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Author Topic: Top 5 Strongest Riser Timber  (Read 649 times)

Offline DWT

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Re: Top 5 Strongest Riser Timber
« Reply #20 on: April 01, 2012, 08:26:00 AM »
I wonder if Mopane (sp ?) has ever been used for a bow, Read a story once about a professional hunter that was stranded in the bush after breaking a drive shaft. He fashioned one out of Mopane and it allowed him to drve the 60 miles or so to the hunting camp, it must be pretty strong to use as a driveshafdt for a landcruiser.

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Re: Top 5 Strongest Riser Timber
« Reply #21 on: April 01, 2012, 10:05:00 AM »
How about cocobolo? I see alot of bows made from it.
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Re: Top 5 Strongest Riser Timber
« Reply #22 on: April 01, 2012, 05:41:00 PM »
What about hickory or ash?
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Re: Top 5 Strongest Riser Timber
« Reply #23 on: April 02, 2012, 04:31:00 AM »
How do wenge & bacote rate?

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Re: Top 5 Strongest Riser Timber
« Reply #24 on: April 02, 2012, 04:31:00 AM »
How do wenge & bacote rate?

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Re: Top 5 Strongest Riser Timber
« Reply #25 on: April 02, 2012, 08:40:00 AM »
And osage as a riser wood?

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Re: Top 5 Strongest Riser Timber
« Reply #26 on: April 02, 2012, 11:48:00 AM »
Havnt used it yet but I have some 8 year old rough cut cocobolo boards.. I cut into one and sliced off a thin piece, it is very stiff and strong.. Checked the MC last night, its good to go..

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Re: Top 5 Strongest Riser Timber
« Reply #27 on: April 02, 2012, 12:05:00 PM »
I think that Black Widow's "Ironwood" is what we locally call "Hophornbeam" -- Ipe comes from South America I think.

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Re: Top 5 Strongest Riser Timber
« Reply #28 on: April 02, 2012, 12:35:00 PM »
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Originally posted by owlbait:
What about hickory or ash?
Hickory is exceptionally strong.
Density only tells part of the story of a woods strength.
 A fiber structure and its elasticity play very big roles in a woods strength. Few woods can out perform hickory if you use air dried material.

Pecan is classified with/same as hickory when it is graded and can be very attractive, often with black/brown flecks in the wood that really can be beautiful.


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Re: Top 5 Strongest Riser Timber
« Reply #29 on: April 02, 2012, 02:59:00 PM »
Bacote andWenge are very good riser woods. for various reasons I would not grade either in the top 5 although bacote would ve very close.
However all of this is subjective and speaks more to personal taste and experiences with various woods. The best woods in strength are probably not the most desireable beauty wise ect.

The strongest riser wood is probably phenolic.

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