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George Tsoukalas
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April 28, 2018, 08:22:58 pm »
Very impressive! Jawge
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wizardgoat
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April 29, 2018, 10:15:45 am »
Cool bow Don
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DC
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April 29, 2018, 10:48:21 am »
Thanks a lot. Your opinions mean a lot to me. Makes my day
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leonwood
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April 30, 2018, 06:20:03 am »
Really nice bow again! You really make a lot of bows, and nice ones too
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DC
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April 30, 2018, 09:52:38 am »
Thanks Leon, i only post about half of them. Taking pictures ain't my thing
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Aaron H
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April 30, 2018, 01:13:59 pm »
You're turning out some performers Don.
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Bayou Ben
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April 30, 2018, 01:38:36 pm »
Very nice DC! I think your performance numbers are legit. Good tiller, efficient design, not much excess mass, light FF string = a fast wooden bow.
So is Douglas Maple considered a hard maple?
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DC
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April 30, 2018, 02:11:58 pm »
I don't know if it's a hard maple. It's not as hard as Sugar Maple and not as soft as Big Leaf. It does make a good bow on it's own, this one just had to many knots in the wrong spots. I'll do a SG test if I can find an offcut.
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Bayou Ben
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April 30, 2018, 02:16:40 pm »
I was told that if it isn't hard maple/sugar maple then it's soft maple. I have some red drummond maple that seems similar to your description, but I'm reluctant to try it in a bow as it's not a true hard maple.
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DC
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April 30, 2018, 02:34:46 pm »
I just read that too. If that's the case then Doug and Vine maples are both soft and both make good bows. I think that any of the small, multi trunked maples would make good bows. Maybe someone else has experience with Red Maple.
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DC
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April 30, 2018, 06:09:37 pm »
Doug Maple has an SG of 0.6 as I measured it. Hard maple is .56 to .71 according to the Wood database but that's with a MC of12%. I dried my sample in the oven for 4 hours. Lets just say they are comparable
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upstatenybowyer
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April 30, 2018, 07:52:26 pm »
There are 128 species of maple. I'm pretty sure that more than just one of those will make a good bow.
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Bayou Ben
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April 30, 2018, 08:28:44 pm »
Yeah upstate, I need to just cut some and try it for myself. If I’m afraid of a failure, I should take up another hobby
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Bayou Ben
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April 30, 2018, 08:31:10 pm »
Why did you dry the sample in the oven DC ? Just curious
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DC
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April 30, 2018, 09:47:46 pm »
To do a proper SG test the wood should be dry, 0% moisture content. At least that's what I think.
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