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Offline DC

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What kind of wood?
« on: August 27, 2020, 10:43:13 am »
Are record quality bows pretty much all Osage and Yew? What would be the top five?
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Offline avcase

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Re: What kind of wood?
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2020, 11:18:01 am »
Hickory for self bows, Ipe backed with hickory or bamboo is at the top for backed and multi-lam bows.

Hickory is great when the humidity is 10%.

Alan
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Offline DC

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Re: What kind of wood?
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2020, 12:03:20 pm »
Well, that's a surprise. Is the hickory a Salt Flats thing?
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Offline Selfbowman

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Re: What kind of wood?
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2020, 07:45:48 am »
Osage. Osage, Osage, Osage and boo core and boo backed, Osage and backed with bamboo.. But I’m not biased toward Osage!  ;D ;D ;D Arvin
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Well I'll say!!  Osage is king!!
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