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Title: Why i cut whitewoods in early Summer
Post by: TradBowyer on June 01, 2018, 02:45:23 PM

For those of you who wonder why we like to cut whitewoods in the late spring/early summer, well...heres why :archer:

https://youtu.be/AH9pN-wxcS8

Title: Re: Why i cut whitewoods in early Summer
Post by: Forwardhandle on June 01, 2018, 03:45:44 PM

Nice vid I'm with you I only cut white woods in the summer the last winter cut hickory I had, I ended up making lams out of after trying to debark it , summer cut hickory debarks just like your vid !

Title: Re: Why i cut whitewoods in early Summer
Post by: BMorv on June 01, 2018, 03:53:32 PM

Yes it debarks easily but watch because some woods will surface check on the back if you don't seal that too.  Like this live oak I cut last week...

Title: Re: Why i cut whitewoods in early Summer
Post by: Bowjunkie on June 01, 2018, 03:54:04 PM

Sometimes you don't have a choice though. I've had to save whitewoods from loggers, firewood choppers, urban sprawl and such after the sap was down. No biggie. Still definitely worth fetchin.

Title: Re: Why i cut whitewoods in early Summer
Post by: Bowjunkie on June 01, 2018, 03:55:51 PM

I've had hickory staves check on the back after removing the bark when it came off in one big piece.

Title: Re: Why i cut whitewoods in early Summer
Post by: Roy from Pa on June 01, 2018, 04:39:12 PM

Sure Tim, I'll take a stave from that..   :thumbsup: :biglaugh:

Nice video..

Title: Re: Why i cut whitewoods in early Summer
Post by: TradBowyer on June 01, 2018, 04:44:12 PM

roy, if your serious...take your pick [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]

Title: Re: Why i cut whitewoods in early Summer
Post by: TradBowyer on June 01, 2018, 05:07:23 PM

duplicate

Title: Re: Why i cut whitewoods in early Summer
Post by: George Tsoukalas on June 01, 2018, 09:15:24 PM

Very nice. Jawge

Title: Re: Why i cut whitewoods in early Summer
Post by: Roy from Pa on June 02, 2018, 06:07:34 AM

Thanks Tim.

This one if it's ok with you?

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Title: Re: Why i cut whitewoods in early Summer
Post by: Possum Head on June 03, 2018, 10:19:31 PM

In your video you mentioned Maple as one of the Whitewoods you cut. Maples are abundant hear in the Mississippi coastal region but we mostly have Red and some silver maples. do you know if these species are suitable?

Title: Re: Why i cut whitewoods in early Summer
Post by: TradBowyer on June 03, 2018, 10:37:12 PM

Possum,
there are hard maples and soft maples. Hard maple is basically sugar maples which is a more popular bow wood than the soft maples. I've never made a maple self bow so I can't really say with any type of certainty but I've read that bowyers suggest staying away from the soft maples. Hopefully someone with more knowledge of maple self bows will chime in. Built a lot of glass bows using hard maple which has been a standard since Mr. Bear started the mass production glass bow concept.

Title: Re: Why i cut whitewoods in early Summer
Post by: YosemiteSam on June 07, 2018, 03:36:58 PM

Hmm...  Makes me think about the dogwoods I've seen up in the middle elevations...

Title: Re: Why i cut whitewoods in early Summer
Post by: Possum Head on June 10, 2018, 09:25:16 PM

Thanks that's what I thought and our types are soft, much like Poplar.