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Offline DC

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Re: favourite bow-wood EXCEPT yew or osage?
« Reply #15 on: April 11, 2015, 09:09:35 pm »
Ocean Spray!
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Offline TRACY

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Re: favourite bow-wood EXCEPT yew or osage?
« Reply #16 on: April 11, 2015, 10:00:31 pm »
Hickory ,black locust, and ironwood(hop hornbeam )


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Offline Sasquatch

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Re: favourite bow-wood EXCEPT yew or osage?
« Reply #17 on: April 11, 2015, 10:21:59 pm »
Ash juniper,  or hop hornbeam
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Offline Weylin

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Re: favourite bow-wood EXCEPT yew or osage?
« Reply #18 on: April 11, 2015, 10:47:58 pm »
Vine Maple.  8)
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: favourite bow-wood EXCEPT yew or osage?
« Reply #19 on: April 12, 2015, 12:21:03 am »
Juniper, ocean spray, black locust
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Offline Gordon

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Re: favourite bow-wood EXCEPT yew or osage?
« Reply #20 on: April 12, 2015, 12:35:34 am »
Vine maple of course.
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Offline Traxx

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Re: favourite bow-wood EXCEPT yew or osage?
« Reply #21 on: April 12, 2015, 12:59:21 am »
In my region and climate,For selfbows,Hickory has always been king in my book.For Sinew backed,Juniper is king,but i think im going to experiment,with russian olive soon.
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Offline bushboy

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Re: favourite bow-wood EXCEPT yew or osage?
« Reply #22 on: April 12, 2015, 02:01:39 am »
Elm,because it grows locally,light,elastic and response to heat treating very well.also suitable for almost every design.plus I love the smell!
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Re: favourite bow-wood EXCEPT yew or osage?
« Reply #23 on: April 12, 2015, 07:00:44 am »
I like working a variety of wood. Yew is the queen here, on this side of the pond. But I like working English ash and black locust as well. Even ipé comes to mind.
But the best is for sure a piece of Mongolian tulipwood!



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Offline Rcdeer

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Re: favourite bow-wood EXCEPT yew or osage?
« Reply #24 on: April 12, 2015, 07:33:19 am »
umm...unbroken............uncracked lol..I have a hickory stave now,,I'll let ya know if I like it..or if it likes me!
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Offline Lee Lobbestael

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Re: favourite bow-wood EXCEPT yew or osage?
« Reply #25 on: April 12, 2015, 07:47:37 am »
I like hickory and white oak alot but I am actually finishing up a self bow of red oak cut last fall and I really love it! Its fast and lighter than white oak and nicer than hickory or elm to work. Not sure why its labled as an inferior bow wood
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Offline Dances with squirrels

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Re: favourite bow-wood EXCEPT yew or osage?
« Reply #26 on: April 12, 2015, 08:49:18 am »
Hophornbeam.
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: favourite bow-wood EXCEPT yew or osage?
« Reply #27 on: April 12, 2015, 09:30:11 am »
The question is kind of open ended but I will interpret it as best bow wood regardless of availability and my answer would be Plum
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Offline koan

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Re: favourite bow-wood EXCEPT yew or osage?
« Reply #28 on: April 12, 2015, 09:50:43 am »
HHB..... Brian
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Offline Onebowonder

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Re: favourite bow-wood EXCEPT yew or osage?
« Reply #29 on: April 12, 2015, 10:42:38 am »
Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on April 11, 2015, 07:50:14 pm
Clean and straight anymore.
I was sure you were going to say ERC!

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