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Offline Pat B

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lemonwood/digame
« on: November 10, 2010, 05:56:32 pm »
James Parker gave a board stave of lemonwood a few months ago. I've been racking my brain as to what I should build with it. I was thinking a traditional style ALB and probably back it with hickory...but I just don't know!  Ant thoughts?
 
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Re: lemonwood/digame
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2010, 06:00:59 pm »
I've made some English longbows with lemonwood/digame and hickory backing that have been very sweet bows to shoot.
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Re: lemonwood/digame
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2010, 06:19:54 pm »
Thanks Cromm, I had also thought about building an ELB. Any suggestions on dimensions for a 50# to 55# bow?
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Re: lemonwood/digame
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2010, 07:31:49 pm »
I've only made one bow using degame as the belly wood, and it was a narrow profile, stacked belly ELB tri-lam, with hickory backing and purpleheart core. It seems to be similar in compression strength to osage. It's interesting wood, that seems almost devoid of grain.
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Re: lemonwood/digame
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2010, 08:35:14 pm »
 Pat, I've got an old ALB I rescued with the backing missing. I'm going to steam the set out of it and back it with Bamboo.
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Re: lemonwood/digame
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2010, 08:50:43 pm »
Maybe I'll try a hickory backed ELB. I've made a few with osage(50# to 60#) and a 95# war bow with Pacific yew.
  Eddie, I don't know how well heat effects it if it is like other tropicals.   I have an old York ELB style bow(circa 1940s) and a lemonwood flat bow I'd say circa 1950s, obviously hand made. Both flea market $5 bows.
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Re: lemonwood/digame
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2010, 08:59:57 pm »
 Yea, Pat, mine is an old lemon wood flat bow. The old backing popped off. I got it at a yard sale. I have a David Knight boo strip that is going on it. I've had no problem bending that wood with steam.
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Re: lemonwood/digame
« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2010, 07:07:29 am »
PAT  LEMON WOOD MAKE A GREAT ELB WITHOUT BACKIN  IF YA HAVE GOOD WOOD IV MADE SEVERAL WISH I HAD MORE OF IT  BROCK
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Re: lemonwood/digame
« Reply #8 on: November 11, 2010, 10:23:58 am »
Pat,
      Here is an article from Popular Mechanics (1941) about dimensions for Lemonwood long bows.....they only go to 45# but maybe you can get some idea. Had to reduce the resolution to get it to post but hopefully ya can read the dimensions.
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Re: lemonwood/digame
« Reply #9 on: November 11, 2010, 02:02:27 pm »
Quote from: half eye on November 11, 2010, 10:23:58 am
Pat,
      Here is an article from Popular Mechanics (1941) about dimensions for Lemonwood long bows.....they only go to 45# but maybe you can get some idea. Had to reduce the resolution to get it to post but hopefully ya can read the dimensions.

Hahaha.
Halfeye I have that same article and was going to post it here.
Pat I am away from home at the moment but when I get back I will have a look at the bows.
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