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Offline Hillbilly

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Siberian elm?
« on: May 22, 2007, 11:35:17 am »
Is it any good for bow wood? Never used it, but just from observation, it seems kind of weak and brittle compared to other elms. I might have a chance to get some, but don't want to spend the time and work fooling with it if it's marginal wood.
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Siberian elm?
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2007, 12:14:27 pm »

i don't know whether or not it would be any good, but it should be sort of similar to the wood used for the original holmegaard, i guess?!

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Re: Siberian elm?
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2007, 12:36:45 pm »
My boy made a 40# bow out of it.  It grows all over here in central Kansas.  The wood is light is weight and springy.  It is almost impossible to split.  We had to use a chainsaw most of the way on getting it into staves.  The bow he made was a very good shooter!  I ws impressed.  I keep telling myself to make a hunting bow out of it.  Sometimes good things are in our backyard and we keep looking elsewhere.  I would be interested on others experiences and how it compares to slippery elm or red elm.  Coach

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Re: Siberian elm?
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2007, 10:22:41 am »
Siberian elm is considered pretty marginal as bow wood.

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Re: Siberian elm?
« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2007, 05:24:59 pm »
Ive tried it , and I dont like it , stick with any other elm . The reason I say this is it has to have to much mass its very light and not as strong as your other elms.Trapper

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Re: Siberian elm?
« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2007, 06:22:07 pm »
Thanks, that's kind of what I figured.
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