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Bows / Re: Tillering advice: This thing is kinkier than...
« Last post by bentstick54 on December 22, 2025, 09:51:02 pm »
I’ve built a couple of Crookedsticks before, but nothing like that. Great job of turning that piece of wood in to a working bow. Very impressive.
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Bows / Re: Black locusts bow
« Last post by Pappy on December 22, 2025, 09:47:50 pm »
That’s a beauty Arvin, love to see it up close but can tell it’s a looker. Pappy
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Bows / Re: Black locusts bow
« Last post by bentstick54 on December 22, 2025, 09:44:03 pm »
I agree Arvin. That’s quite a looker. Hope it per as good as it looks. Curious how the mass weight came out?
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Bows / Re: Black locusts bow
« Last post by bjrogg on December 22, 2025, 09:25:09 pm »
Looks great Arvin.

Do you have a full draw?

Bjrogg
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Bows / Re: Black locusts bow
« Last post by Selfbowman on December 22, 2025, 09:05:20 pm »
Very little maybe 1/2”
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Bows / Re: Black locusts bow
« Last post by sleek on December 22, 2025, 08:35:46 pm »
Wow. What an absolute GEM of a bow! How much set returns after unstrung?
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Bows / Re: Black locusts bow
« Last post by Selfbowman on December 22, 2025, 07:06:02 pm »
Well it might not brake a record but it will look good trying. This wood is beautiful wood finished out.
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Bows / Re: Black locusts bow
« Last post by Selfbowman on December 22, 2025, 06:59:19 pm »
Well I can’t get my crono to cooperate. Here is some finished pics. 
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Arrows / Re: Poplar arrows
« Last post by Pat B on December 22, 2025, 06:25:03 pm »
Robert, the only variation in color I've seen is between the sap wood and heart wood. The sapwood is the creamy color and the heart wood is a greenish brown color. I've never seen the black. I have seen poplar boards that were both sap wood and heart wood together.
 I never broke any either. I tried shooting them into rocks, trees, etc but they always held up.
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Arrows / Re: Poplar arrows
« Last post by Robert Pougnier on December 22, 2025, 04:41:12 pm »
Thanks Pat!

I take it you did not break any? Was there much color variation in the ones you had?

I am used to poplar being cream/yellow ish so it was interesting to run into the black stuff. I'd seen blotches on some boards but found one solid 36" 1/2" by 3" piece that was all black. I really like them so far. I'd like to cut them out raw from a tree at some point, on my to do list.
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