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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: kayakfisher on June 05, 2008, 07:52:49 pm

Title: Mullberry
Post by: kayakfisher on June 05, 2008, 07:52:49 pm

I have some Mullbery ,actually quite a bit of it,do you peal the barck and make the bow.Or do you take it down to one growth ring
                                                Dennis

Title: Re: Mullberry
Post by: david w. on June 05, 2008, 07:53:54 pm

take it down to one growth ring

Title: Re: Mullberry
Post by: kayakfisher on June 05, 2008, 08:11:41 pm

thanks David you going to make it to Mo Jam
                                                    Dennis

Title: Re: Mullberry
Post by: david w. on June 05, 2008, 08:14:41 pm

No its too far away for me to make it :-\ >:(

Someday, maybe when i get my license ::)

Title: Re: Mullberry
Post by: Hillbilly on June 05, 2008, 09:48:34 pm

Mulberry works best taken down to a heartwood ring like osage or locust, but will also make a good bow with a couple rings of sapwood left on the back. It's lighter than osage, so allow extra thickness/width when you lay it out if you want a hunting weight bow.

Title: Re: Mullberry
Post by: kayakfisher on June 05, 2008, 11:20:55 pm

Thanks Hillbilly we can always count on our Smoky Mountain brother
                                                        Dennis

Title: Re: Mullberry
Post by: shamus on June 07, 2008, 12:02:09 am

take it down to one growth ring.



just for grins and giggles: my latest mulberry stave.  ;D

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/shamus005/mulbrrystave.jpg)

Title: Re: Mullberry
Post by: sailordad on June 07, 2008, 12:23:30 am

thats purty

is that its natural color?
kinda looks like hedge.

Title: Re: Mullberry
Post by: david w. on June 07, 2008, 01:12:44 am

thats its natural color.  osage is a relative of mulberry

Title: Re: Mullberry
Post by: Dax on June 07, 2008, 04:31:45 pm

Does red mulberry make a better bow than white mulberry?

Title: Re: Mullberry
Post by: Hillbilly on June 08, 2008, 10:10:13 am

Never tried white myself, but I would think that they would be quite similar. There's probably as much variation between individual mulberry trees as there is between species.

Title: Re: Mullberry
Post by: bcbull on June 08, 2008, 11:25:44 am

hillbilly  iv made some bows with the red and i relley like it  have a buddy  east of me  he says  he s has some of the  white  on his place  but says it s a whole lot softer than the red fixin to try one my self so well see down the road

Title: Re: Mullberry
Post by: Pat B on June 08, 2008, 12:25:32 pm

I've made very good bows with mulberry(red, I believe). Some were all heartwood, some had a few rings of sapwood left on the back and a few that were 50/50 sap/heart woods. As far as I know all are still shooting. On one I made the owner has a 31"+ draw length(Alan Holt for those who know him) and he gets every bit of that from any bow he shoots.        Pat