Author Topic: Hop Hornbeam Anyone?  (Read 5120 times)

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Offline Pappy

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Re: Hop Hornbeam Anyone?
« Reply #15 on: April 04, 2014, 10:53:25 am »
I love HHB,probably my favorite white wood.  :) I have never chased a ring,just peel the bark and go. :) Takes heat bending good also. :)
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Re: Hop Hornbeam Anyone?
« Reply #16 on: April 04, 2014, 08:51:10 pm »
One of the fastest bows I ever made was a heat-treated static recurve HHB.  It was shooting low 190's with 9 GPP on a 27" draw

Is it still shooting??
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Re: Hop Hornbeam Anyone?
« Reply #17 on: April 04, 2014, 09:00:34 pm »
One of the fastest bows I ever made was a heat-treated static recurve HHB.  It was shooting low 190's with 9 GPP on a 27" draw

Is it still shooting??

Last I heard
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