Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: cadet on October 03, 2015, 11:25:20 pm
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As if I needed another hobby...
Had this (property owner in outback NW NSW where I got it calls it hakea) in the shed for years, and just got around to splitting some to use as tops and legs for little bush stools:
(http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt146/cadet450/IMG_1587_zps3naihxpr.jpg) (http://s606.photobucket.com/user/cadet450/media/IMG_1587_zps3naihxpr.jpg.html)
(http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt146/cadet450/IMG_1588_zps3ac9cs61.jpg) (http://s606.photobucket.com/user/cadet450/media/IMG_1588_zps3ac9cs61.jpg.html)
Have a bit of mulga, bullock bush/inland rosewood and some sheoak too; they'd probably all make lovely knife handles, so there's another skill/hobby to try and master...
Next time I go there, there's a dense mulga forest with a lot of tall and straight (for mulga) trees; I'll cut some for bows. Might be a bit interesting, given that the stuff has a density of about 1050kg/m3 dry, and can fit 200 growth rings into 6 inches...
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For us non-metric people, 1050 kg/m3 is 65.5 lbs/ft3. For comparison, ipe is 69 lbs/ft3 and osage orange is 53 lbs/ft3.
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That sure is extremely nice wood! :)
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That looks VERY hard. Is it brittle and not one to bend?
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Beautiful wood! Bet it would make a pretty handle on a wood lam bow.
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For us non-metric people, 1050 kg/m3 is 65.5 lbs/ft3. For comparison, ipe is 69 lbs/ft3 and osage orange is 53 lbs/ft3.
And water is about 84 lbs per cubic foot, so that helps you figure density of the wood.
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For us non-metric people, 1050 kg/m3 is 65.5 lbs/ft3. For comparison, ipe is 69 lbs/ft3 and osage orange is 53 lbs/ft3.
And water is about 84 lbs per cubic foot, so that helps you figure density of the wood.
Actually, at 80 degrees F, Water is around 62.22 lbs/cubic foot.
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