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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Ncsnipe on October 05, 2010, 10:00:17 pm

Title: Does pear wood work as bow wood?
Post by: Ncsnipe on October 05, 2010, 10:00:17 pm

I was just over at a friends property and saw that one of the pear trees that he does not attend had another pear tree growing beside it. The tree was very straight and about 6 in. across. What do you guys think? Is it bow wood?

Title: Re: Does pear wood work as bow wood?
Post by: ken75 on October 05, 2010, 11:09:20 pm

absolutely , pear is good bow wood , even bradford. cut it bend it and post it

Title: Re: Does pear wood work as bow wood?
Post by: HoBow on October 05, 2010, 11:21:46 pm

Like Ken said...I have some drying now and I've read good things about it ;)

Title: Re: Does pear wood work as bow wood?
Post by: Del the cat on October 06, 2010, 04:24:23 am

Interesting...I used some for the arm of a miniature seige engine once, it snapped clean off first shot on impact with the padded cross member. I then made an Elm arm and it was fine.
Of course there's no impact as such with a bow, but it makes me think it may be a tad brittle.
It's very nice for carving though.
(http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/pp195/Del_the_Cat/seige_engine.jpg)
Del