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Simple question for selfbow wood. My #1 & #2 choices are osage and hickory respectively, but what would be your #3 choice in selfbow wood? I need to cut some more wood and might have to take what I can get.
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Elm..or vine maple would be my choices. Dont think you are gonna find vine maple out in Indiana though so I would go Elm or Sugar Maple.
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I 2nd HHB...but there isn't much difference to me between hickory n HHB. I think I actually like HHB better than hickory...but your gonna get a lot of different answers cus its too close of a race. Hackberrys great too...and so on
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I've made a few black locust bows, and never from a prime piece, junk wood mostly, but that's one wood I'm impressed with. Hoping to get past that fretting stage on my next one!
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I've made a few from black locust, nice pretty wood and never had any fretting problems yet, however I have heard that about black locust.
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Never worked Osage but I plan on it If I can find a stave but I do like Hackberry and have built a couple Hickory bows.
Posts: 207 | From: Iraan Texas | Registered: Oct 2009
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Were your BL bows selfbows of backed Roy? Seems like you northern folk have better luck with this type wood.
Posts: 1473 | From: Lansing, WVa | Registered: Jan 2006
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One of my favorites with boo backing is red elm. Have you tried that combo yet Roy?
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With my limited experience I'd say Yew and then Osage.
-------------------- Isaiah 49:2...he made me a polished arrow and concealed me in his quiver. Wilderness Custom Arrows Posts: 6811 | From: oregon | Registered: Nov 2005
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