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Title: honey locust?
Post by: Lemont on January 12, 2009, 11:00:00 AM

any reason u cant use honey locust for a r/d longbow of 60" ntn? or does it need be laminated with other woods to be strong eneough?

Title: Re: honey locust?
Post by: Pat B on January 12, 2009, 11:08:00 AM

Honey locust is strong enough for a self bow. I've never used it but plenty of others have.    Pat

Title: Re: honey locust?
Post by: Lemont on January 12, 2009, 11:48:00 AM

i forgot to add this is going to be a glass laminated bow riser

Title: Re: honey locust?
Post by: Pat B on January 12, 2009, 03:46:00 PM

Someone else will have to answer that for you.     Pat

Title: Re: honey locust?
Post by: Lemont on January 12, 2009, 07:49:00 PM

thanks pat sorry i didnt specify that small fact to start with

Title: Re: honey locust?
Post by: kennym on January 12, 2009, 09:18:00 PM

It compares well to say...walnut which I like in limbs. Check it out here....

 http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/TechSheets/HardwoodNA/hardcommon.html

Title: Re: honey locust?
Post by: talkingcabbage on January 12, 2009, 09:45:00 PM

I haven't used it as a self bow (yet) but I have as a board bow with an 1/8" hickory backing.  It works great.  Took my first deer with it (and a squirrel) this past fall.  

Joe

Title: Re: honey locust?
Post by: Lemont on January 13, 2009, 09:32:00 PM

thanks Kenny so i assume by this it will work just fine then

Title: Re: honey locust?
Post by: kennym on January 13, 2009, 09:50:00 PM

I've got one in the works for a bud,I'll let you all know in about a month! LOL I have sold several sets of lams in honey locust,but haven't seen any of the results yet.
If I remember right, it is close to hard maple in shear strength,I'd think it would be good.

Title: Re: honey locust?
Post by: Diamondback59 on January 15, 2009, 01:07:00 PM

honey locust make s great lams ! butiful to look at and iv never had a plm with them  brock