Hawthorn

[Bowman4269]

One of my buddies used hawthorn for a bow and it turned out pretty nice. Has anyone else used or tryed to use this wood?

[jmjones38]

actually this is my first post here, I've been lurking for a couple of weeks.

I'm a big Hawthorn lover, and I did a search on the word.  One of the moderator guys here-his handle is OldBow did a gorgeous Hawthorn bow and posted it about a year ago. Search on it, and it should be your first hit.

That's the only one I found. I have a good supply of hawthorn here in NE Georgia. I have not yet made a bow, but I'm dying to jump in. I've made walking sticks for some time, and have made some gorgeous ones out of Hawthorn. I have seven or eight staves of it in various stages of drying right now. I know where there's good straight bow waiting on a tree too!

Mark

[OldBow]

OldBow here....
Hawthorn is a member of the rose family which is characterized by tough, springy wood.  It is not as good as osage, of course, but it is common around here and free.
I have a very nice piece I plan to work on this spring.
Here are some pictures of my Fall 2006 hawthorn.

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[mullet]

  Don,That sure is a nice bow.

[jmjones38]

thanks oldbow, hawthorn has something special about it-I love that rich texture and deep coloring. I'm going to get that bow stave tomorrow-I hear it calling!

I haven't made a bow yet, but here's one of my favorite walking sticks I made from a piece of Hawthorn I found laying on the ground under the tree. One of the coolest things about Hawthorn too, is you basically can't kill it. You can cut it back all the way to the ground and it will recover in a year...very hardy. It's widely available around here-I could walk to at least six big patches of it tonight.

 

[Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive]

oooooooooo  i want some.

thats a real nice bow oldbow.

[GregB]

Very nice...both the bow and the walking stick. Really rich color!

[Sidewinder]

Mui Beuno Old bow. I love the walking stick as well. Danny