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Title: Eastern Red Cedar Stave
Post by: Deer Slayr on June 30, 2009, 09:27:00 PM

What do Y'all think is it worth fooling with for a bow? Or is it better used as limb tips and other stuff?

  (http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t104/brando60/IMG_1821.jpg)

Title: Re: Eastern Red Cedar Stave
Post by: tim roberts on June 30, 2009, 09:31:00 PM

Saw a Yew Stave that looked something like that this last weekend, another suggestion might be cutting lams out of it and maqke a lam bow out of the wood?

Title: Re: Eastern Red Cedar Stave
Post by: Pat B on June 30, 2009, 10:43:00 PM

ERC is too soft for overlays.    That stave will make a bow though.

Title: Re: Eastern Red Cedar Stave
Post by: Deer Slayr on June 30, 2009, 10:47:00 PM

Thanks Pat. I'll chase a ring tomorrow. We'll see how it goes. Thanks Brandon

Title: Re: Eastern Red Cedar Stave
Post by: Diamondback59 on July 01, 2009, 10:48:00 AM

THATS LOOKS LIKE A NICE STAVE MAKE A BOW  I LOVE WORKIN THE CEADER STAVES  LEAVE THE WHIT SAP ON DONT CHASE A RING   BROCK

Title: Re: Eastern Red Cedar Stave
Post by: Deer Slayr on July 01, 2009, 12:25:00 PM

I don't need to chase a ring on it???

Title: Re: Eastern Red Cedar Stave
Post by: Jesse Peltan on July 01, 2009, 12:27:00 PM

I think you do need to chase a ring but I don't know for sure.

Title: Re: Eastern Red Cedar Stave
Post by: Pat B on July 01, 2009, 12:47:00 PM

ERC sapwood will make a good bow by itself. I saw an ERC ELB style bow that shot like a rocket a few years ago.

Title: Re: Eastern Red Cedar Stave
Post by: Dano on July 01, 2009, 01:40:00 PM

From what I can see of the sapwood in the picture, I would just clean up the back with a scraper, and build a bow.

Title: Re: Eastern Red Cedar Stave
Post by: Jesse Peltan on July 01, 2009, 05:20:00 PM

I think you should use the sapwood and make it like an english yew longbow.

Title: Re: Eastern Red Cedar Stave
Post by: Clay Hayes on July 01, 2009, 07:04:00 PM

I'd think about backing it with rawhide or sinew.  Eastern Red Cedar makes a nice, light, and snappy bow.  The thing with cedar is it doesn't give you any warning before it explodes into a dozen pieces!

ch

Title: Re: Eastern Red Cedar Stave
Post by: Diamondback59 on July 02, 2009, 12:14:00 AM

deer slayer  clay is correct,, i do bulid some erc boiws every now and then and i like to back them with deer rawhide with erc better safe than sorry  brock

Title: Re: Eastern Red Cedar Stave
Post by: Deer Slayr on July 02, 2009, 12:36:00 AM

Thanks Guys. I am just going to leave the sapwood on and just make a regular bow with this one. I have another bigger ERC tree at my range that I will probably get. Thanks Brandon

Title: Re: Eastern Red Cedar Stave
Post by: Jesse Peltan on July 09, 2009, 01:07:00 AM

How is the bow going?

Title: Re: Eastern Red Cedar Stave
Post by: ole yeller dust on July 09, 2009, 09:09:00 AM

red cedar is a heart breaker.