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Offline JeremyBug76

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Acquiring wood for bows.
« on: February 05, 2010, 06:55:00 PM »
Hello Y'all,

I'm writing again to see if any of you could tell me what kinds of businesses I should contact to get the wood blanks I need.  What methods do you all use to find your wood?  Thank you all....again.

Jeremy
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Offline bowur

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Re: Acquiring wood for bows.
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2010, 09:25:00 PM »
If you wanna make a bow from boards, go to your local lumber yard and pick up some hickory. Pretty much any hardwood should do, but hickory is the best I think and where I live its cheap.
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Re: Acquiring wood for bows.
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2010, 10:57:00 PM »
What kind of bows do you want to build? Selfbows, all wood bows or glass lam bows?
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Offline Pennsyltuckey pete

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Re: Acquiring wood for bows.
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2010, 11:44:00 PM »
local saw mills are my choice for local hard woods.  

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Offline sulphur

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Re: Acquiring wood for bows.
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2010, 02:12:00 PM »
look up hardwood lumber retailers for boards.  look around your house for staves.
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Offline NightHawk

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Re: Acquiring wood for bows.
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2010, 08:25:00 PM »
check the big auction site for staves or you can cut your own and they will be ready to use next year.

my advice to you would be to get in touch with rattle stick bows (gary davis) and buy a stave from him. they are almost fool proof. Rudder bows offer kits as does Pine Hollow. Look in the sponsors for these guys
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