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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: criveraville on April 17, 2011, 05:05:06 pm

Title:  Honduran Mahogany- will it make a decent bow????
Post by: criveraville on April 17, 2011, 05:05:06 pm

I've been given a board of  Honduran Mahogany. Will it make a decent bow????

Title: Re:  Honduran Mahogany- will it make a decent bow????
Post by: JW_Halverson on April 17, 2011, 05:08:40 pm

I know for a fact it will make a BEAUTIFUL BOW.  Now someone else with experience tillering one will have to tell you whether it will shoot worth a darn!  But it will look good.

Title: Re:  Honduran Mahogany- will it make a decent bow????
Post by: toomanyknots on April 17, 2011, 05:20:47 pm

I wonder if mahogany in general il make a bow? A menards just opened up by us, with all kinds of nice straight grained mahogany boards. As well as hickory boards, black walnut boards, and some others. I love that store, :).

Title: Re:  Honduran Mahogany- will it make a decent bow????
Post by: JW_Halverson on April 17, 2011, 05:21:44 pm

Shave big monkeys at Menards!

Title: Re:  Honduran Mahogany- will it make a decent bow????
Post by: ken75 on April 17, 2011, 06:02:33 pm

well im not going to say it wont but ive tried three and they all chrysaled .but then maybe i dont know how to tiller

Title: Re:  Honduran Mahogany- will it make a decent bow????
Post by: Badger on April 17, 2011, 06:37:54 pm

  Both Honduran and santos mahogany are slightly prone to chrsalying. Not true mahaganies. Much heavier denser wood. They will make beautiful bows but tillering nneds to get the whole limb working and must be reallytilleredout well, slight hinges will chrysal. I have had a bout 50/50 luck with it but I never have had the best eye for tiller. Steve