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Title: catawba tree wood ????????????????
Post by: Mad Max on April 12, 2016, 05:29:00 PM

Is catawba wood any good for risers or lams?

This is the tree you get worms from, for cat fishing

can't seem to find any Info.

Title: Re: catawba tree wood ????????????????
Post by: peanut39350 on April 12, 2016, 10:31:00 PM

Never used it before ran a search on the internet and from what i could find is it is a soft wood but looking at the pictures i found it might look good as some veneers

Title: Re: catawba tree wood ????????????????
Post by: rainman on April 13, 2016, 05:38:00 AM

I would say it would be to light.  Woodworkers use it for carving.