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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Scallorn on May 09, 2020, 07:33:17 pm

Title: Prickly Ash
Post by: Scallorn on May 09, 2020, 07:33:17 pm

  I live in east texas and I have a ton of prickly ash in my area. It's my understanding that some ash species are great for bows while others are less suited for it. I was just curious if anyone has had any experience with prickly ash. On a side note, because of where I live I also have tons of osage, hickory, elm, oak, and mulberry to name a few. If the prickly ash is going to be a waste of time, I just wont worry with it. Any thoughts?

Title: Re: Prickly Ash
Post by: PatM on May 09, 2020, 08:24:54 pm

Prickly Ash is not an Ash species per se.   

Title: Re: Prickly Ash
Post by: Hawkdancer on May 09, 2020, 11:27:44 pm

Don't know prickly ash, but with all that other good stuff, why bother with it?  Unless of course, you are a masochistic bow maker(aren't we all?) >:D :BB (--) (lol)!
Hawkdancer

Title: Re: Prickly Ash
Post by: Bob Barnes on May 10, 2020, 03:08:21 pm

I never tried to make a bow out of it but have always left a few on my farm... you never know when a good ole' "toothache tree" might come in handy.  Chewing a trig or young bark will numb your mouth...

Title: Re: Prickly Ash
Post by: Hawkdancer on May 10, 2020, 10:42:40 pm

OK!  Time to ask just what the heck is it?  Scientific name, other popular names, etc. never heard of it before!
Hawkdancer

Title: Re: Prickly Ash
Post by: Bob Barnes on May 11, 2020, 07:12:52 am

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis