Author Topic: Dogwood (Read 1861 times)

Allyn T · « **on:** March 28, 2021, 10:12:28 pm »

Anyone have any experience with flowering dogwood? I just got one yesterday, split it and bebarked it today.

Pat B · « **Reply #1 on:** March 28, 2021, 10:57:45 pm »

It makes a good bow even though it is physically heavy and a very hard wood.

bradsmith2010 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 29, 2021, 12:59:20 am »

yes I made a nice bow from one, long time ago,, a friend loved it and shot it,,

bownarra · « **Reply #3 on:** March 29, 2021, 03:20:26 am »

My old time best friend who moved to Canada still has one of my only dogwood bows. That was 10 years ago and it is still going strong. Very good wood

Pappy · « **Reply #4 on:** March 29, 2021, 07:55:18 am »

Makes a good bow, made a few and they worked out nice, not the fastest and a little heavy in the hand but I kind of like that, they shoot nice and stable.

Pappy

Allyn T · « **Reply #5 on:** March 29, 2021, 08:27:32 am »

Good deal fellas I'm excited to try as many wood species as I can. I read it isn't ring porus so is it like maple then? The saw cuts were rough so I couldn't see the rings very well.

Pappy · « **Reply #6 on:** March 29, 2021, 08:29:08 am »

Just peal the bark and their's you back.
Pappy

simk · « **Reply #7 on:** March 29, 2021, 08:49:53 am »

what the others said. It's dense and heavy => make the bow narrow and thick....it can handle an elbish cross section.

M2A · « **Reply #8 on:** March 29, 2021, 09:07:00 am »

Correct its diffuse porous like maple. Great stuff to work with. Be careful around pin knots and funky grain when roughing out, so you dont get any tear out.
Mike

Primitive Archer