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Offline Bryce

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Re: west coast tree id
« Reply #15 on: October 16, 2013, 05:52:41 pm »
That sir is big leaf maple......it's worthless :-\
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Re: west coast tree id
« Reply #16 on: October 16, 2013, 06:09:10 pm »
well worthless of not its cut, heck if you can make a bow out of poplar ::) :laugh:
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Re: west coast tree id
« Reply #17 on: October 16, 2013, 06:16:49 pm »
Quote from: bubby on October 16, 2013, 06:09:10 pm
well worthless of not its cut, heck if you can make a bow out of poplar ::) :laugh:
Lol good point


Lumberize it. Good core material
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Offline Josh B

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Re: west coast tree id
« Reply #18 on: October 16, 2013, 06:22:55 pm »
Quote from: Bryce (Pinecone) on October 16, 2013, 05:52:41 pm
That sir is big leaf maple......it's worthless :-\

Well..there you go Bub, straight from the guy that id'd my mountain maple.  Lol!  Josh
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Re: west coast tree id
« Reply #19 on: October 16, 2013, 07:34:08 pm »
 ;D
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Offline rossfactor

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Re: west coast tree id
« Reply #20 on: October 16, 2013, 09:56:19 pm »
I made a bow out of big leaf maple once.  It was huge :o And still didn't draw over 30#  :D :D

But the bark is some pretty dang cool stuff.  You can case-skin it and make sweet quivers from it.

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Offline vinemaplebows

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Re: west coast tree id
« Reply #21 on: October 16, 2013, 10:28:59 pm »
That's a strong statement Bryce, bigleaf maple in a pyramid flat bow makes a good bow.

VMB
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Offline Peacebow_Coos

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Re: west coast tree id
« Reply #22 on: October 16, 2013, 11:43:37 pm »
not sure either way, but I have made a big leaf maple bow that was super over-stressed, chrysals everywhere, wrong design and it's still shooting.  I'm confident if I would have made it longer it would have made a fine bow, probably not top shelf, but maybe middle
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Re: west coast tree id
« Reply #23 on: October 17, 2013, 12:40:03 am »
Good idea Gabe I might try that, vmb that would have been my style of choice, Bub
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Re: west coast tree id
« Reply #24 on: October 17, 2013, 01:34:50 am »
Bubby,

                         68-72 long is what I would go for... ;)
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Re: west coast tree id
« Reply #25 on: October 17, 2013, 01:58:27 am »
+1 VMB.

It'll make a bow, just probably not your best. Keep looking and you'll fine another, better tree while you're working on this one and have a project to move on to when it's done.
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Mollegabets all day long.
Might as well make them short, save some wood to keep warm.
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