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BHTGdogs
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Bow woods in Il?
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January 28, 2009, 10:12:00 PM »
What are some bow woods that grow in Illinois and do you have pix of the trees themselves? Thanks.
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Jeff Strubberg
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Re: Bow woods in Il?
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January 28, 2009, 10:14:00 PM »
Illinois is chock fulla osage orange.
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adeeden
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Re: Bow woods in Il?
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January 28, 2009, 10:19:00 PM »
Osage (Hedge), mullberry and hickory are pretty much everywhere in IL.
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BHTGdogs
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Re: Bow woods in Il?
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January 28, 2009, 10:24:00 PM »
cut some hedge and black walnut today. Am getting some elm ash an hickory friday. I have a place where I can get all the hedge I would ever need I'm very lucky. Also got my eye on a mulberry tree or two lol. Just want to know if there is some wood Im not thinking about.
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Orion
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Re: Bow woods in Il?
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January 28, 2009, 10:45:00 PM »
Probably have black locust. It's related to osage. Easy to work. Makes a good bow.
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shamus
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January 29, 2009, 07:16:00 AM »
osage, mulberry, hickories, oaks, maples, etc.
We have lots of bow woods here.
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Rick Wiltshire
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Get hold of Chuck Jones (Black Rhino bows) he is very familiar with bow woods of Illinois.
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