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Offline Hickoryswitch

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How to work with cherry?
« on: November 24, 2008, 10:54:41 pm »
I cut a big cherry log yesterday while getting firewood and I can't remember if you have to take the sapwood off. This log is bout 12'' in diameter and 6' long. What I need to know is should I remove the sapwood or not for a bow. Also their is a green ring around the heart is that normal?
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Offline Ryano

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Re: How to work with cherry?
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2008, 11:12:37 pm »
Black cherry? You can use either the sapwood or heart wood or both. I think the heart wood is a little better in compression than the sapwood though.  Sounds like you cut a pricey cherry log. lol..... Its worth more for lumber than bows.
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Offline Hickoryswitch

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Re: How to work with cherry?
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2008, 11:27:43 pm »
Yeah black cherry.  It would have made better lumber than firewood. I hope it won't hurt it that it got rained on today. I didn't have time to get in yesterday. I'm gonna get it in the building tomorrow.
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Offline DanaM

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Re: How to work with cherry?
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2008, 06:42:05 am »
A bow made out of the sapwood will look like any other wood...white
but a bow made with the heart wood is stunning :)
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Re: How to work with cherry?
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2008, 08:55:40 am »
I made one with both sapwood and heartwood-that's another consideration-it looks pretty striking. People usually think it's a laminate.


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Re: How to work with cherry?
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2008, 01:32:51 pm »
That really does looks like a laminate Orcbow. Nice nocks too.
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: How to work with cherry?
« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2008, 09:15:08 am »
Orcbow, how about some more pics/details about that bow?
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Re: How to work with cherry?
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2008, 02:24:38 pm »
Quote from: Hillbilly on November 26, 2008, 09:15:08 am
Orcbow, how about some more pics/details about that bow?

Okay, but I will start a new thread....
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