Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bubby on October 16, 2013, 02:46:34 pm
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I cut this out hunting down by a creek, leaves looked like maple, question is mountain maple or vine maple, i'm crappy on tree id, bub(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/ishi%20book/101_4373_zpsd66d0bf2.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/ishi%20book/101_4373_zpsd66d0bf2.jpg.html)
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By looking at the bark Bub, maple yes, but need the leaves if any and/or the seed pods for proper id.
Here is the link for TRee ID hope this helps.......
http://www.nwplants.com/business/catalog/listscientificTindex.html
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Don't look like Vine Maple. Ed
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this was some smaller stuff, i'll see if I have any pics of the leaves in the first pic, I cut a pc for a walking stick from this , thanks for the link bow101, first pic was mountain maple(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/ishi%20book/101_4367_zps5f9e0ed1.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/ishi%20book/101_4367_zps5f9e0ed1.jpg.html)
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Keep in mind Ive only seen pics, but I say vine maple by looking at the color of those trunks.
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bark is completely identical to the moutain Maple I have cut... I mean identical
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That's big-leaf maple. Not particularly great bow wood.
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UserNameTaken has this one right for sure, based on the leaves. Wood I've seen is very light-weight, does grow nice and straight though!
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the pic of the leaves was a different leave than the leaves on the trunks, i'll dry it and see what the heck I can get
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Big leaf maple has(surprisingly) big leaves. 8" and larger.
Rocky Mtn Maple(Douglas maple) has 3-4" leaves that are the same shape as BL but have raggy edges.
Vine maple leaves are about the same size as Doug maple but they have more lobes.
Don
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for the size those trunks are fairly heavy
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Some links
Doug Maple http://www.nwplants.com/business/catalog/ace_gla.html
Vine maple http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Acer%20circinatum
Big leaf http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Acer%20macrophyllum
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It looks like the mountain maple I cut in Or. And no, I didn't ID it. As most of you know, tree ID is not a strong suit for me. I haven't tried it yet, so I'm not gonna be much help. Josh
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for the size those trunks are fairly heavy
They hold lots of water
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thank's Don, from the three choices the leaves mostly resembled mountain maple, i'll make with these and see what I can get
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That sir is big leaf maple......it's worthless :-\
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well worthless of not its cut, heck if you can make a bow out of poplar ::) :laugh:
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well worthless of not its cut, heck if you can make a bow out of poplar ::) :laugh:
Lol good point
Lumberize it. Good core material
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That sir is big leaf maple......it's worthless :-\
Well..there you go Bub, straight from the guy that id'd my mountain maple. Lol! Josh
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;D
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I made a bow out of big leaf maple once. It was huge :o And still didn't draw over 30# :D :D
But the bark is some pretty dang cool stuff. You can case-skin it and make sweet quivers from it.
Gabe
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That's a strong statement Bryce, bigleaf maple in a pyramid flat bow makes a good bow.
VMB
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not sure either way, but I have made a big leaf maple bow that was super over-stressed, chrysals everywhere, wrong design and it's still shooting. I'm confident if I would have made it longer it would have made a fine bow, probably not top shelf, but maybe middle
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Good idea Gabe I might try that, vmb that would have been my style of choice, Bub
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Bubby,
68-72 long is what I would go for... ;)
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+1 VMB.
It'll make a bow, just probably not your best. Keep looking and you'll fine another, better tree while you're working on this one and have a project to move on to when it's done.