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Offline rossfactor

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Re: favourite bow-wood EXCEPT yew or osage?
« Reply #45 on: April 13, 2015, 12:43:22 pm »
Well. Plum.

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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: favourite bow-wood EXCEPT yew or osage?
« Reply #46 on: April 13, 2015, 09:24:22 pm »
Free.
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mikekeswick

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Re: favourite bow-wood EXCEPT yew or osage?
« Reply #47 on: April 14, 2015, 03:41:40 am »
Elm , elder , blackthorn ~(English osage!)
All of these will hold large amounts of reflex and will make most designs.
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Offline steve b.

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Re: favourite bow-wood EXCEPT yew or osage?
« Reply #48 on: April 14, 2015, 04:07:25 am »
white oak
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: favourite bow-wood EXCEPT yew or osage?
« Reply #49 on: April 14, 2015, 08:10:06 pm »
Western serviceberry and pacific dogwood.
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Offline wildcat hunter

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Re: favourite bow-wood EXCEPT yew or osage?
« Reply #50 on: April 14, 2015, 08:31:11 pm »
 black locust
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: favourite bow-wood EXCEPT yew or osage?
« Reply #51 on: April 14, 2015, 08:55:47 pm »
Sugar Maple, Hickory...
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: favourite bow-wood EXCEPT yew or osage?
« Reply #52 on: April 14, 2015, 09:12:15 pm »
Buckthorn when I can find a stave thats not defect riddled. Black locust when I can pull one off without chrysals. Elm would be a go to wood for sure. HHB although I've only made one from it to date I really
liked the way it worked. I like hickory cause its easy to find clean staves and I'll work hackberry as well.
To be honest I like 'em all and enjoy working with different woods. Even when I have osage (The King) on hand I'll still work on others too.
Man almost forgot to mention mulberry. :)
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