Dogwood and persimmon

[Moggy]

I have heard that both are good for making a unbacked selfbow. The reason I ask is I have both close to my house. Would like to look for the best candidate to cut, kerf and split to some staves to dry. Which would you pick and why? Thank ya

[burchett.donald]

     DOGWOOD! If I had to choose... It is wonderful bow wood.
                                                       
                                                   Don

[autologus]

I would pick both, then you can make bows from each one and decide yourself which one is best.  You can't have too many bows.

Grady

[Adam]

You can't have too many bows

Truer words are seldom spoken!

[dwardo]

You can't have too many bows

Truer words are seldom spoken!

I agree, yet I have no idea why I need so many. 

[Adam]

Neither does my wife

[Moggy]

Thank you fellas,,,one more question, if you could choose from the two mentioned and Hickory,,would you prefer hickory over Dogwood??? I have plenty of Dogwood and Hickory. I can pick good straight hickory anytime. I know,,one more, if it were hickory,,would you prefer shagged bark over any other??

[dwardo]

The more you cut and split now the less you will be stuck for something to work on in the future.
Its all about the cycle, cut, split dry, rough out, dry some more, tiller, finish.
If you dont keep up with the cutting and splitting you find your self with nawt to work on.

[blackhawk]

How about none of the above and go find your self some OSAGE 

[bubby]

How about none of the above and go find your self some OSAGE 

dude, you do realize it dont grow everywhere, and that suck's, Bub

[blackhawk]

How about none of the above and go find your self some OSAGE 

dude, you do realize it dont grow everywhere, and that suck's, Bub

Duh..of course I do bub ..n u know I'm joking around by the big devils grin Smiley icon...but you do realize he is asking about three woods that are common only in the eastern u.s. and I guarantee ya he's within a couple hours at most from some osage.

[Parnell]

Heck yeah, cut whatever good wood you can and start the aging process.  Look at it as stock for trading down the road, even if you won't use it.

[bubby]

dude, you do realize it dont grow everywhere, and that suck's, Bub
Duh..of course I do bub ..n u know I'm joking around by the big devils grin Smiley icon...but you do realize he is asking about three woods that are common only in the eastern u.s. and I guarantee ya he's within a couple hours at most from some osage.

yeah i know, just being a smart a$$, we do have some persimmon out here, but i keep getting chased out of peoples yards and orchards before i get any cut , there used to be some hedge to but it's all but gone,

[Moggy]

i am going after some Osage staves next week. Had a guy give me half dozen staves that are 11 years old, I just have to drive 300 to get them! I'm gonna do it for sure. Gonna start cutting,,ripping down with a chalk line on two trees I have picked out behind my house. Both are about 25 feet tall and have straight up and no lower limbs growth.

[DavidV]

I had persimmon twist while splitting it, about 90*.