Osage Ring Thickness

[Selfbowman]

Unless I am reading wrong, I keep seeing folks say tight rings make more dense wood. That aint right. Its less dense.

Only if the early rings are bigger than the late rings. Weight does not lie. If two pieces of wood are the same size and have the same moisture content . The heavier will be more dense. That's why they won't float as high. Arvin

[BowEd]

Maybe like grape vines and the grape making better wine when it's stressed a bit it's like that for trees.To grow in a tough neighborhood you have to be tough and you'll make a great bow.

[PeteC]

Someone might have already have said this,but to me ,It does'nt make a difference in ring thickness,up to a point. What matters is the thickness of the early wood. I have built good performers from wood that has 2 growth rings in the finished limbs,and also good ones with 6-8 rings in a 1/2" finished limb.It does seem I can get by with a little thicker early wood layer with the thicker late wood ring. JMHO   God Bless