Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: butch on June 24, 2007, 01:00:25 am
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first post. does anyone know if redwood 2x2 stave will turnout a bow.
i have 6 pcs 12 feet long . some long clear areas , good grain. maybe
ill use them to practice bandsaw work. getting ready to cut down my
first whitewood staves sunday.
really thank you folks for the help and info.
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Butch, Redwood is quite low in density, and can't handle the strain in dimensions that we normally make bows."Perhaps" a real long 75"+ pyramid style with a light cloth, hide or leather backing. I bet some of the old growth redwoods had the density to make a workable bow, but I haven't seen anything like that since i was a kid, and most of what I see is fat ringed, and more like balsa in elasticity.
You will have much more success with the woods you will be cutting ;D
Rich
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thank you ritch
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Brazilian redwood on the other hand is Bullet wood and it is a super bow wood, both as self bows and hickory/bamboo backed laminates.