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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: poplar as bow wood
« Reply #45 on: May 09, 2013, 04:13:02 pm »
Quote from: TatankaOhitika on May 09, 2013, 03:01:49 pm
That's when a backing or two comes into play . I'd sure put a layer of rawhide from a deer on the BELLY and maybe slap on a snakeskin for the backing . Give it some protection from dents and scratches . Sure it's adding more mass blah blah blah . Poplar is light wood to begin with

???????? :o :o :o :o :o

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Offline TatankaOhitika

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Re: poplar as bow wood
« Reply #46 on: May 09, 2013, 06:15:53 pm »
Jon -  ::) ::) ;D . Ok maybe I went a bit to far with my imagintion , but regardless a snakeskin will help prevent the back from getting scratched , and the rawhide acts like armor for the belly . That's right , backing for the belly .  8)
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Offline AH

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Re: poplar as bow wood
« Reply #47 on: May 09, 2013, 08:04:12 pm »
Here's a poplar bow I found on Paleoplanet
http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/53416
But I want to know if it's still intact since it's creation. :P
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Offline RyanY

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Re: poplar as bow wood
« Reply #48 on: May 09, 2013, 08:15:10 pm »
Quote from: Livefortheoutdoors on May 09, 2013, 08:04:12 pm
Here's a poplar bow I found on Paleoplanet
http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/53416
But I want to know if it's still intact since it's creation. :P

Still intact! Do you really think I could shoot that thing enough to break it?  ;)
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Offline TatankaOhitika

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Re: poplar as bow wood
« Reply #49 on: May 09, 2013, 08:38:12 pm »
What is this sorcery and where can I learn it from
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Offline TatankaOhitika

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Re: poplar as bow wood
« Reply #50 on: May 09, 2013, 08:39:44 pm »
Ryoon - I think your poplar bow needs to lay off the mcdonalds
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Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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Re: poplar as bow wood
« Reply #51 on: May 09, 2013, 09:53:17 pm »
Hey, anyone tried balsa yet?
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Re: poplar as bow wood
« Reply #52 on: May 09, 2013, 10:00:58 pm »
Does that thing cause hurricanes?
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Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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Re: poplar as bow wood
« Reply #53 on: May 09, 2013, 10:06:06 pm »
Quote from: Bryce (Pinecone) on May 09, 2013, 10:00:58 pm
Does that thing cause hurricanes?
No, its a type of wood that is called the lightest commercial wood... as light as 2.5 pounds to the cubic foot... Osage is only 48.2 pounds to the CF.   :P
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Offline TatankaOhitika

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Re: poplar as bow wood
« Reply #54 on: May 09, 2013, 10:25:04 pm »
Im pretty sure I could jump off a cliff with that bow and glide saftley to the ground ;D
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Re: poplar as bow wood
« Reply #55 on: May 09, 2013, 11:03:24 pm »
Quote from: Thesquirrelslinger on May 09, 2013, 10:06:06 pm
Quote from: Bryce (Pinecone) on May 09, 2013, 10:00:58 pm
Does that thing cause hurricanes?
No, its a type of wood that is called the lightest commercial wood... as light as 2.5 pounds to the cubic foot... Osage is only 48.2 pounds to the CF.   :P

Yes I know, the joke was the amount of wind the limbs push when it's shot
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Offline bow101

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Re: poplar as bow wood
« Reply #56 on: May 09, 2013, 11:09:57 pm »
Hay ohiocountryboy..! There must be some wild wood growing in your parts.?  :o Wild wood that is much better than Poplar. Not my fave for sanding and finishing the grain seems to get fuzzy when sanding. Oh and so soft,  very soft.
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Offline Joec123able

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Re: poplar as bow wood
« Reply #57 on: May 10, 2013, 12:33:01 am »
Glue a nice strip of good ole pine to the back of poplar and you got your self an indestructible bow  :laugh:    8) haha
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Offline Onebowonder

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Re: poplar as bow wood
« Reply #58 on: May 10, 2013, 04:03:00 pm »
So, ...just for those that might be confused, can a decent bow be made from Poplar?  >:D >:D >:D

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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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« Reply #59 on: May 10, 2013, 04:10:07 pm »
Sometimes I believe we get a piece of wood bending and not breaking confused with a great shooting bow. I think there is a stark contrast between the two.
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