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Offline Nasr

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Can someone help with ID .
« on: December 14, 2020, 03:45:29 pm »
I thought this was hickory from the leaves but now I am not sure. I have this piece planed Dow that was given to me and the guy has a whole bunch of staves from it. It’s a small piece so I don’t know if you can tell from such a small piece.
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Offline Nasr

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Re: Can someone help with ID .
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2020, 03:46:24 pm »
Forgot the pics
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Can someone help with ID .
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2020, 04:19:02 pm »
Ash?
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Can someone help with ID .
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2020, 05:28:32 pm »
Ash was my first thought but the bark has me stumped.
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Offline Morgan

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Re: Can someone help with ID .
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2020, 05:42:12 pm »
Butternut?
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Offline monoloco

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Re: Can someone help with ID .
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2020, 06:26:46 pm »
Based on any butternut I've seen in Mid-Atlantic, def not.  Ours looks like light walnut.
It does look ash maybe.  Need better pics.
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Offline Nasr

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Re: Can someone help with ID .
« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2020, 06:46:06 pm »
This is a piece of the bark
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Offline Nasr

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Re: Can someone help with ID .
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2020, 06:56:02 pm »
These are pics of the leaves I got when tree was downed.
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Offline Nasr

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Re: Can someone help with ID .
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2020, 07:41:36 pm »
Tree of heaven? It seems to have 20+ leaves and the bark looks right. I’d it a bow wood?
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Offline BAfromPA

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« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2020, 08:34:26 pm »
I think Nasr is correct on this one. As far as being bow worthy, my understanding is that, while it's tough to dry without checking/twisting, the wood is hard and flexible. There are examples of them here on PA if you do a search.
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Offline dylanholderman

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« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2020, 08:42:23 pm »
i got to handle a bow someone else had made the last time i was at the classic that i think was tree of heaven. as i recall it was physically light for its size but was still pulling a reasonable weight (40-45# maybe? its been a couple years)
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Offline Jakesnyder

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« Reply #11 on: December 14, 2020, 09:12:03 pm »
Looks like sumac to me. I know there are a few different species of sumac or tree of heaven. I wonder if it matters as to what would make a bow or not. Alot of the larger sumac in my area is very light and weak and of course just about anything will make a bow it just depends on what kind of performance your expecting out of it.
If you got it and its dry why not experiment. Tell us if it'll make a bow or not.  (AT)
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Offline Nasr

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« Reply #12 on: December 14, 2020, 09:13:50 pm »
Well now I don’t know what to do with this shirt d bow I was working on. I thought it was hickory do I just scrap it. Or maybe a gift for the wife and make a light weight bow. I was hoping to make a 40 pound d bow. It is 58 t2t and 1 3/8 wide at the fade. Maybe now  25# bow. Or do I just go for it?
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Offline TimBo

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« Reply #13 on: December 14, 2020, 09:38:06 pm »
At this point, you may as well keep going.  If it starts taking set, re-assess your target weight (or draw length). 
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Offline Jakesnyder

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« Reply #14 on: December 14, 2020, 09:45:14 pm »
Give it a good heat treating?
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