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Title: Basswood boardbow
Post by: Budog56 on February 27, 2008, 11:37:00 PM

There is a chance i can get some basswood for a pretty reasonable price..Has anyone used it for board bows or is it to soft etc?

Title: Re: Basswood boardbow
Post by: Jim now in Kentucky on February 28, 2008, 12:00:00 AM

Too soft etc. Think about the old drawing boards and how you could push a tack into them. They were made of basswood.

Nice stuff to carve though.

Title: Re: Basswood boardbow
Post by: laddy on February 28, 2008, 02:25:00 AM

there is a wooden shoe factory in our town, they use basswood exclusively for that.  There are quite a few growing around here, it is a straight growing tree, bamboo backing? Tempting.

Title: Re: Basswood boardbow
Post by: dino on February 28, 2008, 07:07:00 AM

Make some arrow shafts out of it.  Works better for that. dino

Title: Re: Basswood boardbow
Post by: finger lakes bowhunter on February 28, 2008, 08:50:00 AM

bass wood is only good for carving.  I chopped all the basswood trees down on my property to leave more room for the cherries and oaks.