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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: ken bee on June 08, 2008, 10:48:25 am

Title: english walnut for bow
Post by: ken bee on June 08, 2008, 10:48:25 am

a friend of mine is pulling an orchard . all they keep to sell is the big stuff so there are going to be a lot of fair size branches to burn  i know when dry it is very hard , but will it make a good bow?  i dont want to wait, so can i rough it out without woring about it checking or warping too much.? its going to reach nearly 100 with med. hum. next week      thanks  ken

Title: Re: english walnut for bow
Post by: snedeker on June 08, 2008, 11:35:49 am

Fpr reasons I don't recall, it is not considered very optimal, but I'm sure a good bow can be made from it.

Davef

Title: Re: english walnut for bow
Post by: snedeker on June 09, 2008, 12:43:33 pm

Its a very light wood, .47 specific gravity, not very good in either tension OR compression.

Dave

Title: Re: english walnut for bow
Post by: ken bee on June 09, 2008, 08:10:17 pm

thanks guys i dont think ill waste my time ive always got good advice here and ive got a couple of locust stavesso when i get the itch ill tackle one of those    thanks again  ken