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John32r

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Yaupon Holly/Chinese Privet
« on: October 31, 2015, 12:26:03 pm »
Has anyone here ever used Yaupon Holly or Chinese Privet for a bow? I got a stave last night after seeing the tree get struck by lightning but I didn't bother to check to see if it was privet or holly. And now I'm too far away to go back and see. What I got seems to be surprisingly strong in tension and decoid of knots. So if you want to share anything I'd appreciate it.
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Offline bubby

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Re: Yaupon Holly/Chinese Privet
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2015, 01:21:35 pm »
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John32r

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Re: Yaupon Holly/Chinese Privet
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2015, 01:36:49 pm »
That's one good looking bow, Bubby. Sounds like you got some great performance out of it. It seems to be a snappy wood indeed.
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Offline bowandarrow473

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Re: Yaupon Holly/Chinese Privet
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2015, 02:05:38 pm »
Both are good bow woods, privet and holly both make good arrows too :)
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Offline bushboy

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Re: Yaupon Holly/Chinese Privet
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2015, 02:41:17 pm »
i remember someone saying that a tree struck by lightning explodes the wood cell and tends to fail in compression .

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Offline Pat B

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Re: Yaupon Holly/Chinese Privet
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2015, 04:20:24 pm »
Privet checks badly if the bark is removed too soon and some hollies too but not sure about yaupon.
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Offline bubby

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Re: Yaupon Holly/Chinese Privet
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2015, 04:43:57 pm »
Pat on this bow i cut it and stripped the bark and took the limbs down to the pith, sealed the back real good got zero checks the ones i just split and sealed checked all to heck, I'm gonna cut some more and see if i get the same results
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Offline Webradbury

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Re: Yaupon Holly/Chinese Privet
« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2015, 07:36:48 am »
I do like that bow! I've got a piece of privet in my shop waiting for the right time. I cut two pieces and did what you said you did, debarked and took the limbs down to pith, BUT I neglected to seal it and it split.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Yaupon Holly/Chinese Privet
« Reply #8 on: November 01, 2015, 11:36:59 am »
Bubby, that probably is the best way to handle these check happy woods.
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