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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Sparrow on May 12, 2008, 12:41:05 am

Title: Yellow Poplar...Bow wood ?
Post by: Sparrow on May 12, 2008, 12:41:05 am

  I used to make stuff out of yellow poplar when I lived in S.Carolina.I loved working with it.It was straight grained and pretty strong,not real dense like oak or hickory though.Anyone ever tried making a bow with it ?  Frank
(P.S. I got a coon hunting story with a yellow poplar in it.)

Title: Re: Yellow Poplar...Bow wood ?
Post by: david w. on May 12, 2008, 12:42:03 am

too soft for a bow wood. dont waste your time but you could make arrows

Title: Re: Yellow Poplar...Bow wood ?
Post by: Badger on May 12, 2008, 01:39:24 am

        This comes up about once a year, not recomended for bow wood but I have made many poplar bows, some of the fastest self bows I have ever seen were made from poplar. It has been know to explode without warning but the last time I checked nearly any wood bow has been known to do that. Steve

Title: Re: Yellow Poplar...Bow wood ?
Post by: deerhunter97370 on May 12, 2008, 02:06:22 am

Try one and back it with rawhide or sinew. Joel

Title: Re: Yellow Poplar...Bow wood ?
Post by: adb on May 12, 2008, 02:25:39 am

Too soft. I wouldn't bother. Makes good arrows, however.

Title: Re: Yellow Poplar...Bow wood ?
Post by: radius on May 12, 2008, 02:36:53 am

i probably wouldn't try it unless i was starving.

Title: Re: Yellow Poplar...Bow wood ?
Post by: Rich Saffold on May 12, 2008, 03:36:22 am

I've seen Steve's Poplar bow shoot, and it's very fast. Poplar is one of these woods where the highly skilled bowyer can make a faster bow out of the right piece then the average bowyer can out of any wood including the bamboo backing.. ;)

Rich

Title: Re: Yellow Poplar...Bow wood ?
Post by: radius on May 12, 2008, 03:54:50 am

well, that's surprising, but hey, live and learn!