Cutting bow cores!

[SveinD]

I've recently gotten permission to harvest some 4-12" Maple and ash, and possibly Laburnum as well.

In addition to making some staves, I'd also like to make veneers, risers and limb-cores of the trees I get.

However I do not know what makes a peice of wood suitable for use as core-material in a RD longbow!
Do any of you have any pointers for which pieces I should make into cores?

Thanks, SveinD

[BenBow]

Maple is always a good choice. Haven't heard of using ash and I don't know what laburnum is. Good luck

[SveinD]

Laburnum is also known as Gold-Chain, similar characteristics to Yew  

[AZ_Shooter]

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