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Offline Scallorn

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Prickly Ash
« on: May 09, 2020, 07:33:17 pm »
  I live in east texas and I have a ton of prickly ash in my area. It's my understanding that some ash species are great for bows while others are less suited for it. I was just curious if anyone has had any experience with prickly ash. On a side note, because of where I live I also have tons of osage, hickory, elm, oak, and mulberry to name a few. If the prickly ash is going to be a waste of time, I just wont worry with it. Any thoughts?
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Offline PatM

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Re: Prickly Ash
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2020, 08:24:54 pm »
Prickly Ash is not an Ash species per se.   
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: Prickly Ash
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2020, 11:27:44 pm »
Don't know prickly ash, but with all that other good stuff, why bother with it?  Unless of course, you are a masochistic bow maker(aren't we all?) >:D :BB (--) (lol)!
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Offline Bob Barnes

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Re: Prickly Ash
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2020, 03:08:21 pm »
I never tried to make a bow out of it but have always left a few on my farm... you never know when a good ole' "toothache tree" might come in handy.  Chewing a trig or young bark will numb your mouth...
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: Prickly Ash
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2020, 10:42:40 pm »
OK!  Time to ask just what the heck is it?  Scientific name, other popular names, etc. never heard of it before!
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Offline Bob Barnes

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Re: Prickly Ash
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2020, 07:12:52 am »
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
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