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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: michbowguy on December 27, 2008, 12:17:43 am

Title: eastern WHITE cedar?
Post by: michbowguy on December 27, 2008, 12:17:43 am

has anyone ever tried to make a bow from this?
i just cut some,its fairly straight and the growthrings are nice and tight.
the smaller sapling/sucker about 1 1/4 in diameter had some real nice bend to it while freshly cut.

just wondering how you all made out with it , if ever...

jamie

Title: Re: eastern WHITE cedar?
Post by: ricktrojanowski on December 30, 2008, 07:29:11 am

I never heard of an ERC bow.  It is usually so brittle that I would imagine you would have to back it with something.

Title: Re: eastern WHITE cedar?
Post by: Hillbilly on December 30, 2008, 08:05:10 pm

I would guess the white cedar you have there is the same tree as arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis?)  It's light, pretty brittle wood.  You never know until you try it, though.

Title: Re: eastern WHITE cedar?
Post by: Dave Dellinger on December 30, 2008, 10:53:11 pm

I made my first bow when I was young from a EWC sapling.

It broke when tillering. VERY brittle.



Dave

Title: Re: eastern WHITE cedar?
Post by: michbowguy on December 31, 2008, 07:03:33 pm

yea it rates pretty low on density as well...
i have some pcs here just eyeballin' me everytime i walk past ,and they are waiting for me to get up the nerve to "break".... er i mean MAKE a bow from them! lol

jamie

Title: Re: eastern WHITE cedar?
Post by: DanaM on December 31, 2008, 07:11:48 pm

Go for it Jamie, I just brought a tag alder in da house to finish drying :)