holly or rhodedendron

[mox1968]

has any one tried holly or rhodedendron as bow wood there is a lot around where i live with some thick straight sections big enough to try??

[broad_head]

Hi
    A bow making friend of mine has just made a Rhodedendron bow. He seemed to be impressed with the woods
 qualities for bow making. One more wood type to add to my list for future projects!
                                Peter (UK)

[Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive]

I have done holly, acts like a very pliable maple, it works and i made a pretty bow from it but its tough to get any weight from it and not really worth a lot of time.   but give it a try, never hurts to try new things, maybe yours would work better that mine.  just keep it wide and flat and you should be fine

[mox1968]

ok thanks for that will cut some and split it for the moment and see what can be done with it.