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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: karaterick on March 19, 2013, 11:21:39 am

Title: Wood Identification Help Please
Post by: karaterick on March 19, 2013, 11:21:39 am

 Can anyone tell me what kind of wood this is? If you know, can you tell me if it's any good for making a bow?

 Thanks

Title: Re: Wood Identification Help Please
Post by: Pappy on March 19, 2013, 11:41:29 am

Looks like a young Poplar to me,if  so No. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Wood Identification Help Please
Post by: karaterick on March 19, 2013, 12:06:51 pm

That's what I was afraid of. I should have left it on the side of the road where I found it. Thanks though!!

Title: Re: Wood Identification Help Please
Post by: autologus on March 19, 2013, 12:25:03 pm

That is what it looks like to me as well.

Grady

Title: Re: Wood Identification Help Please
Post by: Ringeck85 on March 19, 2013, 02:18:29 pm

Well if not a bow, poplar makes good arrow shafts if you have the equipment to make those out of a thin log like that.

Title: Re: Wood Identification Help Please
Post by: DarkSoul on March 19, 2013, 03:00:41 pm

Regardless of the woos species, a piece of wood with that many knots will not make a reasonable bow. Be more critical with wood selection; knots are difficult to deal with, especially when you are a beginner and the knots are that big and plentiful.

Title: Re: Wood Identification Help Please
Post by: simson on March 19, 2013, 06:18:22 pm

Yes I'm with Dark Soul. Make it easy - choose a good stave!