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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: butch on June 24, 2007, 01:00:25 am

Title: redwood
Post by: butch on June 24, 2007, 01:00:25 am

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.

Title: Re: redwood
Post by: Rich Saffold on June 24, 2007, 02:22:39 am

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

Title: Re: redwood
Post by: butch on June 24, 2007, 08:15:05 am

thank you  ritch

Title: Re: redwood
Post by: jkekoni on June 24, 2007, 08:11:32 pm

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.