Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bonater on April 02, 2008, 04:08:51 pm
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I just started working on a mulberry stave, but I have never worked with mulberry before. I have removed most of the sapwood and I am trying to chase a growth ring. I know what I am looking for on osage, I am a little confused with the mulberry. I am looking for early and late growth like I do on osage, but which is which on mulberry if there is such a distinction?
Nate
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The first layer under the Sapwood should be the last Latewood ring ::)
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It looks very similar to osage. The early ring is crumbly just like osage and usually mulberry late rings are thicker than the average osage late ring. Pat
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Like Pat said, works just like osage but a lot easier.
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i just finished a 62#@28 maulberry my 3 rd one i relley like the wood but what i did is i left about 1 /16 sap on it and made it 25% wider than i normally do after i finished it i toasted the belly and snake skin backed it work it about the same as osage but then maybe a lil like yew with the sap haha im gonna make another soon will see if i can fig out how to post some pice of it good luck and have fun !
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It has been a couple years since I worked with red mulberry. The wood I used had really wide thick rings. I just found a good ring close to the sapwood (not the thickest) and used it for my back. The wood is quite a bit softer and lighter than osage and works very easily. The late growth tends to be pretty powdery and porous, makes a great bow though. Good luck!