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Offline longbower64

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Dogwood Selfbow
« on: December 27, 2010, 08:21:56 pm »
See how this works never posted pick before but here is my Dogwood Selfbow I just finished it 64in nock to noch and 58# at 28in. It shoots hard with no hand shock. Made it for deer and hog hunting and stomp shooting.
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Re: Dogwood Selfbow
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2010, 09:24:48 pm »


How difficult is it to harvest a dogwood stave? Splittable?
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: Dogwood Selfbow
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2010, 01:27:10 am »
Dogwood huh? Cool, where you from?  Glad you posted it, I'm not sure I have seen a dogwood posted before. I would like to see it up close if you can get a good pick of the back or belly if possible.   Danny
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Offline ohma

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Re: Dogwood Selfbow
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2010, 10:37:11 am »
dogwood makes a fine bow. i would put it with elm and almost hickory. its very strong and has great cast. it likes to twist bad when green so strap it down while drying.its common wood in MO. and makes a nice yard tree.
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Offline longbower64

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Re: Dogwood Selfbow
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2010, 02:14:16 pm »
Im in Alabama I go along old logging roads and find dogwoods that have been pushed over but still growing. It splits easy but its bad about running one side so a log you think you might get 3 staves out of you end up with 1 or 2. As soon as i get back to my daughters and she can take some more pics i will do some close up of the bow. And yes twist is a issue with dogwood. Made a couple dozen river cane arrows with it and i love the way it shoots them.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Dogwood Selfbow
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2010, 05:01:05 pm »
Very nice bow. :) jawge
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Offline longbower64

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Re: Dogwood Selfbow
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2010, 08:18:25 pm »
More pics of Dogwood bow oh and its 2in across at handle down to 13/4in just over halfway down limb then down to 3/4in at nocks
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Offline longbower64

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Re: Dogwood Selfbow
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2010, 08:41:22 pm »
Full Draw
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Offline John K

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Re: Dogwood Selfbow
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2010, 09:32:37 pm »
Nice bow, i'd like to try some dog wood sometime. Did you cut the wood you'r self ?
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Offline longbower64

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Re: Dogwood Selfbow
« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2010, 10:34:33 pm »
Yea was about 5 in across tree got 2 staves out of it . And about to start on second stave.   
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Offline rwaterman00

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Re: Dogwood Selfbow
« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2011, 04:18:49 am »
that should be a strong bow
i dont know alot about dogwood except that it is the best wood to make flintknappin billets out of. that and persimon are the best as far as the grain not seperating from beating on rocks.
that would leave me to believe that it would be a solid bow and last a long time
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