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Bows / Question about Osage and bamboo??
« Last post by Selfbowman on March 11, 2026, 12:06:58 pm »Is Osage or bamboo stronger in compression? Has anyone tried putting bamboo on the belly of Osage selfbow?
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Bows / Re: Gnarly American hornbeam
« Last post by bassman211 on March 11, 2026, 11:40:34 am »Their is hop hornbeam, and American hornbeam, or in my opinion, so as not to get the two mixed up I think it should called blue beech. Different species. HHB has a strong back, but can belly fret. Blue beech never seems to belly fret, but through time can lift splinters on the back. Both are good bow wood. HHB is more popular to bow builders. Were i live you can find the blue beech along creek bottoms, but is hard to find a knot free ,straight, and long enough piece for making longer bows, but works great for short plains style bows.
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Bows / Re: Osage Flat Bow
« Last post by Bob Barnes on March 11, 2026, 11:37:01 am »Another fine bow. Congrats on the win as well. 
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Bows / Re: February 2026 BOM voting Congratulations Bentstick54!
« Last post by WhistlingBadger on March 11, 2026, 11:23:41 am »Way to go, Bent! And thanks for the contest, Sleek. It was fun to compete in such distinguished company. 
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Bows / Re: Gnarly American hornbeam
« Last post by Burnsie on March 11, 2026, 10:54:36 am »Awesome bow Jim!
So - Hop Hornbeam and Hornbeam are different trees? And Hornbeam is also referred to as "Muscle Wood"?
I've never used either one for any project - self bow or otherwise.
So - Hop Hornbeam and Hornbeam are different trees? And Hornbeam is also referred to as "Muscle Wood"?
I've never used either one for any project - self bow or otherwise.
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on March 11, 2026, 09:53:30 am »Thanks guys, get the stitches out tomorrow so going pretty well, still sore and a little stiff but getting better each day. Ya BJ, got a lot of very good dogs in that plot. 
Pappy
Pappy
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Bows / Re: Gnarly American hornbeam
« Last post by medicinewheel on March 11, 2026, 02:36:05 am »Yes, that is a cool bow!
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Bows / Re: Osage Flat Bow
« Last post by medicinewheel on March 11, 2026, 02:32:12 am »Congrats to your win! Your bow had my wote.
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Around the Campfire / Re: site issues
« Last post by WhistlingBadger on March 11, 2026, 12:35:30 am »Before I got this site, our largest number of visitors per day was 2,000 something people. Right now, as of yesterday, its 10,700 visits, in one day.
Wow, that's great news! We just need to find a way to shake all those people down for a dollar each and we'd be golden.
