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Offline Newindian

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just curious (about oak trees)
« on: January 03, 2013, 02:50:58 am »
always hear about white oak being a great bow wood, is this specifically white oak or dose it extended to the other whites like live oak and what about all those other oaks has anyone made successful bows from them?
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Offline DarkSoul

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Re: just curious (about oak trees)
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2013, 04:20:08 am »
In general, all oaks are good bowwood - but some are better than others. White oaks are supposedly better than red oaks.
Run a search for any wood species to find out about things that have been discussed about it in the past.
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: just curious (about oak trees)
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2013, 08:09:07 am »
I personally like white oak better than red oak. Of course it could be that the white oak I have worked was more dense than the red oak I have worked. I have heard that live oak is very similar to osage.
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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: just curious (about oak trees)
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2013, 08:18:47 am »
   I've made a couple bows frokm live oak and dozzens from OSAGE. It dos'nt come close to OSAGE.
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Offline Eastman

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Re: just curious (about oak trees)
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2013, 11:51:26 am »
Here's 2 links to threads where guys have made Heavy bows (warbows) from oak. So to me it seems if it has good density it will make a fine bow.

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,22095.msg300001.html#msg300001

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,35441.msg466544.html#msg466544
 
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Offline jeffhalfrack

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Re: just curious (about oak trees)
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2013, 04:48:36 pm »
    I'm  a  big  fan  of  white oak!!!   the leaves  are  rounded,,,  redoak  the leaves  are  more pointed,,in  my neck of the  woods  JeffW