White Pine

[ArOns]

We should absolutely go for Latin names. One should think it natural to have Norway pine (Pinus resinosa) here in Norway. But in Norway we only have Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) 

[John R]

Go figure. Anyhoo, it's been fun chatting with you all, but I better get my arse in gear and get some stuff done: I manage a nature preserve and trail system here in northern Michigan and I have to design and do the layouts for a bunch of fancy new interpretive signs in six different distinct eco zones, along with putting together a plan to maintain forest diversity after the Emerald Ash Borer gets here and knocks out our white and black ash...That and still keeping up with my bow production till our season kicks in.

Thank you for having me, John

[uwe]

I once made a bow from pitch pine. It was a floor board which I sinewbacked. It gave about 30 pounds. An ice age museum wanted me to make such a bow. I told them I could`t believe the ancestors made sinewbacked bows in the iceage. In my tests I sorted out that a "warmer temperature" in the workshop (iceage tent) must be given for the hide glue. I didn`t try it in the tent at wintertime. It would be worth an experiment.
But they `wanted to have a bow of pine as the ancestors had. At this time only small birches and pinetrees wer growing.
I have made some pics of it but found only one. Hope to find the others...

[attachment deleted by admin]

[uwe]

Just found them:

[attachment deleted by admin]

[kayakfisher]

Hey thats a cool looking bow !

[uwe]

Thanks! I worked it out very careful with a lot of respect of that board which came from a house more than 100 years old.