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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: PEARL DRUMS on October 14, 2012, 11:11:10 am

Title: Premium HHB
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on October 14, 2012, 11:11:10 am

I found a grove of HHB trees that are as good as I believe HHB gets. They live on my aunts place in abundance. I was walking back to my truck Saturday morning and decided to snap a few pics, the bow is 64" long for perspective. These are just a few of many like them. I got lazy and didnt cut this fall. I will have to wait now.

Title: Re: Premium HHB
Post by: dwardo on October 14, 2012, 11:13:22 am

Its got everything that  8)

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Post by: osage outlaw on October 14, 2012, 11:21:35 am

Those look great.  I wish I had a few growing on my place.  Make sure to post some pictures when you harvest those bad boys

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Post by: Carson (CMB) on October 14, 2012, 11:55:18 am

That looks real nice.

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Post by: soy on October 14, 2012, 01:08:32 pm

Yes it is!

Title: Re: Premium HHB
Post by: lesken2011 on October 14, 2012, 01:16:19 pm

Not sure we have that down here. It is kinda like hickory....right?

Title: Re: Premium HHB
Post by: Pat B on October 14, 2012, 01:18:12 pm

Looks like some good, straight grained HHB Pearlie. I think you are set for life with the HHB unless you tick off your aunt.  ;)  Best be nice to her.

Title: Re: Premium HHB
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on October 14, 2012, 03:33:05 pm

Quote from: lesken2011 on October 14, 2012, 01:16:19 pm

Not sure we have that down here. It is kinda like hickory....right?

Kind of, but not really. Its more like a beech tree that thinks its osage. Its easily my second to osage. Its takes very little to make a bow and is strong in tension and compression, and isnt effected by humidity too bad.

Title: Re: Premium HHB
Post by: coaster500 on October 14, 2012, 03:53:48 pm

Sweet!!  might have to trade around for a piece some day :)

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Post by: blackhawk on October 14, 2012, 04:38:04 pm

Looks good pal..me likey,  n me better be getting some of that >:D

Title: Re: Premium HHB
Post by: Marc St Louis on October 15, 2012, 06:04:48 pm

Those are great looking trees.  I've found a number of place that had groves of HHB like that and was able to harvest many nice trees but the percentage of good straight grain trees was probably less than 5%, all the others had too much twist.  That first photo looks like a humdinger of a tree but from looking at the picture I do believe that it has a fair bit of right hand twist.  Still, if handled properly you could still make use of the wood to make many nice bows

Title: Re: Premium HHB
Post by: sleek on October 15, 2012, 06:26:20 pm

So, why do you have to wit to cut them?

Title: Re: Premium HHB
Post by: DQ on October 15, 2012, 06:29:45 pm

I have a sharp chain on my saw, PEARLY.  Just let me know when we are going to cut them.  Don't worry, I'll split my own log.  ;)

Title: Re: Premium HHB
Post by: Dean Marlow on October 15, 2012, 07:45:16 pm

 That is some darn good looking HHB trees. Mine around here never get that big around. 4 or 5" across is a big HHB tree around here. One of my top whitewood trees. They do make  great bows if you can get one to split halfway straight for you. Dean