What wood ,What bush

[bassman]

I think the wood is Honey Locust, and the bush is Spice Bush. Any one know for sure. I made some arrows with the shoots of this bush that turned out  good.

[bassman]

I cut grooves in the shafts,and heat treated them. That was about 5 years ago ,and they are still straight. If the wood is Honey Locust I want to try fire hardening on a form.

[Ricardovanleeuwen]

 Aint that rose Wood? Looks alot like my rosé stave

[PatM]

Looks more like Forsythia.   Don't think that's Honey Locust.

[bassman]

Wasn't sure . Seems really light in weight . I have some Walnut, Elm , and Birch I can try. I 'll put  it away to dry ,and play with it later this summer. That bush is every were here in Western PA.

[bjrogg]

I agree. The bush looks like forsythia. I have made arrow from it before. I still like it for kids arrows. It’s fairly light in weight and spine. Most of my first arrows I made from it. I actually made them with fat end back, skinny end forward. Made dynamic spine heavier.
Bjrogg

[Eric Krewson]

The flowers look like forsythia, it shouldn't have thorns on the trunk if it is. We have something around here called the "devils walking stick" that looks a bit like your trunk picture but it has different flowers.

[bassman]

Eric, the flowers are from a bush. The sapling is different. Not the bush. It was the only tree in the whole area that looked like that.Hard to handle. Jags the heck out of your hands. I had no gloves when I cut it, and it is very thorny.

[Pat B]

Eric is right. The flowers are Forsythia and the thorny stem is Devils Walking Stick.

[bassman]

Yes he is right along with Pat M ,and Bj. I don't know if the sapling will make a bow ,but the shoots make good arrows, and in my area plenty to pick from. Thanks for the info.

[bassman]

Bj , those arrows at 25 inches long are around 510 grs. with a 70 gr. stone point give or take. I shoot them out of horse bows in the 45 lb range give or take. They work.

[bassman]

The shafts are 3/8 ths  of an inch.

[Mo_coon-catcher]

Good looking arrows.
The sapling looks like a young black locust to me. When small they typically have their trunk covered in small thorns, just like how the mature trees have thorns on their branches. What’s the end grain look like?

Kyle

[bassman]

I will shoot a pic tomorrow.

[Pat B]

Devil's Walking Stick generally has no branches, maybe a split trunk but no branches. I have it growing along my driveway and Forsythia in my yard. I never tried either for bows or arrows but I can see how Forsythia could make arrows.