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Main Discussion Area => HowTo's and Build-a-longs => Topic started by: blacktailcody on February 07, 2014, 08:45:26 pm

Title: Madrone???
Post by: blacktailcody on February 07, 2014, 08:45:26 pm

Anyone ever build a bow out of Madrone? I would love pics if you have. :D
Thanks, Cody

Title: Re: Madrone???
Post by: PrimitiveTim on February 08, 2014, 01:51:46 am

Dang, that's a cool tree!  I just looked it up.  I don't know anything about it being a bow wood but I always get whatever wood I can so I can at least mess with it.  If you have access to it go ahead and grab some and get it curing.

Title: Re: Madrone???
Post by: Peacebow_Coos on February 08, 2014, 04:09:44 pm

I've seen it used as a belly wood if you can get a nice piece.  It usually grows spiral though, you'd have to saw it out most likely.  Real hard dense stuff.

Title: Re: Madrone???
Post by: Mohawk13 on February 12, 2014, 01:26:33 am

Many Groves are also now protected in the PNW, as it has become a biy endangered in some places. There is a guy in Centralia who used to specialize in boards and cuts of Madrone....Something like Hardwood Specialties or something of the like...

Title: Re: Madrone???
Post by: Bryce on February 12, 2014, 05:50:21 pm

Back it.

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Post by: vinemaplebows on March 21, 2014, 07:04:06 pm

Heavy but brittle.

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Post by: bubby on March 21, 2014, 07:22:27 pm

I can get boards at my hard wood guys, never got around to it yet

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Post by: steelslinger on May 09, 2014, 04:16:29 pm

It checks very fast and deep. I gave Gun-Doc a piece last year, if anyone can make a bow out of it he can.

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Post by: Zayn_JK on May 11, 2014, 08:20:37 pm

Its hard, and best used for areas of a bow (Or the entire bow) where you want solidity, but it does crack easily. Also it is a slightly twisted grower, so watch about that.