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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: yazoo on August 06, 2009, 12:45:45 pm

Title: snakey bow wood
Post by: yazoo on August 06, 2009, 12:45:45 pm

my helper with some snakey hickory :o

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Title: Re: snakey bow wood
Post by: Josh on August 06, 2009, 12:56:03 pm

looks nice!  I love snakey wood!

Title: Re: snakey bow wood
Post by: GregB on August 06, 2009, 01:49:50 pm

That's very snakey for hickory!  :)

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Post by: Dano on August 06, 2009, 02:09:51 pm

Cute little helper, nice stave too. ;D

Title: Re: snakey bow wood
Post by: George Tsoukalas on August 06, 2009, 03:09:23 pm

You are a lucky man, yazoo. Brings back memories. One day my daughters were 4 and 8 years old. Then I blinked and they were 27 (almost 28)  and 32.  :) Jawge

Title: Re: snakey bow wood
Post by: xin on August 06, 2009, 04:11:54 pm

Yazoo,  What do those growth rings look like.

Title: Re: snakey bow wood
Post by: yazoo on August 06, 2009, 04:42:56 pm

my helper is my brothers girl,,this hickory has very thick rings close to 1/4in

Title: Re: snakey bow wood
Post by: George Tsoukalas on August 06, 2009, 06:14:55 pm

Then your brother are both lucky men. :)  Jawge

Title: Re: snakey bow wood
Post by: sailordad on August 06, 2009, 07:36:41 pm

very cool stave mike 8)

what do i  got to give ya to talk you out of it? ;)

Title: Re: snakey bow wood
Post by: Timo on August 06, 2009, 07:54:36 pm

Don't see that everyday,Mike?

Title: Re: snakey bow wood
Post by: radius on August 06, 2009, 10:05:12 pm

cool, now chop it in half and make ur helper some bows!

Title: Re: snakey bow wood
Post by: Pat B on August 07, 2009, 12:20:32 am

Nice snakey stave, Mike. I don't think I've ever seen a hickory with that much snake to it.
   8) Post lots of pics of the bow when you're done! ;D

Title: Re: snakey bow wood
Post by: woodstick on August 07, 2009, 11:47:08 pm

snakey hickory. well that is priceless. i like it. would like to see finished bow.

Title: Re: snakey bow wood
Post by: Pappy on August 11, 2009, 11:50:20 am

Sweet ,can't beat that kind of help.I don't believe I have ever seen Hickory that snaky.I have dad some with some small hooks in them but none like that.Pretty cool. :) ;) I would love to get a piece like that,might trade you out of one of them ,one of these days. ;) :)
   Pappy