Eastern Red Cedar Stave

[Deer Slayr]

What do Y'all think is it worth fooling with for a bow? Or is it better used as limb tips and other stuff?

 

[tim roberts]

Saw a Yew Stave that looked something like that this last weekend, another suggestion might be cutting lams out of it and maqke a lam bow out of the wood?

[Pat B]

ERC is too soft for overlays.    That stave will make a bow though.

[Deer Slayr]

Thanks Pat. I'll chase a ring tomorrow. We'll see how it goes. Thanks Brandon

[Diamondback59]

THATS LOOKS LIKE A NICE STAVE MAKE A BOW  I LOVE WORKIN THE CEADER STAVES  LEAVE THE WHIT SAP ON DONT CHASE A RING   BROCK

[Deer Slayr]

I don't need to chase a ring on it???

[Jesse Peltan]

I think you do need to chase a ring but I don't know for sure.

[Pat B]

ERC sapwood will make a good bow by itself. I saw an ERC ELB style bow that shot like a rocket a few years ago.

[Dano]

From what I can see of the sapwood in the picture, I would just clean up the back with a scraper, and build a bow.

[Jesse Peltan]

I think you should use the sapwood and make it like an english yew longbow.

[Clay Hayes]

I'd think about backing it with rawhide or sinew.  Eastern Red Cedar makes a nice, light, and snappy bow.  The thing with cedar is it doesn't give you any warning before it explodes into a dozen pieces!

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[Diamondback59]

deer slayer  clay is correct,, i do bulid some erc boiws every now and then and i like to back them with deer rawhide with erc better safe than sorry  brock

[Deer Slayr]

Thanks Guys. I am just going to leave the sapwood on and just make a regular bow with this one. I have another bigger ERC tree at my range that I will probably get. Thanks Brandon

[Jesse Peltan]

How is the bow going?

[ole yeller dust]

red cedar is a heart breaker.