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Offline Hawkdancer

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Crabapple for bow wood?
« on: July 15, 2017, 12:22:00 am »
How does crabapple work as bow wood?  I am about to trim some out and if it will work, I'll put a couple staves up to cure.  Size is not an issue,it does seem to have a lot of pin knots.  If that doesn't work, I'll grill up some steaks >:D -C-
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Offline penderbender

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Re: Crabapple for bow wood?
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2017, 12:24:28 am »
It is a great bow wood! Don't pass up staves or billets of it. Cheers- Brendan
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Crabapple for bow wood?
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2017, 08:16:18 am »
Great stuff but checks like crazy so take precautions. :)
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Offline DC

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Re: Crabapple for bow wood?
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2017, 10:35:25 am »
I've only used Pacific Crab (Malu fusca) but it's a great wood. It might grow in Colorado.
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Offline NorthHeart

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Re: Crabapple for bow wood?
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2017, 04:00:59 pm »
Osage Orange? The best.
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