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4dog
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Re: so..ya got some erc....now what?
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February 09, 2014, 11:08:58 am »
truthfully been lookin at this tree for about 3 months ..just drooling ..got the go ahead on it fri...almost cried...almost. lol
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Pat B
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February 09, 2014, 11:16:40 am »
I still say split it in half and see what's inside before deciding what you are going to make. ERC notoriously has lots of limbs and there might be plenty hidden under the almost perfect looking exterior. I'm just saying...
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4dog
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February 09, 2014, 11:55:42 am »
wasnt ignoring ya patb....will be taking your advise..rest assured...and thanks.
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burn em up chuck
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Re: so..ya got some erc....now what?
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February 09, 2014, 03:50:55 pm »
I'm wondering at what elevation did you cut that tree?
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4dog
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February 09, 2014, 05:20:57 pm »
did what splitting i could with what i had.
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4dog
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February 09, 2014, 05:23:02 pm »
next week ..going to INKs to commandeer his bandsaw..might be able to get 4 maybe 5 staves if im lucky..took pats advice..only 4 little branches inside..yee hawww!!!!
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sweeney3
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February 10, 2014, 11:45:00 am »
66"-74" bendy handle. Rawhide or linen back. 50~ lbs. Better yet... Send that log to me. I love ERC. On balance, it's still my favorite wood. That may be because I am only a fair bowyer and the best way for me to make a pretty bow is to use pretty wood. But that stuff makes a great shooter too.
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ohma2
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February 10, 2014, 12:48:44 pm »
Looks like you got a good piece of cedar I sure do like the aroma off it while working the stuff.
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4dog
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February 11, 2014, 10:25:21 am »
chuck...whats the elevation,, lol,, it was on a slight hill ,,but the flat part of it..im in TEXAS , there aint much "elevation" going on!! wait
.you are serious...gonna have to look it up.
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Ink
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February 11, 2014, 07:41:26 pm »
Erik i think were about 300-350 Feet above sea level
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4dog
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February 11, 2014, 08:29:29 pm »
heck i have enough of a time makin a bow..now i gotta think about elevation too,,, dang...my head hurts..Ink says 300-350 ..will go with that....lol
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DuBois
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February 11, 2014, 09:04:32 pm »
Looks real nice! I would peel the bark off and shellac it if it were me. Looks like you could get some nice bows with perfect sapwood backs. I done that and it worked out well for my wood. Found some knots under the bark that never would have seen otherwise. Marco
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Nashoba
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February 12, 2014, 05:28:21 pm »
I will be watching this. I have four ERC staves that I got in a trade. I haven't started on them yet. Does anyone know how the white sapwood compares to the red heartwood in terms of compression/tension?
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Stringman
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February 12, 2014, 06:46:23 pm »
Man I got a tree just like that down at the end of my lane. I been itchin to put chainsaw to bark on that baby for a few years. This mighta just pushed me over the creek bank!
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