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Offline tetaxidermy

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Found some BL finaly I think
« on: January 23, 2011, 05:40:49 pm »
Just cut down a tree will post some pics here in a bit, but it has rough bark purple color inside the bark no thorns and yellow- green heartwood. Hope that it is BL, have'nt got my tree book yet. The pics on a google search looks like my tree.
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Offline tetaxidermy

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Re: Found some BL finaly I think
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2011, 07:53:45 pm »
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Offline fusizoli

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Re: Found some BL finaly I think
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2011, 08:04:52 pm »
Now I 'm shure it is not. It is  Sophora japonica.

There was another Bl topic at the next page U chould find it. There was not 100% like here.

On your wood the bark is exactly the same like this trees have here in the garden.



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Offline tetaxidermy

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Re: Found some BL finaly I think
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2011, 08:17:28 pm »
If that is what it is I wonder if it will make a bow, and how did it get in my timber ??? Bird I guess.
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: Found some BL finaly I think
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2011, 09:12:21 pm »
From the size of the log, I would say it should make several bows!  >:D
Bowmakers are a little bent, but knappers are just plain flaky.

Offline tetaxidermy

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Re: Found some BL finaly I think
« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2011, 09:29:21 pm »
Yea it's a big log it was a chore loading by myself, got one part split into quarters can be split again and one more part of the trunk too split tomorrow. Whatever this wood is I am going too try it. Don't know till you try.
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: Found some BL finaly I think
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2011, 12:51:30 am »
Be SURE to take some photos as you work it. I always like to see 'new' woods tried.
Bowmakers are a little bent, but knappers are just plain flaky.

Offline tetaxidermy

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Re: Found some BL finaly I think
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2011, 01:07:27 am »
Will do.
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Offline bigcountry

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Re: Found some BL finaly I think
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2011, 11:13:25 am »
I would say that does look like BL.
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Offline tetaxidermy

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Re: Found some BL finaly I think
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2011, 12:11:28 pm »
Here are some stave pics.
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Re: Found some BL finaly I think
« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2011, 10:14:01 pm »
Looks like B.L. to me.  '  Frank
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