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Budog56 · « **on:** February 27, 2008, 11:37:00 PM »

There is a chance i can get some basswood for a pretty reasonable price..Has anyone used it for board bows or is it to soft etc?

Jim now in Kentucky · « **Reply #1 on:** February 28, 2008, 12:00:00 AM »

Too soft etc. Think about the old drawing boards and how you could push a tack into them. They were made of basswood.

Nice stuff to carve though.

laddy · « **Reply #2 on:** February 28, 2008, 02:25:00 AM »

there is a wooden shoe factory in our town, they use basswood exclusively for that. There are quite a few growing around here, it is a straight growing tree, bamboo backing? Tempting.

dino · « **Reply #3 on:** February 28, 2008, 07:07:00 AM »

Make some arrow shafts out of it. Works better for that. dino

finger lakes bowhunter · « **Reply #4 on:** February 28, 2008, 08:50:00 AM »

bass wood is only good for carving. I chopped all the basswood trees down on my property to leave more room for the cherries and oaks.

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