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Stretch
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I'm a custom furniture maker/wannabe bowyer.
Holly as a bow wood?
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June 11, 2011, 08:08:32 pm »
I cut a small holly tree yesterday (about 7' long and 4" at the narrow end) and was wondering if it's worth keeping as a potential bow or if I should just buck it up and throw it on the wood pile. What say ye experienced bowyers?
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Mark
Lindale, TX
hillbilly61
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Re: Holly as a bow wood?
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June 12, 2011, 10:33:45 am »
TBB4 says the American Holly has a SG of.56 And the European type has a SG of .68 Don't know any other details or characteristics. I would say try it since you already have it cut
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CraigMBeckett
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Re: Holly as a bow wood?
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June 12, 2011, 10:40:42 am »
As hillbilly61 suggests as you have cut it why not try it.
Craig.
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dwardo
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Re: Holly as a bow wood?
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June 12, 2011, 06:41:43 pm »
I have rescued a few staves from tree cutters and all of them had prop twist of about 180deg within a 1 ft section, dont mind steaming a bit out but they were all awful.
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Stretch
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Re: Holly as a bow wood?
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June 12, 2011, 06:53:36 pm »
Allright. I'll let it cure for a while and then see how it goes. If worst comes to worst it'll burn as well shaped like a bow as it will shaped like a log.
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Lindale, TX
sucra
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http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,22790.0.html
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