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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: mulberry on October 13, 2015, 12:16:02 pm

Title: Thick growth rings!
Post by: mulberry on October 13, 2015, 12:16:02 pm

The mulberry I just cut down is 11 yrs old and has 3/4" growth rings on one side of it. It is a 10" diameter log at the base and will have some character staves in it. Are the rings too thick? Will have a pic after the glue dries and.i figure out how to post pics.

Title: Re: Thick growth rings!
Post by: M-P on October 13, 2015, 12:25:36 pm

I have the belief that wide growth rings = stronger wood (in ring porous woods like mulberry).  So the rings can't be too wide.

Title: Re: Thick growth rings!
Post by: mulberry on October 13, 2015, 12:58:27 pm

Ring and half per inch in some areas, 3 rings in others. Log tapers to 7" on the skinny side and has 3 to 4 rings per inch. It's 67 inches long and I'm dying to smash a wedge in it! Also salvaged a nice 44" section that is 3 to 4 rings per in also.

Title: Re: Thick growth rings!
Post by: Pat B on October 13, 2015, 02:03:10 pm

Mulberry typically has wide growth rings.

Title: Re: Thick growth rings!
Post by: bowandarrow473 on October 13, 2015, 08:36:18 pm

On hardwoods, the larger the late growth the better.mulberry typically has large growth rings as well. Sounds like you have good wood, get choppin! :)

Title: Re: Thick growth rings!
Post by: Joec123able on October 14, 2015, 03:28:44 am

Normal for mulberry  8)

Title: Re: Thick growth rings!
Post by: Pappy on October 14, 2015, 04:16:19 am

The last Mullberry bow I built only had 1 growth ring in the entire limb except right out of the fads, worked fine. Pretty normal from the ones I have seen. :)
   Pappy