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Offline luke the drifter

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sycamore
« on: June 21, 2009, 04:23:04 pm »
anyone out there ever worked with sycamore when building bows?  what can you tell me about its use?
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Offline loefflerchuck

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Re: sycamore
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2009, 02:10:44 am »
 In all my research I have never heard of the California Sycamore being used by any tribe on the west coast, except  much further north in alaska it was noted to be the best wood they had and because of this hard to come by
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Offline loefflerchuck

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Re: sycamore
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2009, 02:15:35 am »
 I am not sure what kind of sycamore that is up there by the way
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Offline DanaM

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Re: sycamore
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2009, 08:36:21 am »
PM El Destructo I know he has made bows from it :)
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