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Offline hawksnest88

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Elm & Hickory PICTURES
« on: June 17, 2008, 02:55:38 pm »
Yesterday Chessieboy and I cut an Elm & a Shag Bark hickory  to split for bow wood to use later when dry.  Chessieboy did most of the cutting and splitting, but I did watch.  ;D  We cut them on my property, and there are lots more if any of you guys live close to Shermans Dale, PA.  They split fine, the Elm is a little tougher, and the bark came off for the most part in one big piece. We split 5 logs yesterday, and there are 3-4 more to do yet. They are beautiful staves and each should make two bows.  Bill G.

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Offline Ryano

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Re: Elm & Hickory PICTURES
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2008, 03:19:05 pm »
Nice haul ! I'm not familar with Shermans Dale, PA What are you close to? I live in the north west corner of the state about 30 miles south of lake Erie. If your not to far we should get together sometime.
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Offline cowboy

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Re: Elm & Hickory PICTURES
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2008, 03:29:45 pm »
Nice haul! Hope ya'll sealed all that up good, back and ends. Probably not as dry as TX but only takes a few minutes to start checking down here :P.
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Offline Ryano

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Re: Elm & Hickory PICTURES
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2008, 03:36:46 pm »
Yes, Paul makes a good point. Make sure you seal the ends with something. No need to seal the back on hickory and elm though, at least not here.
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Offline huntertrapper

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Re: Elm & Hickory PICTURES
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2008, 03:50:16 pm »
shermans dale aint far from me hawksnest, i think my dads friends live there...
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Offline hawksnest88

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Re: Elm & Hickory PICTURES
« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2008, 04:58:34 pm »
Ryano, Shermans Dale is 12 miles north of Carlisle, and 20 miles west of Harrisburg, in SC PA.  We have about 4 or 5 self bowyers close around here.  We build and shoot, hickory & osage, selfbows, board bows, BBO, BBH, hickory backed IPE, glam, and all sorts of bows.
Huntertrapper, PM me and I'll give ya particulars to my place.  Bill

PS  Yes, I sealed the ends.  BG
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Offline snedeker

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Re: Elm & Hickory PICTURES
« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2008, 05:48:39 pm »
I know Shermans Dale.  Did some archy surveys for three bridges along Shermans Creek a few years ago.  Thats nice country around there. A little more rugged terrain than a lot of central pa.

Dave
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Offline hawksnest88

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Re: Elm & Hickory PICTURES
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2008, 01:57:04 pm »
Quote from: snedeker on June 17, 2008, 05:48:39 pm
I know Shermans Dale.  Did some archy surveys for three bridges along Shermans Creek a few years ago.  Thats nice country around there. A little more rugged terrain than a lot of central pa.

Dave

They built two new ones last year, and are building 3 more this year, all over Shermans Creek. I border 3/4 mile of the Creek.  Bill
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Offline HFD60

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Re: Elm & Hickory PICTURES
« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2008, 04:03:31 pm »
Hey Hawksnest.....I'm just outside of Harrisburg ( Piketown) and would like to meet up with some one thats into building bows....I've been tinking of trying one but not sure where to start...would really appreciate any help ;)

Rich
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Offline OldBow

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Re: Elm & Hickory PICTURES
« Reply #9 on: June 24, 2008, 12:00:58 pm »
ENVY! :P
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Offline RAU

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Re: Elm & Hickory PICTURES
« Reply #10 on: June 25, 2008, 11:48:07 am »
I know shermansdale too. I lived in Loysville for a year or so. Ive since moved back closer to home in Exeter Township, luzerne co,Pa(about 10 miles north of Wilkes-Barre. Any of you Pa. guys know where I can cut some osage? I know where theres some in lebabon co. but its along a railroad right of way and I dont want to get in trouble w/ the railroad. I know ive seen some in adams and franklin county but it was on private land and at the time i didnt have time to track down the landowner and ask permission to cut. Its a 2+ hour drive down to the dauphin,perry,adams county area but id gladly make the trip to cut some osage. Theres none I can find around here.  Any help from any of you Pennsylvani guys would be greatly appreciated.

Don
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Offline hawksnest88

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Re: Elm & Hickory PICTURES
« Reply #11 on: June 25, 2008, 06:33:51 pm »
RAU, we cut a few osage trees last fall in Cumberland county. osage is much harder to find around here than hickory & elm which are all over my property. The osage we cut was on private property, but a friend of mine ( Chessieboy) got permission to cut some.
HFD60, I sent you an email with my numbers.  Bill
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Offline The Burnt Hill Archer

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Re: Elm & Hickory PICTURES
« Reply #12 on: June 26, 2008, 05:35:56 am »
I live in potter county up on the Ny/Pa border and the only osage ive ever seen here was in a fence row. i went back a couple weeks later to see if i could cut it, and the farmer "expanded" his field, and burned everything in the fence row in the process. :'(
totally ruined my week!

Phil
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