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Ruddy Darter

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Re: Good time to cut wood?
« Reply #45 on: November 12, 2016, 12:40:59 pm »
I'm going to have a go at making some arrow shafts out of the offcuts from the belly and sides of the stave, should make some nice arrows eh?

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Re: Good time to cut wood?
« Reply #46 on: November 12, 2016, 03:05:28 pm »
Definitely!

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Re: Good time to cut wood?
« Reply #47 on: November 12, 2016, 03:11:20 pm »
Thanks for the confirmation WillS, be cool to have bow and arrows from the same tree.  :D

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Re: Good time to cut wood?
« Reply #48 on: November 12, 2016, 05:21:19 pm »
I sold a combo like that recently, a 125lb ash self bow and a set of 6 arrows I made from the same tree.  Something kinda cool about the idea, I thought!  Glad I'm not the only one!

Ruddy Darter

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Re: Good time to cut wood?
« Reply #49 on: November 12, 2016, 05:41:38 pm »
That is cool 8), nice work.
 I'm glad that idea popped into my head before I start hacking away,  I got plenty of time to plan out and remove adequate sections of wood for arrows,  should be fun seeing what I can get.  :)

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Re: Good time to cut wood?
« Reply #50 on: November 13, 2016, 12:14:23 am »
I sold a combo like that recently, a 125lb ash self bow and a set of 6 arrows I made from the same tree.  Something kinda cool about the idea, I thought!  Glad I'm not the only one!

Hi Will
Your not the only one.
Check your subject 'Arrow Weight' 23th August 2013!

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Re: Good time to cut wood?
« Reply #51 on: December 04, 2016, 03:28:11 am »
This is a good thread.  I'll look forward to seeing what you get out of those staves Ruddy.  I would be really nervous about reducing the sapwood on that Yew stave you'll need to be super careful working around those pins right?
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Re: Good time to cut wood?
« Reply #52 on: December 05, 2016, 05:35:10 am »
Also anybody got any good tips for removing the Bark from green Hazel?  ???
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Re: Good time to cut wood?
« Reply #53 on: December 05, 2016, 10:40:26 am »
In summer and spring bark from hazel can be peeled by hand. Now you need a draw knife or regular moderately sharp knife.

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Re: Good time to cut wood?
« Reply #54 on: December 05, 2016, 11:29:39 am »
a little bit of steam or really hot water works wonders on hazel bark

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Re: Good time to cut wood?
« Reply #55 on: December 05, 2016, 12:15:04 pm »
Just leave it on.  No reason to remove it.  The barks helps it season slower without cracking or checking. 

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Re: Good time to cut wood?
« Reply #56 on: December 05, 2016, 12:21:10 pm »
When seasoning a stave? Yes, totally, leave it on!

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Re: Good time to cut wood?
« Reply #57 on: December 05, 2016, 02:01:06 pm »
Cheers fellas. Thanks for the steam/hot water tip. I tried that on elm once with good results I bet it does wonders on thin barked Hazel! :) 
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Re: Good time to cut wood?
« Reply #58 on: December 06, 2016, 08:38:37 pm »
I meant leave it on forever.  No reason to take it off, even on a finished bow.

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Re: Good time to cut wood?
« Reply #59 on: December 08, 2016, 12:42:34 pm »
When we were kids we used to make bows out of a species of Hazel we have here called Beaked Hazel, it's not much more than a shrub.  I made one like what we used to make back then several years ago and left the bark on, it's stuck on real good.  The bow I made was maybe a bit over 1" in diameter but pulled 40# which is strong enough to hunt Deer
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