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Title: Nice Black Locust Tree
Post by: Will B on December 21, 2022, 02:49:44 pm

My friend Jim (BlueJack) and I found this beautiful black locust tree on his farm here in PA. There were a number of them planted by his wife’s grandfather to use as fence posts on their farm. As luck would have it this one was never used for that purpose.
It was approximately 18” at the base with nice, thick growth rings. We were able to get three, six-foot logs and a total of 22 staves out of this tree. The staves were relatively knot-free and fairly straight with minimal twist. I’ve made a half dozen black locust selfbows and love the way they shoot. Thanks for looking and Merry Christmas!

Title: Re: Nice Black Locust Tree
Post by: Will B on December 21, 2022, 02:59:01 pm

Nice truckload of black locust

Title: Re: Nice Black Locust Tree
Post by: Will B on December 21, 2022, 03:01:05 pm

I used my drawknife to remove the bark and sapwood and sealed the ends and back with shellac.

Title: Re: Nice Black Locust Tree
Post by: Will B on December 21, 2022, 03:02:25 pm

One down…. This is gonna take a few days to finish but it will be well worth the time and effort.

Title: Re: Nice Black Locust Tree
Post by: Pat B on December 21, 2022, 04:08:34 pm

Nice haul of black locust. You may want to double up on sealing the back or keep a close eye on the staves you have remover the bark and sapwood. If they start to check seal the back more.

Title: Re: Nice Black Locust Tree
Post by: Will B on December 21, 2022, 05:23:12 pm

Will do Pat, thanks.

Title: Re: Nice Black Locust Tree
Post by: PaSteve on December 21, 2022, 06:24:55 pm

Very nice Will. I'm sure you're turn out some really nice bows from that haul. Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones.

Title: Re: Nice Black Locust Tree
Post by: bentstick54 on December 21, 2022, 08:04:23 pm

Nice haul. I agree, lots of work, but will be well worth it.

Title: Re: Nice Black Locust Tree
Post by: bassman211 on December 21, 2022, 09:32:43 pm

Hi Bill, Nice wood... buddy, buddy, buddy, BUDDY.

Title: Re: Nice Black Locust Tree
Post by: superdav95 on December 22, 2022, 02:20:02 am

Great score right there

Title: Re: Nice Black Locust Tree
Post by: M2A on December 22, 2022, 08:54:48 am

Congrats on the find. I always enjoy when folks share their good fortune on here. I can read about it, look at the pics and my arms get saved from doing any of the work :) look forward to see what you can make from some of that.
Mike   

Title: Re: Nice Black Locust Tree
Post by: George Tsoukalas on December 22, 2022, 07:36:17 pm

So nice to see! Have fun making black locust bows. Jawge