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Offline PaulN/KS

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Montana region bow wood..?
« on: May 31, 2017, 08:18:11 pm »
OK, I'd read someplace that some guys in Montana are putting together a bow building weekend get together and that the folks down at the Oklahoma Selfbow Society, founders of Ojam, were helping out with some suitable bow wood. Whilst mentioning this to the wife at supper she wondered what bow woods were available in Montana? All I could think of was juniper but there must be some hardwood varieties . . ?
So what do the intrepid bowyers of Montana, and the region, use for building bows?
 

Offline Onebowonder

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Re: Montana region bow wood..?
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2017, 04:50:42 pm »
Here's an article that might help.

http://www.msuextension.org/gallatin/documents/naturalresourcesdocuments/2B0323.pdf

I saw a few on there that might be bow wood...

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Offline PaulN/KS

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Re: Montana region bow wood..?
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2017, 07:36:51 pm »
Thanks Eric.  :OK

Offline loefflerchuck

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Re: Montana region bow wood..?
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2017, 03:18:23 pm »
Green ash, juniper, chokecherry, serviceberry, wild plum, and yew in the bitterroots to name a few.

Offline JonW

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Re: Montana region bow wood..?
« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2017, 12:51:42 pm »
Paul that's prolly why the Okies are headed there. To bring some yella wood  :D

Offline Tahosa

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Re: Montana region bow wood..?
« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2017, 04:41:53 am »
When and where is the bow building weekend?  I am new and would love to join in on this!

Offline PaulN/KS

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Re: Montana region bow wood..?
« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2017, 11:44:08 am »
^^^
It's called the Montana Selfbow Jamboree and it's that end of June,1st weekend of July in Logan Montana.

Jon, I'd be willin' to swap some yeller wood for some of that yew stuff they got there ...  :)

Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: Montana region bow wood..?
« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2017, 01:07:18 am »
^^^
It's called the Montana Selfbow Jamboree and it's that end of June,1st weekend of July in Logan Montana.

Jon, I'd be willin' to swap some yeller wood for some of that yew stuff they got there ...  :)

Me too!
I heard about this event over in Michigan a when I was at Marshall! So the word is getting around!

Patrick
Once an Eagle Scout, always an Eagle Scout!

Missouri, where all the best wood is! Well maybe not the straightest!

Building a bow has been the most rewarding, peaceful, and frustrating things I have ever made with my own two hands!