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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: nidrinr on April 18, 2009, 05:17:00 PM

Title: harvesting
Post by: nidrinr on April 18, 2009, 05:17:00 PM

One of the best parts of bowmaking is walking in the wild searching for good bow wood. Todays goal was laburnum..

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Title: Re: harvesting
Post by: Pat B on April 19, 2009, 12:06:00 AM

Nice Laburnum harvest Daniel. Lots of good character wood there. Looking forward to seeing your finished bows. I have heard Laburnum makes good bows.   Pat

Title: Re: harvesting
Post by: Moen on April 19, 2009, 06:38:00 AM

Nice. I could not resist.. My attempt to make a bow from laburnum. Coming from the same area.
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Title: Re: harvesting
Post by: Roy Steele on April 19, 2009, 01:23:00 PM

I agree when ever i'm in the woods hunting,fishing ,scouting deer and turkeys the list go's on an on.
  I always keep an eye out for bow wood.Lots of time i'll fine a nice tree i'll just keep it in the back of my mine and let it grow untill I need it.Some times I can't wait and have to have it seasoning.Other time i'll just cut the log long spray it with pestside and stand it in a corner out of the sun.
  But yes it's always in the back of my mine.