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Title: where do get Degaum
Post by: Cody Roiter on November 06, 2008, 09:01:00 PM

Hello Guys, do any of you know where or who has Degaum. thanks
Cody

Title: Re: where do get Degaum
Post by: Pat B on November 06, 2008, 10:41:00 PM

Cody, Are you talking about Digame(lemonwood)?  Pat

Title: Re: where do get Degaum
Post by: Cody Roiter on November 06, 2008, 11:03:00 PM

sorry I forgot to add lemonwood.

Title: Re: where do get Degaum
Post by: Pat B on November 06, 2008, 11:54:00 PM

Sorry Cody, I don't know where to get lemonwood. Have you tried Mike Yancy or Ted Fry?    Pat

Title: Re: where do get Degaum
Post by: Okie 1 on November 07, 2008, 08:08:00 AM

Here's some, but it seems kind of pricey.


 www.constantines.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2871 (http://www.constantines.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2871)

Title: Re: where do get Degaum
Post by: George Tsoukalas on November 07, 2008, 09:21:00 AM

"Degame" id you do a search. Jawge

Title: Re: where do get Degaum
Post by: Cody Roiter on November 07, 2008, 01:58:00 PM

$165 for wood thats to much for me LOL. I will stay with osage then.
Thnaks
Cody

Title: Re: where do get Degaum
Post by: mmgrode on November 09, 2008, 12:25:00 AM

Lemonwood should be pretty reasonable.  Check with your local exotic lumber distributors.  I know woodcraft carries it.  You shouldn't be paying more than around $10/bdft for it.  Matt

Title: Re: where do get Degaum
Post by: Pat B on November 09, 2008, 02:08:00 PM

The problem with getting reasonable lemonwood is that it is indigenous to Cuba (also some Central Am countries) and we have an embargo on Cuba and Cuban products.
   Also, lemonwood is only a fair bow wood compared to osage, yew, mulberry, hickory and others. One reason it was used in the early days is because its growth rings and grain are almost undetectable so staves could be sawn out of the log and they were pretty stable. Lemonwood is somewhat weak compression so most bows took a good bit of set.     Pat

Title: Re: where do get Degaum
Post by: Springbuck on November 24, 2008, 01:35:00 AM

anexotichardwood.com has 3" x 2" x 6' (I think, last time I looked) staves on sale for around 100.00, and you could easily get more than one bow out of them.

  For reasons listed by others, I'd use local woods before lemonwood.  Hickory, for instance, depending on the area of the country you live..

Title: Re: where do get Degaum
Post by: Glenn Newell on November 24, 2008, 03:28:00 AM

I have mae several bows out of lemonwood and they were good bows but if I had access to osage and hickory I wouldn't bother with the lemonwood...Glenn...

Title: Re: where do get Degaum
Post by: Directdrive on November 25, 2008, 02:53:00 PM

Hi:  Go to    www.buildabow.com/billetscores.html (http://www.buildabow.com/billetscores.html)  
They have degame (lemonwood) billets that you can splice together for your bow.  I think they are $35.00 a pair

Hope this helps....:-)