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Offline twitchstick

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Stave wood choices for the west
« on: December 10, 2009, 08:03:00 PM »
l was looking for what types of woods I can use for staves that are esay to find in the west. I am going to start on a board bow for my frist, but I want to start to harvest some staves this winter for later use.
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Offline Osagetree

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Re: Stave wood choices for the west
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2009, 10:03:00 PM »
OSAGE!
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Offline Dano

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Re: Stave wood choices for the west
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2009, 10:35:00 PM »
Plenty of Mesquite, no osage    "[dntthnk]"
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Offline bubby

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Re: Stave wood choices for the west
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2009, 10:37:00 PM »
juniper, yew, mulberry, cherry and other fruit trees, just for starter's. osage is a pretty tough find out here
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Offline broken bow

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Re: Stave wood choices for the west
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2009, 11:23:00 PM »
anyone ever try chokecherry
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Offline Mark Baker

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Re: Stave wood choices for the west
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2009, 09:19:00 PM »
Chokecherry can make a good bow.  Also don't forget vine maple if you have access to it.   Another good one is serviceberry.
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