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Author Topic: Cutting bow cores!  (Read 133 times)

Offline SveinD

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Cutting bow cores!
« on: September 28, 2010, 05:23:00 PM »
I've recently gotten permission to harvest some 4-12" Maple and ash, and possibly Laburnum as well.

In addition to making some staves, I'd also like to make veneers, risers and limb-cores of the trees I get.

However I do not know what makes a peice of wood suitable for use as core-material in a RD longbow!
Do any of you have any pointers for which pieces I should make into cores?

Thanks, SveinD
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Offline BenBow

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Re: Cutting bow cores!
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2010, 09:48:00 PM »
Maple is always a good choice. Haven't heard of using ash and I don't know what laburnum is. Good luck
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Offline SveinD

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Re: Cutting bow cores!
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2010, 02:08:00 AM »
Laburnum is also known as Gold-Chain, similar characteristics to Yew  :)
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Offline AZ_Shooter

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Re: Cutting bow cores!
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2010, 06:09:00 PM »
You may try posting your question in the The Bowyer's Bench, it may get more responses.

 http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=forum;f=125
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