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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Brian Krebs on February 06, 2008, 12:05:00 PM
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forgewood ? I have never heard anyone say to hunt over in the forgewood forest.
Laminated birch? is that birch that has been glued together or compressed or something?
:confused:
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Hmmm, to me, forgewood is a trade mark for a pressed wood composite shaft. Maybe talking about a spot in Alaska where the shaft was developed.???
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Ha! Ha!, I see you peeking out from behind those forgewood trees! LOL!
Cupressaceae Compressium Lawsonea, I think is the Latin name-or something.
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Forgewood, Bill Sweetland built mechenery that compressed a 2" block( i think ) of po cedar into an arrow shaft, IMO some of the best shaft ever produced, no longer in production, altho i thank someone was producing a lesser version of them.
laminated birch is just that, birch veneer lamated to a thickness to make a shaft out of. not bad i hear but never tryed one
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http://www.alaskafrontierarchery.com/Bill%20Sweetland%20Story.html
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Very cool article,thanks!
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Great article George! Thanks for sharing it.
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Thanks for posting the link George. I read the article when it ame out. I'm always relieved when almost-right rumors get polished down to the facts.
I grew up near Eugene. Ore. and totally missed my opportunity to meet Bill and see his work.
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Oops. It was a later article I read. Rest of my post is accurate.
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Neat article George, thanks for posting it. Man, I wish a dozen hardwood shafts were still $10! Too bad they no longer make these.
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Well. That explains a lot :)
Thanks; now I am ederkated !
I find it interesting that with all the arrow information coming from Dr Ashby - forgewood apparently was something that we can reach back through time and grab ahold of for use now.
It looks like Hickory and laminated birch ~should~ be getting an increasing amount of our attentions.
Its getting mine.... :archer: