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Offline Ifrit617

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WTT hickory stave for board... TRADED
« on: June 12, 2012, 06:39:47 pm »
Hey guys,

I have a bitternut hickory stave that I recently cut.. Very nice piece of wood.. it has no twist and a slight dog leg at one end.. There are no major knots on the back but it does have a few pin knots... The stave is 55" long and is from a sapling that was around 3 1/2 inches at the bottom.... I would like to trade for a standard 1.5 x .75 inch hickory board that is at least 55" long... I will also trade for a hard maple or red oak board of the same dimensions... The board needs to have grain suitable for an un-backed selfbow! This means no knots and minimal grain run off.. Pm me if your interested... Thanks

Jon
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: WTT hickory stave for board...
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2012, 06:45:50 pm »
I'm heading for Wood Stock immediately!  They gotta have something I can trade for that stick o' hick!  I love it!  I see a nice ELB in there!
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: WTT hickory stave for board...
« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2012, 07:05:05 pm »
Cool JW let me know what you find.. I want to remind you that it is only 55" long so its gonna be a short ELB.. Definitely a nice woodland style bendy-handle bow though.. Let me know..

Jon
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: WTT hickory stave for board...
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2012, 02:10:18 pm »
Find anything JW?
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: WTT hickory stave for board...
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2012, 11:07:07 pm »
I found a fantastic load of hickory out there this morning.  Not sure how the sawmill did it, but they cut every single board diagonally outa the dang trees!  Make good smoking wood, but poor bow wood.  Sorry.   >:(
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: WTT hickory stave for board...
« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2012, 12:44:12 am »
Ok JW thanks for looking...  I have a twin to this stave that I'll have for a while, if ya ever find a nice board let me know and we can work something out... I'm also looking for some hickory backing strips or an ipe board if you have any of those to trade...

Jon
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: WTT hickory stave for board...
« Reply #6 on: June 14, 2012, 01:04:49 am »
I got nada.
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: WTT hickory stave for board...
« Reply #7 on: June 14, 2012, 11:16:38 am »
Wouldn't take much work to make a hickory board out of your stave, perfect ring orientation would be assured.
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: WTT hickory stave for board...
« Reply #8 on: June 14, 2012, 12:25:09 pm »
Quote from: Eric Krewson on June 14, 2012, 11:16:38 am
Wouldn't take much work to make a hickory board out of your stave, perfect ring orientation would be assured.

I know I could make a board from my stave, but I am no where near that good wit the limited tools I have... Plus I just need a board to help my dad make his first bow.. Thanks for the thought.

Jon
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