I'm interseted in building a couple bows from Choke Cherry and Black Locust but I've never worked with either type. I could use some help, like what weight of bow would they make, length, width ect.?
Any help would be appreciated.
Don't know anything about choke cherry, but black locust makes a nice self bow. I believe it's a member of the osage family, or is it vice versa. Anyway, it's physically lighter but has a fair amount of snap to it, and easier to work than osage. Makes a good bow.
Locust should be made wider than osage to achieve the same weight. It's not related to osage though.