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Offline Wulomac

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Silver Maple
« on: September 21, 2007, 11:49:00 AM »
I've got a couple good sized limbs from a silver maple tree. Is this good bow stock?
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Offline Beau

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Re: Silver Maple
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2007, 12:31:00 PM »
the ones in my neighbors yard always break limbs off
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Offline John Scifres

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Re: Silver Maple
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2007, 02:05:00 PM »
no
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Offline mmgrode

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Re: Silver Maple
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2007, 01:52:00 AM »
Form what I've heard that would be one of the softer of the maples and thus not so good for bows. They are typically found near water in lowlands around my parts.  Cheers, Matt
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Re: Silver Maple
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2007, 02:00:00 AM »
You want to look for sugar(aka hard ) maple.

Edit: I see your form MI, have you tried to find Hop Hornbeam(iron wood) or Serviceberry(someplaces called saskatoon)? Those are among the best of native northern species of bow woods around .70 sg each.
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