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Re: can you make a sinew backed bow from arborvitae ? (
« Reply #17 on: September 17, 2013, 04:03:16 pm »
rock, you can sinew back most anything and get a 'Bow' how well it functions is up to the shooter.
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