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Title: Bow woods in Il?
Post by: BHTGdogs on January 28, 2009, 10:12:00 PM

What are some bow woods that grow in Illinois and do you have pix of the trees themselves? Thanks.

Title: Re: Bow woods in Il?
Post by: Jeff Strubberg on January 28, 2009, 10:14:00 PM

Illinois is chock fulla osage orange.

Title: Re: Bow woods in Il?
Post by: adeeden on January 28, 2009, 10:19:00 PM

Osage (Hedge), mullberry and hickory are pretty much everywhere in IL.

Title: Re: Bow woods in Il?
Post by: BHTGdogs on January 28, 2009, 10:24:00 PM

cut some hedge and black walnut today. Am getting some elm ash an hickory friday. I have a place where I can get all the hedge I would ever need I'm very lucky. Also got my eye on a mulberry tree or two lol. Just want to know if there is some wood Im not thinking about.

Title: Re: Bow woods in Il?
Post by: Orion on January 28, 2009, 10:45:00 PM

Probably have black locust. It's related to osage. Easy to work. Makes a good bow.

Title: Re: Bow woods in Il?
Post by: shamus on January 29, 2009, 07:16:00 AM

osage, mulberry, hickories, oaks, maples, etc.

We have lots of bow woods here.

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Gs1SWWY8pDY/SCma7eHSa5I/AAAAAAAABBE/VxY3RHU_WlE/s400/osage+tree.JPG)

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Gs1SWWY8pDY/SCmbF-HSa6I/AAAAAAAABBM/vgu2LVyDQrU/s400/osage3.jpg)

Title: Re: Bow woods in Il?
Post by: Rick Wiltshire on January 29, 2009, 08:55:00 AM

Get hold of Chuck Jones (Black Rhino bows) he is very familiar with bow woods of Illinois.

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