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Bows / Re: Hawthorn bow
« Last post by Pappy on June 25, 2025, 09:34:54 am »
Thanks guys, Stuckinthemud I am not sure if it is the same, this came from Ill. I think it will hold up Steve, very light in phy. weight and really springy. Not sure on the speed but seems very fast and good cast with a 500 grain arrow. Like I said reminds me a lot like Yew.
 Pappy
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Bows / Re: Woods superior to osage
« Last post by organic_archer on June 25, 2025, 01:38:55 am »
Eric you’re missing out on some fun bowmaking! Many of the “lesser” woods are a joy to work with. Abundant. Straight. Durable.

Yeah it’s hydroscopic in my experience too. It’s not prone to checks so I let hackberry bows sit in the dry box at 90-100 degrees overnight between roughing out and tillering sessions. A solid heat treatment really helps to keep it straight and lively in the long term.

Steve if you’d like to try hackberry again and don’t have access to it, I’d be happy to send you a stave. Reach out to me at the email on my site. It’s listed on the “contact” page.
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Bows / Re: Hawthorn bow
« Last post by Badger on June 24, 2025, 11:18:09 pm »
 Love it! I like the tiller shape on that bow. Fast design if the wood can handle it and it looks like the hawthorne can handle it
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Bows / Re: Hawthorn bow
« Last post by stuckinthemud on June 24, 2025, 07:45:44 pm »
Don't suppose you know if US hawthorn is the same genus that grows in the UK?  I have a few lovely staves of crataegus monogyna but there are conflicting opinions about British hawthorn as a bow wood, and, as it is a fabulous carving timber, I haven't been willing to use my carving stash on an experiment in case I turn a great piece of timber into a broken bow and a pile of shavings...just wondering  ;)




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Shooting and Hunting / Re: Headed west again !!
« Last post by osage outlaw on June 24, 2025, 06:16:15 pm »
Good luck to you Pappy!
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Bows / Re: Woods superior to osage
« Last post by Badger on June 24, 2025, 01:06:40 pm »
Quote from: bassman211 on June 23, 2025, 11:39:42 pm
Elm is the best white wood for me for making bows. American elm is what I have at hand, so it is what I use. If Chinese elm is superior it would have to be one hell of  a bow wood.

 Hackberry is one of my favorites also. It is the most steam bendable of all American woods and surely one of the most bendable woods n the world. You can make some very radical designs with relative ease using hackberry. If I ever got another shot at it I would take more time keeping the moisture down. It is kind of hydroscopic.
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Bows / Re: Woods superior to osage
« Last post by Eric Krewson on June 24, 2025, 09:43:07 am »
For us that live in abundant osage country it is hard to try something else when you have a few hundred seasoned osage staves
ready to go.

I have only made a few hickory bows, one red cedar, and reworked a handful of other people's hickory backed red oak board bows. I have 4 acres of woods with various species of hickory, hackberry, elm, black cherry, red and white oak and hop hornbeam but have never cut the first stave from any of these wood types on my land to try to make a bow out of. I have cut a lot of hickory off a friend's place to split into staves for my bow students.

I don't have any osage on my land but could easily get permission to cut it off local land that was about to be cleared for development.
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on June 24, 2025, 09:15:52 am »
Ya we get a lot of this kind of weather this time of year, going to be in the high 90's all week. I am excited about the hay deal, as I said the money isn't nearly as good but I think I will like the looks of the place much better plus he will be able to use some parts that the row crop guys couldn't so less bush hogging and cleaning up for me, that's always good. :) Brownie points are a good thing for sure. :) :) :) :) :)
 Pappy
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Around the Campfire / Re: Life on the Farm
« Last post by Pappy on June 24, 2025, 09:10:29 am »
That rig is looking good, I always love putting stuff back together also, tearing down not so much.  :)
 PAPPY
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Announcements / Re: Looking for PrimitivearcherTV content and creators
« Last post by GlisGlis on June 24, 2025, 05:41:24 am »
I personally would watch a video of 30 min or longer but I know for sure many (younger) wont
I'd leave many shorter video and i'd use youtube feature to create lists (compilations) to group videos of the same subject.
I will do a test to see the quality of what I can produce
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