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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: upstatenybowyer on February 10, 2017, 08:10:58 pm

Title: sweet birch (Betula lenta)?
Post by: upstatenybowyer on February 10, 2017, 08:10:58 pm

Got some in my woods. Anyone ever make a bow from it?

Title: Re: sweet birch (Betula lenta)?
Post by: willie on February 10, 2017, 08:20:02 pm

paper birch used here. there was some bows made from back birch last winter that were written up

Title: Re: sweet birch (Betula lenta)?
Post by: Pat B on February 10, 2017, 11:15:45 pm

Sweet birch will make a bow but there are better bow woods.