Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: richpierce on May 01, 2008, 01:19:21 pm
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I found a 8" thick log along a light rail line where they did a lot of trimming. There are locust trees there but the bark does not look like locust, not deeply furrowed. It has a lot of heartwood and little sapwood like BL or osage, or maybe mulberry. I am thinking it must be one of the three as I can't think of other heavy woods with mostly heartwood. I'm leaning toward mulberry. Before I bring it home I guess I'll split it on the spot and should be able to tell then by the heartwood color. Any of you ever use mystery wood?
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osage will have an orange tint in the furrows and thick white sap, almost like elmers glue. bl has some deep furrows in it's bark with dark heartwood.
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Every wood is a mystery to me ;D
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Mulberry has similar bark to osage. The only other tree I have seen with a yellow wood similar to osage and mulberry is red bud. It doesn't have deeply furrowed bark.