Dogwood, any good for a bow?

[1oldbowguy]

  I have never seen or found anything about building a bow out of dogwood.  Anyone out there know if it is any good for bows?  Also how about Sycamore?  Just wondering.      

[Living_waters]

Greg bagwell of clarksville TN has a dogwood self bow that made bow of the month last month in Primitive archer. 65 inch 1 1/2 at fades 55lbs.

I have seen a 60lb ELB from a sycamore sapling.

There both on my bucket list

[Brently]

I have a Pacific Dogwood wood bow I made in a Raptor archery bow class.  It makes a very good bow.

[b.glass]

Dogwood is one of the heavier woods. I've always thought it would make a good bow. Do you have some dogwood that's suitable?

[No-sage]

Dogwood is very hard.  It will check easily, so you have to be ready to seal it when you cut it and be prepared to dry it slowly.  It was historically used for wooden rotating machine parts.

The best way to check any unknown wood for bowmaking is to measure it's specific gravity.  Use the results for determining what type of bow you can make from it.

[1oldbowguy]

Thanks to all, I will get it all sealed up and put aside, got more I can cut so I think I will.

[DanaM]

Flowering Dogwood will make a good bow it also makes good billets for knapping. Don't know about other varieties of dogwood.