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Offline PerimitiveHawaiian

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Hawaiian Wood?
« on: March 30, 2015, 04:50:05 pm »
Hey there u guys, I'm from the island of Oahu Hawaii and as u can tell by my name I'm hawaiian. But I was just wondering if u guys know any type of wood on the island that would be a good bow wood? I don't wanna just chop down any tree. Leave your guys ideas so I can pick off of it haha Mahalo.
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Offline PatM

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Re: Hawaiian Wood?
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2015, 04:53:00 pm »
 Guava seems to be mentioned most often.
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Offline Pat B

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« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2015, 04:54:07 pm »
Guava is an excellent bow wood. Nomadic Pirate lives in Hawaii and builds(or used to) beautiful guava bows, some pretty snaky.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Hawaiian Wood?
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2015, 04:56:46 pm »
I have a guava spoon that was given to me by my bro in law, he just got back from Oahu. Im using it for tip overlays.
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« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2015, 10:13:04 pm »
A lot of species of acacia will make a bow...but it twists like mad, so dry it well first. Also, you probably have a lot of invasive Australian pine (Casaurina) growing there. Some subspecies of it will make a good bow if backed. Koa I would imagine to make a bow as well! What the other guys said is true though, guava is a great bow wood. Just take the bark off it and don't violate the sap wood layer and it will kick some serious arse ;-)
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« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2015, 07:20:55 am »
I looked into it on this list: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/trees/little_skolmen.html. There is actually a lot of usable or potentially usable bow wood in Hawaii I think. The types of Acacia you have would look amazing as a bow. There is juniper, loads of fruit trees that likely have potential and even a type of ash...although I would be hesitant to think it is any good on a tropical island. Sky's the limit. Just learn to id them and look for some usable wood, dry it and give it a go. You should also have plenty of usable fish skin, shark and ray skin at your disposal. Sounds like an unique bow adventure.
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