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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Drew3 on November 06, 2016, 05:22:50 pm

Title: Black Walnut
Post by: Drew3 on November 06, 2016, 05:22:50 pm
When should you cut Walnut? Does it need to be backed? Found 10-15 different trees and saplings that I could choose from.
Title: Re: Black Walnut
Post by: bubby on November 06, 2016, 05:50:01 pm
cut it when you can get it, you can back it or not, if you search gundoc he's build some nice bl walnut bows
Title: Re: Black Walnut
Post by: Pat B on November 06, 2016, 08:40:00 pm
I've only used summer cut BW and used the ring under the bark as the back. I over built that bow and it was probably 45#@28". That was almost 30 years ago. I did make a hickory backed BW heartwood ELB once but it fretted badly.
Title: Re: Black Walnut
Post by: FilipT on November 07, 2016, 03:25:36 am
Its really interesting that I found black walnut here near my house (Croatia). God knows how it grew here as this is not native tree in Europe. Plan to cut it.