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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: SA on June 26, 2010, 08:54:53 pm

Title: blackjack oak
Post by: SA on June 26, 2010, 08:54:53 pm

 has anyone made a bow from blackjack oak? i have access to some and just want to know if it is good bow wood.

Title: Re: blackjack oak
Post by: KenH on June 26, 2010, 10:03:19 pm

Quercus marilandica, Blackjack Oak, is a member of the Red Oak family.  Red Oak as a family make great bows - we often recommend Red Oak board bows for beginners, but they make expert grade bows too.  Blackjack is denser than most Red Oaks, and should make great bows if you can find pieces straight enough.  As you know, it's one of the scrubby, shrubby growing oaks, not the classic straight trunked tree.

Title: Re: blackjack oak
Post by: mullet on June 26, 2010, 11:19:12 pm

 Twistedlimb, made some before he left Florida.

Title: Re: blackjack oak
Post by: SA on June 27, 2010, 05:08:04 pm

thanks, think im gonna cut a few trees