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Offline Scrub_buck

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Name that bow wood
« on: February 25, 2010, 10:00:36 pm »
I know this might be too easy for some, but I picked up a short log of an interesting species today from a friend of mine.  In this part of AL, you rarely see them this big and pretty.

Who will be the first one to guess right?

I should have a good 10 inches of heartwood to work with.

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Offline cowboy

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Re: Name that bow wood
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2010, 10:03:11 pm »
I'll take a shot :). Prolly wrong but that looks like honey locust - around here anyway..
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Offline Simple Hunter

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Re: Name that bow wood
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2010, 10:08:49 pm »
Cowboy thats what I thought.

Offline sonny

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Re: Name that bow wood
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2010, 10:09:31 pm »
black cherry ??
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Offline youngbowyer33

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Re: Name that bow wood
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2010, 10:27:51 pm »
ya my guess is wild black cherry
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Offline jthompson1995

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Re: Name that bow wood
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2010, 10:41:31 pm »
Another vote for Honey Locust.
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Offline Timo

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Re: Name that bow wood
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2010, 10:48:59 pm »
honey locust.

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Re: Name that bow wood
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2010, 11:01:05 pm »
Is there a prize for correct answers, like maybe a stave?  ;D

Offline Hickoryswitch

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Re: Name that bow wood
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2010, 11:23:24 pm »
I'd say honey locust as well.
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Offline jturner

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Re: Name that bow wood
« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2010, 11:43:20 pm »
I was thinkin honey locust but since everyone guessed that i'll go with my second guess, kentucky coffee bean
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Offline Timo

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Re: Name that bow wood
« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2010, 11:57:20 pm »
Kinda thought it favored coffee tree but I ain't never seen one that big here before.

Offline cowboy

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Re: Name that bow wood
« Reply #11 on: February 26, 2010, 12:00:37 am »
If it does happen to be honey locust and I win, I'll take recognition for not being crazy as payment enough ;D. Never heard of coffee tree..
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Offline jturner

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Re: Name that bow wood
« Reply #12 on: February 26, 2010, 12:12:29 am »
Cowboy, I'll take a pic of one tomarrow. kinda hard to tell, all of the coffe bean trees i have seen were upright and had branches.lol never cut one yet this post reminded me I have one to cut in my grannys yard, they are a pest and grow fast and spread 
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Offline rileyconcrete

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Re: Name that bow wood
« Reply #13 on: February 26, 2010, 12:38:18 am »
Not sure what that is but it looks goooood!! ;D ;D
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Name that bow wood
« Reply #14 on: February 26, 2010, 08:25:30 am »
I would say Cherry,looks like to much heart wood for Honey locust,even tho the bark looks a lot
like it, if it had thorns. :)
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