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Title: Montana region bow wood..?
Post by: PaulN/KS on May 31, 2017, 08:18:11 pm

OK, I'd read someplace that some guys in Montana are putting together a bow building weekend get together and that the folks down at the Oklahoma Selfbow Society, founders of Ojam, were helping out with some suitable bow wood. Whilst mentioning this to the wife at supper she wondered what bow woods were available in Montana? All I could think of was juniper but there must be some hardwood varieties . . ?
So what do the intrepid bowyers of Montana, and the region, use for building bows?
 

Title: Re: Montana region bow wood..?
Post by: Onebowonder on June 01, 2017, 04:50:42 pm

Here's an article that might help.

http://www.msuextension.org/gallatin/documents/naturalresourcesdocuments/2B0323.pdf

I saw a few on there that might be bow wood...

OneBow

Title: Re: Montana region bow wood..?
Post by: PaulN/KS on June 01, 2017, 07:36:51 pm

Thanks Eric.  :OK

Title: Re: Montana region bow wood..?
Post by: loefflerchuck on June 02, 2017, 03:18:23 pm

Green ash, juniper, chokecherry, serviceberry, wild plum, and yew in the bitterroots to name a few.

Title: Re: Montana region bow wood..?
Post by: JonW on June 03, 2017, 12:51:42 pm

Paul that's prolly why the Okies are headed there. To bring some yella wood  :D

Title: Re: Montana region bow wood..?
Post by: Tahosa on June 08, 2017, 04:41:53 am

When and where is the bow building weekend?  I am new and would love to join in on this!

Title: Re: Montana region bow wood..?
Post by: PaulN/KS on June 09, 2017, 11:44:08 am

^^^
It's called the Montana Selfbow Jamboree and it's that end of June,1st weekend of July in Logan Montana.

Jon, I'd be willin' to swap some yeller wood for some of that yew stuff they got there ...  :)

Title: Re: Montana region bow wood..?
Post by: lebhuntfish on June 10, 2017, 01:07:18 am

Quote from: PaulN/KS on June 09, 2017, 11:44:08 am

^^^
It's called the Montana Selfbow Jamboree and it's that end of June,1st weekend of July in Logan Montana.

Jon, I'd be willin' to swap some yeller wood for some of that yew stuff they got there ...  :)

Me too!
I heard about this event over in Michigan a when I was at Marshall! So the word is getting around!

Patrick