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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: DuBois on February 26, 2016, 12:59:14 pm

Title: Round 2
Post by: DuBois on February 26, 2016, 12:59:14 pm

#5 Should be easy enough.

#6 also

#7 OK,  don't know for sure

And #8 just for fun

Title: Re: Round 2
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on February 26, 2016, 01:42:33 pm

Blue beech, silver maple, hickory and tinder fungus off a birch tree.

Title: Re: Round 2
Post by: DuBois on February 26, 2016, 03:31:24 pm

Yep, except the maple is sugar sapling and the "hickory" I think is white oak. Here's another pic.

Title: Re: Round 2
Post by: DuBois on February 26, 2016, 03:32:48 pm

Or elm?

Title: Re: Round 2
Post by: Red Tailed Hawk on February 26, 2016, 03:44:16 pm

That's a tough one. Going with white oak, but the bark does look pretty Elmy.

Title: Re: Round 2
Post by: ---GUTSHOT---> on February 26, 2016, 03:59:59 pm

Is silver and sugar maple good bow wood?  We have all kinds of that stuff around here

Title: Re: Round 2
Post by: Red Tailed Hawk on February 26, 2016, 04:17:41 pm

Average bow wood. But can make a decent bow if designed right. Needs to be wide

Title: Re: Round 2
Post by: DuBois on February 26, 2016, 06:21:59 pm

Silver is brittle from what I understand and see when the wind blows. Sugar maple is supposed to be pretty good but I have not made a bow from either. Someone on here made some real long silver maple bows I think?